Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch was an at-large member of the Iowa City school board. He won the general election for the seat on September 10, 2013.
Biography
Chris Lynch earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He went on work in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, and Engineering for Procter & Gamble for 21 years. He lived in Iowa City with his wife, Sheri, and their two children[1]
Elections
2013
Lynch 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 | ||||
Endorsements
Chris Lynch received an endorsement from The Gazette on September 7, 2013.[3]
Campaign themes
Chris Lynch's campaign Facebook page and personal blog listed the following issues for his 2013 campaign.[4]
Focus on Education
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Benchmark best schools/programming in country Benchmark global leaders in education for learning Determine lead models for progressive programming (magnet programs, year around school, etc.) Teacher Survey: Are we meeting your needs? Professional Development Renewal (based on Teacher Survey) Commission teams to execute a Help Needed Assessment at most challenged schools (Principles, Teachers, Parents, Students, Admin involved) [5] |
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21st century classroom
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21st Century Classroom: Student Achievement Focused Develop Class Room standards (temperature, technology, etc.) Develop School Standards (safety, security, appearance, etc.) Determine future classroom to support lead model programming Student Survey: Can you follow your passion? What are your unmet needs? [5] |
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Chris Lynch "About Chris" accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Johnson County Auditor, "September 10, 2013 School Board Election," accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ The Gazette.com, "Our endorsements for school board," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Vote Chris Lynch "Issues: Objectives, Goals and Strategies" 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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