Northshore PTSA Council to host NSD School Board Candidates candidate forum
Published 7:25 am Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Northshore PTSA Council, which is comprised of 30 PTA units at schools throughout the Northshore School District, will host a candidate forum for the Northshore School District (NSD) Board of Education. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 in the NSD Administration Building in Bothell.
Four candidates are running for two seats, serving a four-year term, on the board for the election on Nov. 3. District 2 candidates are John Hammond and Ken Smith. District 3 candidates are David Cogan and Berta Phillips. Current District 2 Board member and president Janet Quinn and current District 3 Board member Dawn McCravey, are not seeking re-election.
At the forum, each NSD School Board candidate will have the opportunity to make a statement and answer uniform questions from moderator Lisa Surowiec, Washington state PTA Region 6 legislative/advocacy chair and Shoreline PTSA council president. There will also be a limited amount of time for public questions posted to the Northshore PTSA Council email account, northshorecouncilptsa@outlook.com. Community members must submit questions in advance, in order to ask candidates in the forum setting.
“Hosting the candidate forum is consistent with PTA’s mission as a strong advocate for public education,” said Carrie McKenzie, Northshore PTSA Council legislative/advocacy vice-president and forum host. “Northshore’s schools are facing many challenges in the near future. We want to ensure that all voters can make an informed choice in November.
”The forum is free and community attendance is encouraged. However, candidates, volunteers and members of the public are not allowed to wear promotional attire such as t-shirts or hats and the distribution of campaign materials or carrying of signs in the building is prohibited.
