CHARLES COUNTY VOTER LEAGUE - Candidates for the Charles County Board of Education

PRIMARY VOTER GUIDE
PRIMARY ELECTION: Tuesday, March 7, 2000
Charles County Board of Education

Candidates

D. Eaton

Not

Not*

Yes

Rep

Yes

E. Holland

Not

Not*

Yes

Dis

Yes

M. Lukas

Not

Not*

Yes

Re- e

Und

Yes

A. Smith

Not

Not*

Yes

Rep

Yes

Yes*

*W. Cooper

H. Haft

*M. Haff

*K. Levanduski

Question Key:

1. Do you believe the School Board is elected to represent? (a) all students (home-schooled students included) (b) only public school students

2. Who do you believe has the ultimate responsibility for educating children? (a) Parents (b) Teachers/School (c) School Board (d) State/Government (e) undecided

3. At what grade level should Public schools teach students about homosexual issues (as a normative alternative lifestyle, same sex marriages, tolerance etc)?

4. At what grade level should Public schools teach students about the dangers of homosexuality (AIDS and STD’s, lifestyle, same sex marriages)?

5. At what grade level should Public schools teach students about sex (birth control, contraceptives, heterosexual sex)?

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Not at all

6. Do you favor teaching an "abstinence only" curriculum in health classes?

7. Do you favor the distribution or access to birth control and contraceptive devices in public schools?

8. Should "abortion provider" information be made available to students in the public schools?

9. Do you favor mandatory pre-Kindergarten attendance?

10. Do you favor an increased roll of the School Board, in the reviewing and approving of curriculum?

11. Do you favor Goals 2000 and the acceptance of Federal funds to promote Goals 2000 policies?

12. Do you favor an increased focus on "basic skills" being taught instead of "assessment" driven instruction,
in order to improve failing test scores?

13. Do you favor phonic reading curriculum over current word recognition curriculum? NOTE: All candidates & elected voting members received our questionnaire.

14. Should parents have the right to review the whole MSPAP test given to their children?

Yes No Undecided

15. Do you believe MSPAP testing should be re-evaluated, discarded or replaced?

Re-evaluated - Discarded - Replaced - None - Undecided

16. Would you favor and support a voucher program in Charles Co.

17. Do you believe home-schooled students should have access to public school facilities and programs?

18. Do you support a teacher's right to post The Ten Commandments in public school classrooms?

19. Do you support voluntary and student led prayer in public schools?

Yes No Undecided

NOTE: All candidates & elected voting members received our questionnaire.

Guide Legend
Candidates running for election

*   Current School Board Members running for re-election

X   No Response received

* Questions 4 & 5 - Candidates feel that teaching the subject of "having sex" should be conducted in the context of the family by the parents and not by the Public Schools. The processes involved in the creation of life and giving birth should be taught, but from a modest and clinical standpoint.

* Questions 19 - Candidate believes a moment of silence is an appropriate option.

Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.

GENERAL ELECTION: Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Voter registration deadline to vote in General Election is Friday, October 13, 2000 9:00 p.m. Polls open at 7:00 am and close at 8:00 p.m.

For Additional Information Contact:

Board of Supervisors of Elections for Charles County
Post Office Box 908
La Plata Maryland 20646-0908

301 934-8972 or 301 870-3167    www.charlescounty.org/eb