Friday, April 1, 2011
Unsure of how to vote on Tuesday? Here's a comprehensive guide to the candidates on Tuesday's ballot.
On Tuesday, residents will head to voting booths and make several key decisions that will impact Chesterfield's municipal government, the office of St. Louis County Assessor, the Parkway and Rockwood school districts and the Monarch Fire Protection District. To help each voter make an informed decision, Chesterfield Patch has compiled its election coverage in one easy-to-use guide. As you weigh your final decisions this weekend, take some time to review what candidates have said in interviews, public forums and questionnaires. Below, you will find links to candidate profiles, coverage of community forums and candidates' responses to Patch questionnaires. We hope you find everything you need to make an informed decision. We'll see you at …
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Rockwood Board of Education candidates Roger Stock and Kevin Mabie respond to several questions from Chesterfield Patch.
Editor's note: Chesterfield Patch sent the following questions to each of the six candidates for the Rockwood School District Board of Education. We are running the candidates' responses in ballot order, two at a time. Wednesday we ran responses from Keith Kinder and Stephen Smith. Answers from Matt Doell and Mike Geller will run on Friday. Candidates are running for three open spots on the school board. Terms last three years. The election is April 5. Roger Stock Stock has worked in the Rockwood School District for 19 years. He was the principal of Chesterfield Elementary School for 11 years and served as the executive director of elementary and early childhood education for eight years. Before working in Rockwood, he was a teacher, …
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Friday, March 11, 2011
The six candidates responded to a question about a current Missouri house bill that could eliminate teachers' tenure and regulate how teachers are evaluated.
Rockwood Board of Education candidates have more to discuss than budget issues. At Tuesday’s candidate forum at at Crestview Middle School, which was sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the candidates responded to questions about the district’s predicted $8 to $16 million deficit in the 2012-13 fiscal year. But they were also asked about the district’s gifted program, special education, the voluntary transfer program that allows students from St. Louis City to attend Rockwood schools and more. Six candidates are vying for three, three-year positions on the board. The candidates are: Chesterfield Patch will run several stories about the candidates’ responses to other forum questions and will also run candidates’ written responses to …
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
All but one of the six candidates said they would favor a tax increase, if necessary, to close what could be a $16 million budget gap.
A predicted multimillion dollar shortfall was on everyone’s mind at a Rockwood Board of Education candidate forum Tuesday night. Though only a handful of the 11 questions asked of the candidates dealt specifically with money, candidates frequently referenced funding in discussions on the district’s gifted program, the voluntary transfer program that allows students from St. Louis City to attend Rockwood schools and more. That’s what voters in attendance were expecting. About 70 people attended the forum at Crestview Middle School, which was sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Laura Bradford, an attendance secretary at Eureka High School, said maintaining a quality education for students that’s fiscally responsible is the most …
Rachel Heaton
1:45 am on Friday, March 18, 2011
Paige and Paula, According to information submitted by Mike Geller to Chesterfield Patch, some of his children do attend Rockwood Schools. He has 5 children, including 15-year-old triplets. Two of the triplets attend Lafayette High School. One attends a specialized boarding school out of state. He has a 13-year-old at Rockwood Valley Middle School and a 7-year-old daughter at Rossman School. … more ›