Brian Kirschling
Brian Kirschling was an at-large member of the Iowa City school board. He won the general election for the seat on September 10, 2013.
Biography
Brian Kirschling earned his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Iowa. He went on to obtain his Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry. Kirschling was a Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology. He lived in Iowa City with his wife and their two children[1]
Elections
2013
Kirschling won an election for a four year term on September 10, 2013 against eight other candidates for 3 school board member positions.[2]
Results
| Iowa City Community School District, At-large General Election, 4-Year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Tuyet Dorau Incumbent |
16.1% | 3,738 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Lynch |
13.5% | 3,121 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian Kirschling |
13.1% | 3,041 | |
| Nonpartisan | Phil Hemingway | 12.7% | 2,936 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karla Cook Incumbent | 11.5% | 2,671 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sara Barron | 11.1% | 2,563 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason T. Lewis | 10.3% | 2,392 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gregg Geerdes | 8.7% | 2,019 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Tate | 2.8% | 659 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 53 | |
| Total Votes | 23,193 | |||
| Source: Johnson County Auditor, "September 10, 2013 School Election Results," accessed January 8, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
Brian Kirschling's campaign Facebook page and personal blog listed the following issues for his 2013 campaign.[3][4]
Achievement gap
| “ |
"Meanwhile, an achievement gap has been growing between schools, especially at the elementary level. Suddenly, test scores are the focus and there is the perception that some schools are better to attend than others. When coupled with the achievement gap between Hispanic and African American students and their Caucasian or Asian classmates, we are failing a good portion of our students. We CAN do better and we OWE every student a fair shot at a great education." [5] |
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Growth
| “ |
"We’ve had explosive growth (20% in enrollment since 2003) in our district over the past two decades and have, in many ways, become reactive, rather than proactive, about building our schools. For years there has been a lack of a clear long-term plan for our district and the growth isn’t slowing." [5] |
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook "Kirschling for School Board" accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Johnson County Auditor, "September 10, 2013 School Board Election," accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ Facebook "Kirschling for School Board" accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Kirschling for ICCSD School Board "Why on Earth am I Running for School Board?" accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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