Missouri School Administrators PAC 2012 questionaire

1. Whether it is in the form of a voucher or a tax credit, do you support the use of
public money being spent to allow students to attend private schools? 
Nope.

Please explain:
Budget is tight enough without paying people to go to private school. There might be room for exception for low income families.


2. Do you support the full funding of the state foundation formula? If so, what are your thoughts on ways that the state can attain this goal? 
Kinda.

Please explain:
I don't think education is the state's priority when approximately one of ten people are unemployed. That said we can look for opportunities to fund projects that both educate and employ.


3. Do you support.requiring tax credit programs to be subject to the appropriations
process?
Yes

Please explain:
The loopholes in these programs are being exploited and there isn't any oversight. It is horrible to think that there is any consideration cutting education programs while this money suck gets relatively no attention.


4. Do you support requiring all tax credit programs to be periodically reviewed and
renewed to ensure the program is an effective use of state tax dollars?
yes
Please explain:
I think virtually everything should have a sunset clause. But as I said these programs need oversight.

5. Do you support taking independence away from the Missouri State High School
Activities Association in favor of greater state control? 
depends
Please explain:
I don't know a lot about the funding of sports programs because I don't really get the appeal. Before
making a decision I'd have to figure out how well the MSHSAA is running the program and think of
a way the state could do better or regulate the MSHSAA to improve it.

6. Do you support a state mandate that requires a majority of the criteria in teacher evaluations be based on academic performance of their students?€
Nope
Please explain: 
I think academic performance is a way to teach students to hate learning. I think learning should be based around teaching students to make a living from their passions and talents.


7. Should a student in the state of Missouri be allowed to attend any school in the state regardless of where that student physically resides?
nope

Please explain:

I can think of some scenarios to where I would like to see exceptions but my fear would be that children of privilege will be shuffled around to create a new "separate but equal" school system.


8. Do you support consolidating the Public School Retlrement System with other
state retirement svstems?
Probably Not

Please explain:
Putting all our eggs in one basket makes me nervous. The difference in pay off would have to be significantly better and certain.


9. Do you support the expansion of charter schools as an alternative to traditional
public schools?
Yes
Please explain:

I don't think charter schools are the answer but they are closer to what I see as the answer. America's economic future is based on our ability to raise creative and business savvy children. We currently have
an employee culture. Have an invention and call the number on your screen culture. Missouri will have more
innovators than any other state when our citizens are not only trained to recognize a good idea but how to create their own business around it instead of sitting on it until some fantasy employer hires them or buys it
off of them.


10. In order to implement innovative approaches to education, do you support lifting
administrative burdens and state mandates on school districts?
Yes
Please explain

 As I described above, I don't think the one size fits all approach will work in the future economy. Our ability to prosper will be only as diverse as our educational backgrounds.