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The Candidates ^__ Ten Candidates Ru img For Five • ™ _._ ■ . By Aadrey C. Lodato Post Staff Writer Among the many offices on next week’s ballot are those for the Charlotte Mi ecklenburg Board of Education. The Board of Education is comprised of nine members who each serve four-year terms. Elections are held every two years, so that only half the Board’s terms expire at -nne time There are 10 candidates, including Gve incumbents, running for five seats on the Board this year. Here is The Post’s rundown on the candidates and what they consider to be the key issues facing the Board at the present time. Ward McKeithen is an incumbent presently ser ving a second term. Mr. McKeithen has been a Charlotte-Mecklenburg re sident for 17 years and has children in both junior and senior high schools in the system. He believes his biggest contribution on the Board has been his “sup port of the superintenden cy of Jay Robinson.” The main issues facing the Board, in Mr. McKeithen’s eyes, are “the successful implementation of the teacher career develop ment plan and securing adequate funding for the schools.” Elizabeth M. (Betsy) Bennett, a 12-year Cbar lotte-Mecklenburg resi dent, has two children in public elementary school. She has served five years on the Board and believes that, as a former teacher, she has brought to the Board an intertst in cur riculum and teacher jam* cans, a sincere interest in what goes on in the class room, and a basic sense of fairness. Ms. Bennett sees the implementation of the : career development plan, adequate funding, the new promotion-retention poli . cy, and strengthening the curriculum in certain areas as the biggest issues facing the Board. Carrie Winter, another two-term incumbent, has lived here since .1960. Her two children graduated South Mecklenburg High School. She feeis she has been especially sensitive to the implementation of Board poUcy as it relates to the expectation that all children can learn and will be given the opportunity for their maximum growth within the school system/ With regard to the issuS^P the candidate explained, >u|| think the issues at final, dng the school system appropriately at both State] and local levels to iB<tvJ tant, particularly in light oita -going -forward with* Sarah Stevenson ...School Board candidate career development and our commitment .to im proving capital mainten ance and repair methods.” Incumbent 8arah Mingo Stevenses is finishing her first term on the Board. Ms. Stevenson has been a local resident' for more than 40 yean. Her four children went through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system, and now her grandchildren are doing the same. She feels she has been a cooperative mem ber of the Board, carrying the concerns of teachers, parents, and students alike to the superintendent, who implements the policy set by the Board. Ms. Ste Arthv Griffin CaKaaI ■>*->—■ JU-i . ...oCuOOl IMMuQ CIOQNUmC Board. His youngest child graduated high school last year, making this the first time in 26 years he has not had a child in the public school system. Mr. Austin thinks his contributions to the Board have Included his support for the career development plan, his sup port of the program for handicapped children, the discipline policy and free summer school for low achievers to start this year, and the traditional Junior high school. He sees the career development plan and pay raises for teach ers as the m«in issues facing the Board. Martha imo,- another native Chariottean, has two children in public high school. Not an incumbent, Ms. Isom believes her pre . vious work with school Committees and reading ' and math labs help quali fy her to serve on the Board of Education. She feels she would work well with other Board members and would contribute both ideas and “commom sense.” The career development pro gram, a study of vocation al education, and funding for the schools are the main issues in Ms. Isom’s view. Maggie Nicholson, a 16 year resident of Chariotte Mecklenburg, has two grandchildren in the school 1* On Color TVs <14* l»"Sylvania $15$ j.- *150 ir*CE $I6S » *185 25‘CE *140 t2** 25" Zenith *> $155 *1*5 |j" Admiral $15$ t*7* l«" Sears' _ _ v Color TVs have New. Rebuilt Picture Tubes and Carry I Year Warranty < 30 Days on Chassis) rCL-COLOR iy^j‘50 Seta To &elI ^ j system. Ms. Nicholson' would bring to the Board “years of hying to help people in educe don” and “a knowledge of children. ” In addition, she described herself as “a clean Chris tian woman and a minister of the Gospel who doesn’t believe fa shady dealt.” Ms. Nicholson believes il literacy is a primary fame for the Board .fa face. “It put ahead of this,” she said. “We don’t have equal educational opportunity.” Life-long Charlottean Arthur Griffla presently has one child in the school system. A 10-year veteran education advocate and Board observer, Mr. Grif fin believes bis knowledge of the many matters the Board deals with, as well as the political environ ment in which the issues must be resolved, eminent ly qualifies him for a seat on the Board. In addition, he feels his position on the Board of Social Ser vices would bring an add ed dimension to his ability to serve the educational interests of the county. Mr. Griffin believes the prime issue right now is the chal lenge to get parents and the community involved again in public education. "Ob viously, that’s lacking right now,” the candidate stated.' Alice Torres has lived in Charlotte-Mecklenburg for 32 years, and has four children in public elemen tary school. When asked what qualifies her for the Board of Education, Ms. Torres cited her seven years of involvement with PTA, including her present term as president of Bar ringer PTA, and'her for mer work as an assistant pre-school teacher at Cal vary Church Pre-School. She also believes her pro motions and public rela tions experience lends it self to leadership on the Board. Harvey E. SaiMf has— been a local resident since 1971. Dr. Sadoff has three children in the public r • ■■ _ schools. His qualifications include X years in educa tion, both as a classroom teacher and as s professor of education. He is in touch with people in various seg ments of the community and described himself as “flexible, reasonable, and a good listener.” “What you need,” he said, “is someone dedicated to being in touch with the commun ity who can translate community concerns into policy." '^HARVEY C. SAOOFF vcjj Dr. Jewries Lyons Bertha Maxwell y Mack McRae Frank E. Parker Ella Scarborough George Wallace , Karl and Carrietta Adkins Julius and 'Robbie Cousar 1 P»KJ Mr by Mm todoff for ScNool fftord Cfmp.lgn Fund. f r..t - ;-— .1- ; :—• ■*. - .vt*' - ..TT
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