Davidson lost its IB school. Highland Creek Elementary STILL has not had its relief school built. "But half the projects (from the 2007 Bond vote) remain unfinished." "When school leaders and citizen boosters conduct a bond campaign, they spell out projects the money will be used for. But those projects AREN'T LISTED on the ballot and AREN'T LEGALLY BINDING."

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/10/11/4380944/cms-bonds-successes-and-setbacks.html#.Ulv9y1BJOBK

I've been "removed" from Ms. Lennon's CMS Facebook page again this morning... I bet this is close to 6 or 7 times now over the past two years. I cannot understand why she's opposed to me seeing her posts. I've asked her numerous times to "like" my CMS Facebook page so she can see everything I post. I'm not trying to hide anything.

Is this the kind of representation you want in District One?

“There’s so many points in there (the SPARK/SMART Position Paper) that really resonated with me, especially the cost of living adjustments for the teachers,” Mast said of the position paper. She told the crowd that she felt teacher pay was more important than brick-and-mortar issues right now.

http://www.huntersvilleherald.com/news/2013/10/3/7725/school-board-candidates-clash-on-bond

For the record, I understand that the Capital Budget is separate and apart from the Operating Budget.  What is more important right now, in my opinion, is to raise the morale of some of our most important School Staff... the teachers.  We need to increase teachers' pay, instead of funding capital projects six years into the future.  We need to get Mecklenburg County and other local systems to contribute funds towards giving out cost of living adjustments.

Since CMS has decided NOT to defer the bonds to address the critical needs of District One and other issues, I am NOT supporting the $290 million CMS Bond package. See the article for more reasons why, especially when the teachers need more money, instead of more brick and mortar. Ms. Lennon's rationale for supporting the bonds being b/c CMS stayed within the $290 million limit put forth by the County?? That's just a numbers game to find projects that added up to the $290 million! That's not being fiscally conservative... that's just working within the limits the County gave you. And, if JM Alexander is so "...dark, dingy and is not meeting the needs of the students," then why does Ms. Lennon think a completion date of FOUR YEARS into the future is acceptable for the JMA replacement school? Shouldn't we want that done sooner, if the conditions are so bad today?

http://www.huntersvilleherald.com/news/2013/10/3/7725/school-board-candidates-clash-on-bond