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Patch, Marcia St. John-Cunning To Run For Open Franconia School Board Seat

As of July 25, 2023, Marcia C. St John-Cunning’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Violence

Supports increasing dual-enrollment options.

Wants to close "the achievement gap" for minority students, socioeconomic disadvantaged students, and students with disabilities.

Plans to support ESOL students and multilingual acquisition programs.

- Supports increasing dual-enrollment options.
- Wants to close "the achievement gap" for minority students, socioeconomic disadvantaged students, and students with disabilities.
- Plans to support ESOL students and multilingual acquisition programs.

School Curriculum

Plans to ensure collective bargaining rights and competitive salaries for educators and staff.

- Plans to ensure collective bargaining rights and competitive salaries for educators and staff.
- Wants to give students free meals.

School System Budget

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Marcia C. St John-Cunning

Says schools should not tolerate student misbehavior.

Wants schools to improve perimeter security.

- Says schools should not tolerate student misbehavior.
- Wants schools to improve perimeter security.

Believes parents should have an input on course materials, safety measures, budgets, and education spending.

Says that schools should not promote pornographic or violent content.

- Wants to redesign the ESOL curriculum.
- Believes parents should have an input on course materials, safety measures, budgets, and education spending.
- Says that schools should not promote pornographic or violent content.

Wants to reduce the number of non-school employees to "enhance fiscal responsibility."

- Wants to raise teacher's pay.
- Wants to reduce the number of non-school employees to "enhance fiscal responsibility."

Kevin R. Pinkney

- The school board runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the county government. 
- School board members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day. 
- Some school board members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- School board members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.