Do you think it is appropriate for individual state board members to write state curricular standards instead of relying on the board's own appointed committees of professionals from each curricular field?
District 2
Mary Ca Ralstin:
"No. We need many educated individuals to help with educating our children and no one individual has all the answers."
Steve E. Roberts:
"This individual board member would be quite capable in writing math standards. I don't know about the other nine members."
Sue Storm:
"Absolutely not"
District 4
Carolyn Campbell:
"I believe the state curricular standards should be written only by the board's appointed committees of professionals from each curricular field. State board members should rely on the professionals' recommendations."
Robert Meissner: No Response
District 6
Kathy Martin:
"Yes - often times the board has not actually appointed the committee. The department has done it with suggestions from various advocacy groups."
Christopher Renner:
"NO."
District 8
Dr. Walt Chappell:
"NO!!"
Dennis Hedke:
"No."
District 10
Paul Casanova: No Response
David Dennis:
"The board is ultimately responsible for the state standards. I do not believe in being a rubber stamp for someone else. There may be changes that should be made after an appointed committee provides their input due to oversight or omissions. I trust experts to provide the best product possible; however, there could still be errors that the board should correct before the standards are published."
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posted by Cheryl Shepherd-Adams
