Bob Pinckney
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Bob Pinckney was the District 3 representative on the Carroll County Board of Education in Georgia. Pinckney won in the general election on May 24, 2016.[1] He left office in 2020.
Biography
Pinckney's professional experience includes working as a teacher and administrator.[2]
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.[1]
Results
| Carroll County Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bob Pinckney |
55.10% | 637 |
| Alan Martinez | 44.90% | 519 |
| Total Votes | 1,156 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2016
Pinckney provided the following responses to questions from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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What experience do you bring to the job and what is your motivation to serve as a school board member? I have over forty years of diverse experiences as a public school educator as a teacher, building and central office administrator. These experiences from the elementary to high school and from the classroom to the Superintendent's office have given me an in depth background of actual work in the educational arena. I have worked with staffs and communities in developing multi million dollar budgets. I have experience in contract negotiation with multiple bargaining units, work directly with local and state legislators on matters of finance and policy all of which I believe would serve me well as a board member and ultimately the community I was elected to serve. If elected to the school board it would complete the circle of my educational journey from the classroom to the board room. If elected, what would be your two top policy priorities and how would you work to achieve results? Priority one and two would be to take time to learn the inner workings of the school organization from the inside, up close and personal perspective. I will bring my diverse experiences to the Board Room and share them as we deliberate on a variety of issues before coming to a decision and making casting a vote. What are the most significant challenges to quality public education in your school district? List two and explain how you will pursue them. Finding ways to engaging the parents and community at large more in the educational efforts underway which to better communication between the home and the schools. There is not a lengthy response to this questions. We all know when parents are involved in their child's educational pursuit at home, at school or both the child does better. Already known, so why haven't we done more across the board to help those who have life challenges in ways that they to can participate. Such as before school, after school, or Saturday programs. We should look at the education of ALL of our children as we do an investment for their and our tomorrow. Which educational reform idea do you believe has the most promise for your school system? The national buzz words in education today are "Common Core". Unfortunately we have allowed politics to infringe on practice. This reform was created at the behest of the National Superintendents Association and scholars from across the nation. Having national curriculum insures that a family moving from Florida can expect the same curriculum in math and language arts when the arrive in Washington state. The how to diver the instruction is left to the the individual states to implement. To often with our mobile society when children relocate to other parts of the country they often find themselves ahead or behind due to the many different state departments of education academic requirements. The Common Core reform may need some adjustments which is what should be done vs trying to make political points at the expense of our children and their futures.
The earlier we can engage the child and the family in the learning process the better the child will perform in school. The learning process is from "cradle to grave" and if we can focus some of our attention not only to Pre-K, which is very important, but also the toddler and infant before they become Pre-K eligible. When the child begins Kindergarten starting to learn and not beginning to learn they are already behind, which leads to poor performance in the classroom and subsequently poor performing schools if the enrollment is large enough. The myth that is perpetuated that the problem with our schools and education is the teacher in the classroom without any consideration being given the student's developmental preparation before entering Kindergarten. There area number of programs available that can help the student to improve their performance when you have the student, parent and teacher working together. When either part is not working it impacts the student Bring in for profit companies at the expense of the tax payer is another band aid and a feel good moment for the decision makers but the end results will not be significantly different until there is a serious discussion about the learning process from "cradle to grave" and we have the courage to do what is needed to educate all of our children to the highest level of their innate abilities. |
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| —Bob Pinckney (2016), [2] | ||
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "2016 Online Voter Guide," accessed May 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Carroll County Schools Elections | |
| Carroll County, Georgia | |
| Election date: | May 24, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Rob Cleveland • Bernice Brooks District 3: Bob Pinckney • Alan Martinez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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