Residents Asked to Submit Questions for District 202 School Board Candidates

Submitted by District 202:

District 202 community members are invited to submit questions for the four candidates for the District 202 Board of Education to answer in an upcoming public forum.

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The CAPE parent organization will host a public Candidates Night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the District 202 Administrative Center, 15732 Howard St. The event will feature a formally-moderated question and answer session among the four candidates running for three Board seats that are up for election on April 7.

District 202 community members are welcome and encouraged to submit questions that they would like the moderator to ask the candidates.

Questions can be emailed to CAPE President Betsey Vinson at cape@psd202.org. Questions must be received by Monday, February 16, 2015.

Questions will not be taken from the audience at the Feb. 24 Candidates Night. Rather, the moderator will select questions to ask from those submitted.

An informal “meet and greet” with the candidates will follow the forum. Light refreshments will be served.

CAPE (the Coordination of Administration and Parent Groups for Educational Efficiency) was established 39 years ago to allow parent groups and administrators to share concerns and ideas in an effort to promote unity throughout District 202.

CAPE members are hosting the Candidates Night to foster an accurate understanding of the position of each District 202 Board candidate.

“As a community-based nonprofit organization, we believe it is our responsibility to raise awareness of and facilitate discussion concerning issues deemed important by community residents,” Vinson said.

“A public forum for all candidates to share their priorities regarding their potential roles as Board of Education members is an effective means of achieving this goal,” she said.