Public Forum:
When asked what sets me apart from the other School Board candidates, I reflect on my experience and my reputation. I have always been relied upon as a doer and problem-solver. When working for E.F. Hutton, unresolved account errors or issues always found their way to my desk. I always returned those accounts "resolved."
Even going further back to high school, I was always the one everyone wanted in their group projects as I was an idea person, kept things organized and, come to think of it, probably did most of the work. I have applied these same characteristics to our school district. I don't step away from a challenge, and if I feel our kids are negatively impacted I jump in with both feet.
The perfect example is during teacher negotiations one year, in an effort to make a point, it was decided that the teachers would not move forward with the Medieval Feast, a day of festivities that every sixth-grade class looks forward to. I did not feel it was right to drag our students into negotiations. Why should this be the only sixth-grade class to not have Medieval Day? I spoke to the administration, gathered some parents and took on the planning. On that day, to see medieval princesses and jesters walk the halls, learning medieval crafts and skills, games, juggling and eating their drumsticks, the effort was well worth it.
Recently, as you have seen in the news, prescription drug abuse is on the rise among kids. I did not want to wait for a tragedy as other communities had already experienced to raise the awareness of this deadly trend. With the help of our Parent Network we pursued a drug collection to give community members an environmentally safe way to dispose of unneeded medications. This effort faced great resistance due to legalities and great expense. I refused to take "no" for an answer, so I teamed up with Drug Free Communities and with that partnership was able to answer every concern and raise every dollar. Our first countywide collection collected 3,000 pounds of medications. Our second collection will be May 8. See www.waukeshacounty.gov/drugcollection for more information.
I will continue to bring ideas and action to our district and continue to strive for excellence, keeping our community a great place to live and raise a family.
Vote April 6.
Sandra Schultz
School Board at-large candidate
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