By Jamie Wallace
I strongly urge you to vote for Kathy Paspalis, Sue Robins, and Dr. Steve Levin for School Board on Nov. 5.
I am a former booster club president, high school parent, and perpetual volunteer who has attended numerous School Board meetings, forums, workshops, and meetings.
Based on all of these experiences, I know that Ms. Paspalis, Ms. Robins, and Dr. Levin are the most qualified candidates in this election cycle. Through her performance on the School Board, Ms. Paspalis has shown that she does her homework, is incisive, intuitive, knows when to ask for more information, and is incredibly capable of making decisions in a timely manner. She understands contracts, negotiations, and investigation into details, whether for capital improvements or educational needs of our students. She is an invaluable asset to our community and deserves re-election.
Ms. Robins, with her background in science, teaching, educational training, and business, along with her time as Farragut PTA President, brings a clear insight from the point of view of a teacher, parent, and business person. She is truly qualified to lead our schools toward academic excellence and dealing with issues such as Common Core, infrastructure and budgeting.
Dr. Levin may be right. Sometimes it does take a rocket scientist. With his experience as an astrophysicist at JPL, the leader of a nationwide educational project for NASA, his innumerable hours as a volunteer and booster club president, he brings keen insight into budget, management, team-building, and educational needs of our district. Vote for Kathy Paspalis, Sue Robins, and Steve Levin, Nos. 6,7 and 8 on your ballot.
Ms. Wallace may be contacted at jamie@imbob.net
