Bernice Brooks

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Bernice Brooks

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Carroll County Schools school board District 1

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Bernice Brooks was a candidate for District 1 representative on the Carroll County Board of Education in Georgia. Brooks lost in the general election on May 24, 2016.

Biography

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Brooks worked for more than four decades as a teacher and principal. She previously served on the board for 12 years.

Elections

2016

See also: Carroll County Schools elections (2016)

Four of the seven seats on the Carroll County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. Incumbent Bart Cater ran unopposed for re-election in District 6. Rob Cleveland won re-election in District 1 against challenger Bernice Brooks, while District 4 incumbent Denise Askin defeated Jessie Strickland and Clayton Kierbow. Bob Pinckney defeated Alan Martinez for the District 3 seat.

Results

Carroll County Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rob Cleveland Incumbent	51.02%	424
Bernice Brooks	48.98%	407
Total Votes		831
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016

Campaign themes

2016

Brooks provided the following responses to questions from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

“	What experience do you bring to the job and what is your motivation to serve as a school board member? As a native Villa Rican who has over 42 years of experience as a public school servant, teacher assistant, classroom teacher, building school principal and a former board member for 12 years, I am very qualified to serve as a board member for Carroll County. I am very familiar with the "Budget Process" as well as other "Nuts and Bolts" processes which are needed to actually work in this capacity. Working directly as a former board member afford me the knowledge and skills necessary to provide valuable service to the taxpayer of the district and the county as well. My ultimate goal is to insure that all students receive the best educational experiences which, I believe, will assist them in becoming life-learner and productive citizens for society. If elected, what would be your two top policy priorities and how would you work to achieve results? My two top policy priorities and ways to achieve results are: Low pupil/teacher ratio for the elementary grades. Work with board members to fund smaller class sizes for elementary grades or provide a para-pro for teachers. Second policy priority is equality in funding. Equality in funding means compensating classroom teachers for time spent from 4pm to 8pm for grading papers and lesson plan preparation during the school week. It was stated: "No coach is going to work from 4pm to 8pm without pay." The question should be asked: "What about teachers who spend the same amount of time grading papers and lesson plan preparations because there is no planning period for them?" I will work with board to implement a policy to correct "Equality" in funding for classroom teachers. What are the most significant challenges to quality public education in your school district? List two and explain how you will pursue them. The first most significant challenge happens to be "Parent Involvement." Parent, for all practical purposes, tend to choose athletics over academics. Academics should be first on the list of priorities. Until students get a basic foundation in educational skills and experiences there should be no "sports." To get parents involved, there should be a policy implemented for administrators and teachers to visits homes of the students that they serve, particular, those who appear to have had past difficulties in school. Funding for these visits should be made available during the budgeting process. The second challenge is the reduction of class size so that teachers can provide conductive learning environment that is "fun." To make this happen a Para-Professional should be hired to assist with instruction in all elementary grades. These are the formative year and students need all the additional help that can be provided. Which educational reform idea do you believe has the most promise for your school system? The Georgia Department of Education has provide several select "Pathway Concentrations" which are aligned with related with course of directions. Each pathway offers a number of ways to career choice selection for a life long, productive citizen. In addition, the Pathways will allow students to determine, with Parental input, whether they want go to a technical college, a job or choose a college for a professional career. On the November 2016 ballot is a constitutional amendment to permit the state to take low performing schools from local school districts and manage them within the Opportunity School District (OSD). What efforts do you support to raise the student achievement in each of the schools in the local school district and thus avoid the loss of those students, employees, and buildings from local control? Fixing troubled schools takes money and resources. With the help of other board members, I will work to seek other "Grant Monies" to provide additional funds and resources for students to attend "After School Programs" and "Boys & Girls Clubs" to enhance students academic experiences.	”
—Bernice Brooks (2016),

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See also

• Carroll County Schools, Georgia
• Carroll County Schools elections (2016)

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