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Barbara Isola
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Barbara Isola is an at-large member of the Quincy School Committee. She was first elected to the chamber in 2009 and she won re-election in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Barbara Isola resides in Quincy, Massachusetts. Isola graduated from Christ The King High School in New York before earning her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Hunter College and her J.D. degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She is employed as an assistant district attorney in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[1]
Elections
2013
- See also: Quincy Public Schools elections (2013)
Barbara Isola, Anne Mahoney and Noel DiBona defeated Emily Lebo to win three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Quincy Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Noel DiBona |
29.5% | 6,482 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne Mahoney Incumbent |
25.3% | 5,558 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Isola Incumbent |
23.1% | 5,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Emily Lebo Incumbent | 21.8% | 4,793 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 62 | |
| Total Votes | 21,961 | |||
| Source: City of Quincy, "Election Summary Report," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Barbara Isola began the race with an existing account balance of $1,246.31 from her previous campaign. She reported $3,520.00 in contributions and $2,722.44 in expenditures to the Quincy Election Department, which left her campaign with $2,043.87 on hand.[2]
Endorsements
Barbara Isola received an endorsement for her campaign from the Quincy Education Association.[3]
2009
| Quincy Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne Mahoney Incumbent |
26.9% | 14,057 | |
| Nonpartisan | Emily Lebo |
16.7% | 8,734 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Isola |
16.5% | 8,616 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karl Roos | 16.5% | 8,605 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Lockwood Mullaney | 14.7% | 7,665 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca McWilliams | 8.6% | 4,499 | |
| Total Votes | 52,176 | |||
| Source: City of Quincy, "Election Summary Report, Municipal Election," accessed October 29, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
In a survey conducted by The Patriot Ledger, Isola argued that the following was the most significant issue confronting the school district:[1]
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The most pressing issue in QPS is to ensure that all of our students and professional staff have the necessary tools to achieve optimal levels of achievement within in the framework of the many changes in curriculum that are being rolled out. If elected for a second term, I will continue to monitor student achievement by looking at our test scores, School and Program Improvement Plans and use that information to set budget priorities. |
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