Incumbents voted last year to adopt the Diversity Plan, which aims to “equip our learning community with the knowledge, skills and empathy to engage effectively in a diverse world,” records show.

The challengers “will not allow a curriculum to be taught … that teaches that a group of people is different from any other group of people”, including those who “pretend to be about ‘diversity and inclusion'”.

The district’s COVID-19 guidelines were also discussed. The district now requires masks for all K-12 students, staff, and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, while in district facilities.

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Incumbent operators have supported administrative measures as they have changed based on recommendations in the area of ​​public health.

The challengers encourage parent choice on the mask issue regardless of vaccination status.

The November winners will be elected for a four-year term. Brief profiles for each candidate are listed below in alphabetical order.

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John Doll

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John Doll

Doll, 70, is a lawyer who served on the board for more than 25 years in two terms, the first from 1992 to 2013. He was appointed to a vacant seat in May 2017 and elected by voters in the fall.

Funding “is always the number one issue” for Centerville schools because the state “has not properly funded Ohio public schools and then imposed unfunded mandates that cost the counties even more money and generate more taxes,” he said.

Doll said the school district could improve by offering more digital technology education “at all levels and ages” while urging the state to reduce the number of tests required to provide “more educational opportunities in critical thinking and problem solving.” .

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Lysa Kosins

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Lysa Kosins

Kosins, 44, is a graduate of Centerville High School and a small business owner in town. She has two children in the district and previously worked in textbook publishing and in the educational software industry.

The University of Dayton graduate said spending and declining academics are the top issues for Centerville.

“Results in math and reading have dropped significantly and academic incentives are being removed,” said Kosins.

Cuts in special education and advanced placement programs have “negatively impacted” the district, she said.

Expanding college credits and work programs to include more career options would help students, as would working with business schools, Kosins said.

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Dawn McGuire

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Dawn McGuire

McGuire, 45, is a small business owner and has been based in Centerville for more than 20 years and has a subsidiary at CHS. She has been involved in school sports teams, the PTO and fundraising campaigns for students.

McGuire said she will work to improve communication with the board and expand the time, frequency and format for submissions.

“Decisions should always take into account the contributions of all parties involved and include the background and the reason when they are announced,” she said.

“We have incredible teachers, staff, and administrators … preparing graduates for life after high school,” said McGuire, explaining that she would aim to “improve performance metrics that have been declining overall in recent years.”

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DR. David Roer

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DR. David Roer

Roer, 66, is a pediatrician who has been on the board since 1994. He received the most votes of any candidate in all but one of the five terms he was re-elected to since 2001, according to Montgomery County’s records.

Roer supported the construction of the elementary schools in the village and headed the working group and committee for alcohol and drug freedom.

Finances are the main topic of the district, he said, as Centerville “receives very little government aid and persistent unfinanced mandates are detrimental to our district.”

To better prepare graduates, the district “needs to further improve the foundations for successfully preparing students for both higher education and working with them in our vocational training programs,” he said.

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Heather Schultz

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Heather Schultz

Schultz, 47, has a health and wellness business back home and has lived in Centerville for 12 years. She is a graduate of Kettering Fairmont High School and attended Wright State University.

Schultz is the mother of five children – including a Centerville graduate and two current CHS students – and is involved in Centerville youth sports.

Schultz named falling test results and a lack of tax transparency as the most important problems of the district.

She said the district’s College Credit Plus options “created a great platform on which to build and expand education. The same promotion of trading skills and careers would benefit our community as a whole and encourage entrepreneurship. “

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Megan sparks

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Megan sparks

The 41-year-old Sparks won the 2017 board election and finished third in a race with five candidates for three seats. She is a CHS graduate and has five children, four of whom are enrolled in the district.

Sparks holds a masters degree in early childhood education and has volunteered in a variety of ways, including coaching and supporting Centerville’s Special Olympics sports.

She was a founding member of the Elks with Special Needs Support Group and is an advisor to the student representatives on the board.

“We can help prepare each generation … by developing programs that allow students to have more career experiences during their school years so they can make better educational decisions in the future,” said Sparks.

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