King County Local Voters Pamphlet - NOVEMBER 2, 1999 GENERAL ELECTION -- SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 DIRECTOR DISTRICT NO. 01 Only

King County Local Voters Pamphlet
NOVEMBER 2, 1999 GENERAL ELECTION

SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 DIRECTOR DISTRICT NO. 01

Note to Voters: The statements below are written by the candidates, who are solely responsible for the contents therein.

List of Candidates for
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 DIRECTOR DISTRICT NO. 01:

B. Schlag Peterson

M. D. Ringhofer

Barbara Schlag

PETERSON

    Barbara Peterson has the training, experience and commitment we need on the Seattle School Board. As a parent, school volunteer and former teacher, she knows good schools are vital for our city and our future.

    For top quality schools, she knows her ABCs:

    A: Accountability: Every school must be held to high academic standards, with flexibility and programs to meet students' diverse learning needs. To accomplish this, the District must get the most from each education dollar. With her MBA degree and experience on the School Board Budget Review Committee, Barbara will ask hard questions, make sound decisions, listen carefully and act with integrity.

    B: Building safe, caring schools, where children can learn and teachers can teach. Schools and teachers must be equipped to meet 21st century needs. Barbara taught high school mathematics for eight years and has given 14 years as parent volunteer and PTA leader at her daughters' schools. She's qualified to make education policy decisions and help shape high school reform.

    C: Collaboration: Parents, teachers, administrators and the community must work together to give our children world-class schools. Barbara has served on Seattle PTSA Council board and a state bias review committee for science learning tests. She recognizes the need for timely, clear communication in meeting the many challenges of Seattle's complex district.

    The daughter of immigrant parents who valued education, Barbara is a Phi Beta Kappa UW graduate. She has served on three community councils (Montlake, president; Lake City and Eastlake, secretary) and is a co-founder of the park behind former Lake City School. Barbara is married with two daughters: a UW sophomore (Garfield 1998) and a Nathan Hale senior. She works as a preschool business administrator.

    Endorsers include City Council President Sue Donaldson, School Board Director Ellen Roe, and former School Board President Linda Harris.

CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: 11556 23 AV NE, Seattle, WA 98125 TELEPHONE: (206) 364-8767 E-MAIL: bsp4board@aol.com
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B. Schlag Peterson

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Martin D.

RINGHOFER

    Parents continue to abandon Seattle Public Schools because their concerns continue to fall on deaf ears.   Funds must be spent more wisely. Costs can be decreased significantly. Wasteful practices must be eliminated. We can work within existing funding. Parents, teachers and children must take back their schools. Quality education first. The district must stop wasting precious resources.

    Martin supports change. He will support programs that work; fix those that don't; work for safer schools; reduce the bureaucracy; raise ethical standards; support site based control of schools; reduce class size; and hold schools accountable to results.

    School buildings are an important part of our history and provide continuity for generations. Bagley Elementary should not be closed! Existing facilities should be maintained to adequately support education. The 1995 $330 million capital school levy will build larger, un-needed school buildings. The recent soda pop vending machines contract, granting exclusive access to school children and brand name recognition, should be rescinded. Schools should concentrate on education. People want facts: not public relations!

    In spite of billions in operating funds, special bonds and levies since 1984, teachers can't assign homework for lack of textbooks; school librarians hold book fairs to raise money; and teachers are "expected" to spend personal funds for supplies! This must change! Cliches like "for the children," "world class education," and "investment in our future" fail to address the incompetence and wrong priorities of the district.

    MARTIN RINGHOFER has seen changes as a student and a parent. Martin and his wife Jennifer have lived in Ballard since 1977. Martin has been President of the Boeing Employees Community Fund; been a member of the King County United Way Board of Directors; and has been active in Seattle since 1966. His son Christofer, 17, and his daughter Liesl, 15, both attend Ballard High School.

CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: 7012 24 NW, Seattle, WA 98117 TELEPHONE: (206) 784-5920 FAX: (206) 784-5920 E-MAIL: nonuno@aol.com

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Barbara Schlag PETERSON
Barbara Peterson has the training, experience and commitment we need on the Seattle School Board. As a parent, school volunteer and former teacher, she knows good schools are vital for our city and our future. For top quality schools, she knows her ABCs: A: Accountability: Every school must be held to high academic standards, with flexibility and programs to meet students' diverse learning needs. To accomplish this, the District must get the most from each education dollar. With her MBA degree and experience on the School Board Budget Review Committee, Barbara will ask hard questions, make sound decisions, listen carefully and act with integrity. B: Building safe, caring schools, where children can learn and teachers can teach. Schools and teachers must be equipped to meet 21st century needs. Barbara taught high school mathematics for eight years and has given 14 years as parent volunteer and PTA leader at her daughters' schools. She's qualified to make education policy decisions and help shape high school reform. C: Collaboration: Parents, teachers, administrators and the community must work together to give our children world-class schools. Barbara has served on Seattle PTSA Council board and a state bias review committee for science learning tests. She recognizes the need for timely, clear communication in meeting the many challenges of Seattle's complex district. The daughter of immigrant parents who valued education, Barbara is a Phi Beta Kappa UW graduate. She has served on three community councils (Montlake, president; Lake City and Eastlake, secretary) and is a co-founder of the park behind former Lake City School. Barbara is married with two daughters: a UW sophomore (Garfield 1998) and a Nathan Hale senior. She works as a preschool business administrator. Endorsers include City Council President Sue Donaldson, School Board Director Ellen Roe, and former School Board President Linda Harris. CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: 11556 23 AV NE, Seattle, WA 98125 TELEPHONE: (206) 364-8767 E-MAIL: bsp4board@aol.com		B. Schlag Peterson


Martin D. RINGHOFER
Parents continue to abandon Seattle Public Schools because their concerns continue to fall on deaf ears. Funds must be spent more wisely. Costs can be decreased significantly. Wasteful practices must be eliminated. We can work within existing funding. Parents, teachers and children must take back their schools. Quality education first. The district must stop wasting precious resources. Martin supports change. He will support programs that work; fix those that don't; work for safer schools; reduce the bureaucracy; raise ethical standards; support site based control of schools; reduce class size; and hold schools accountable to results. School buildings are an important part of our history and provide continuity for generations. Bagley Elementary should not be closed! Existing facilities should be maintained to adequately support education. The 1995 $330 million capital school levy will build larger, un-needed school buildings. The recent soda pop vending machines contract, granting exclusive access to school children and brand name recognition, should be rescinded. Schools should concentrate on education. People want facts: not public relations! In spite of billions in operating funds, special bonds and levies since 1984, teachers can't assign homework for lack of textbooks; school librarians hold book fairs to raise money; and teachers are "expected" to spend personal funds for supplies! This must change! Cliches like "for the children," "world class education," and "investment in our future" fail to address the incompetence and wrong priorities of the district. MARTIN RINGHOFER has seen changes as a student and a parent. Martin and his wife Jennifer have lived in Ballard since 1977. Martin has been President of the Boeing Employees Community Fund; been a member of the King County United Way Board of Directors; and has been active in Seattle since 1966. His son Christofer, 17, and his daughter Liesl, 15, both attend Ballard High School. CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: 7012 24 NW, Seattle, WA 98117 TELEPHONE: (206) 784-5920 FAX: (206) 784-5920 E-MAIL: nonuno@aol.com		M. D. Ringhofer