Angela Newingham
Prior offices
Murphy Elementary School District, At-large
Angela Newingham was an at-large member of the Murphy Elementary School District in Arizona. Newingham assumed office in 2019. Newingham left office in 2021.
Newingham won election for an at-large seat of the Murphy Elementary School District in Arizona outright after the general election on November 6, 2018, was canceled.
Elections
2018
- See also: Murphy Elementary School District elections (2018)
General election
The general election was canceled. Tina Muniz (Nonpartisan), Raymond Rodriguez (Nonpartisan), Regina Baca (Nonpartisan), and Angela Newingham (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Angela Newingham participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 25, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Angela Newingham's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
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1) Ensuring the students receive education to improve current grade level standing
2) Creating a budget to that covers all expenses and overhead without super exceeding the limit
3) Getting the community's trust back[2][3]
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
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Teacher's wage. I feel they need to be given more to do a job preparing the people for the future.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Angela Newingham answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
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My mother. Single parent of five children, she found a way to give us what we needed financially, education and goal support.[3]
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What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
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Knowing and being able to relate to the people of the community.[3]
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What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
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I have experience in management, I'm an intelligent woman and I have the strength to accept all challenges and succeed.[3]
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What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
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Listening! Follow-through! Trust![3]
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What legacy would you like to leave?
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The one who made a sinking ship float again.[3]
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What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
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Arizona Attorney General's Office in the Consumer Protection and Advocacy Department. I was an office assistant in my senior year in high school. It was part of an educational work program at my high school.[3]
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What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?
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Making sure the students get the resources necessary to receive an education that exceeds state levels and teachers and staff are provided those tools to make them more efficient.[3]
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How would you support the diverse needs of your district’s students, faculty, staff, and community?
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Listening! Follow-through! Trust![3]
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What will you do to build a better relationship with parents in the district? What plans do you have to be inclusive of parental involvement?
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I currently have children who attend the school in the district.[3]
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Do you believe it is important to intentionally recruit with the aim of diversifying the district’s faculty, staff, and administration? If so, what would be your policy to achieve this?
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Yes, I do. I believe all faculty, staff, and administration should be diverse but still have the proper qualifications to improve performance.[3]
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What issues get in the way of quality education? How would you address these obstacles?
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Mistrust and not putting the children's interest as priority.[3]
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What constitutes good teaching? How will you measure this? How will you support advanced teaching approaches?
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Of course meeting or exceeding state levels of education but also structure and discipline to have build a child character.[3]
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What type of skills should students be learning for success in the 21st century?
How might you improve the value of a high school diploma? What should a 21st century diploma reflect?
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To make sure that every student would be able to get accepted into a college.[3]
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What strategies or plans would you advance to ensure the schools are properly funded?
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Whatever we can do to make a solid budget.[3]
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What principles drive your policies for safety in schools?
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No bullying tolerance.[3]
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