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The Morning Journal

Election Questionnaire

Date Completed: 9/12/2013

Office Sought: Huron City Board of Education

Political Party: N/A

Name: Donna Green

Age: 61

Place of Birth: Sandusky, OH

Home Address:540 Adams Ave, Huron, OH 44839

Length of residence in that community: 61 years

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Occupation: Educator

Employer: Ohio State University Extension

Business address: 2900 Columbus Ave, Sandusky, OH 44870

Elected office experience:Two terms on Huron City Board of Education (currently running for 3rdterm)

Non-elected office experience:

1996 - 2008 Board Member, FCS Advisory BoardSandusky City Schools

2001 - 2009 Board Member, Home of Hope

2000 - 2010 Erie County Health DepartmentWomensHealth Taskforce

2007 - 2010 Eating Disorders Task Force

2008 - 2010 Erie County Foreclosure Task Force

1996 - 2012 Board Member, GRADS Advisory Board -- Erie, Huron, Ottawa, VocationalEducation (EHOVE)

1995 - Present Erie County Breastfeeding Task Force

2013 - Present Erie County Senior Issues Coalition

2013 - Present Committee Member, CHIP (Community Health Initiative Plan)

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Education: BS, Bowling Green State University

MA, University of Nebraska (Lincoln)

Marital Status: Single

Name and age of children: Janice, 34, James, 32

Organizations:

1995 - Present Ohio Nutrition Council, Columbus, Ohio, Professional Society.

1995 - Present Ohio Association of Family and Consumer Science, OAFCS, Columbus,

1995 - Present American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, AAFCS,

2000 - Present Phi Upsilon Omicron, Lincoln, Nebraska

2002 - Present Kappa Omicron Nu, East Lansing, Michigan

2005 - Present Ohio School Board Association, Columbus,

2008 - Present Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Eta Chapter

2008 - Present Ohio Association Extension Professionals, Columbus, Ohio, United States

2008 - Present National Extension Association Family Consumer Sciences, Dallas, Texas

Should you be elected, what are three specific areas youd like to change, address, improve or further

research, and how specifically would you go about it?

Financial OversightBudget cuts begin with an assessment by the school board, the superintendent and

treasurer. We look at every line item to ascertain areas where we can reduce expenses and eliminate

deficit spending. We then examine how much we can spend to maintain or improve current

achievement levels. I think the strategic plan, in conjunction with teachers, administrators, and the

community, should also be consulted for input as to changes or cuts. Then we (the board) ultimately

must decide how to make the districtseducational vision fit the budget we can afford.

TechnologyWe need to decide as a district the direction we want to go in regards to the use of

technology in the classroom. All districts are coming to a crossroads where they will have to decide

whether to keep investing in traditional textbooks or segue over to primarily technical options. No one

disagrees that technology is an important part of education in 2013. But technology is expensive; with

the added impediment that it usually becomes obsolete within 3-4 years. That makes purchasing

decisions difficult. Integrating technology into classroom instruction means more than teaching basic

computer skills in a separate computer class. It needs to deepen and enhance the learning process. In

particular, it must support four key components of learning: active engagement, participation in groups,

frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to the real world.

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CurriculumI would like to see more practical, real-life requirements placed into the core curriculum;

specifically financial resource management and nutrition/food preparation. Ohio currently has a

financial literacy requirement, but there are no time parameters associated with it. Districts can spend

as much or as little time as they see fit meeting the requirement. The Financial Literacy Implementation

Committee (a collaboration of the Ohio Treasurers office and the Ohio Department of Education)

believes that dedicating a complete course to this content will be far more effective in building the skills

intended by legislators in 2007. A stand-alone course can expand a students understanding of not only

the fundamentals of personal finance, but also of the economic principles that serve as the

underpinning of an understanding of the financial literacy body of knowledge.

The two biggest issues facing our nation today are health and wealth. We send our children out into the

adult world without the tools they need to care for themselves and their families over a lifetime. Our

obesity rates and financial disasters are a result of decades of inattention to life skills education.

Whether for past accomplishments or future goals, why should voters elect you?

The makeup of the School Board is critical. It needs informed, skilled and thoughtful citizens who will

monitor district finances, evaluate and adopt policies, manage the collective bargaining process, and

oversee the superintendent and treasurer positions. The behavior board members show at meetings

and in the community directly influences the impression residents and outsiders have of the school

district, and indirectly, the community at large.

The inflammatory issues within the district this past year in Huron have been a referendum on moral

development and character. Students are keenly sensitive to the qualities of their teachers and

administrators. I made executive decisions based on what I thought was in the best interests of our

students and staff. I hope the citizens of Huron concur.