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James Anziano
James Anziano was a candidate for at-large representative on the Springfield Public Schools school board in Massachusetts. Anziano was defeated in the at-large primary election on September 19, 2017.
Elections
2017
Six of the seven seats on the Springfield Public Schools School Committee in Massachusetts were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Denise M. Hurst and newcomer LaTonia Naylor won election, defeating James Ferrera III and Ryan Hess for the at-large seats. Incumbent Barbara Gresham defeated Stephanie Murchison-Brown for the District 2 seat. Newcomer Maria Perez and incumbent Christopher Collins ran unopposed and won the District 1 and 3 seats, respectively. The District 4 race was won by incumbent Peter Murphy; he defeated challenger Zaida Govan.[1][2][3][4]
A primary election was held for the at-large and District 2 seats on September 19, 2017. Four candidates advanced to the general election from the at-large primary, and two candidates advanced from the District 2 primary.[1] James Anziano, LaMar Cook, Joesiah Gonzalez, and Michael Kocmiersky were defeated in the at-large primary, and Giselle Vizcarrondo was defeated in the District 2 primary.[3]
Results
| Springfield Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Denise M. Hurst Incumbent |
27.15% | 2,538 |
| James Ferrera III |
18.09% | 1,691 |
| LaTonia Naylor |
16.81% | 1,571 |
| Ryan Hess |
11.35% | 1,061 |
| LaMar Cook | 8.28% | 774 |
| Joesiah Gonzalez | 8.26% | 772 |
| James Anziano | 5.58% | 522 |
| Michael Kocmiersky | 4.23% | 395 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 24 |
| Total Votes | 9,348 | |
| Source: Springfield Election Office, "Returns: Sept. 19, 2017 Preliminary Election," September 19, 2017 | ||
Funding
Anziano reported $2,665.22 in contributions and $2,494.75 in expenditures to the City of Springfield, which left his campaign with $170.47 on hand for the primary election.[5]
Campaign themes
2017
Anziano highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Springfield Students Need More Options to Success
Students need to be evenly placed throughout the schools so that all the schools can reach their full potential. College isn't for everyone. Students need more options for their future success. That's why I support the need for another Trade/Vocational School. This gives students the skills they need to land a job after graduation and for others the skills they need to pay for their future higher education. We need less testing and more teaching . We do not want to disrupt the flow of true lesson building. Life lessons are more important then too many district testings. Springfield Teachers / Staff Springfield teachers deserve a fair and just contract that ensures honest evaluations, and demands stability and consistency in our schools. Springfield needs to stop outsourcing teacher training. There are plenty of veteran, experienced and passionate teachers in the district that are capable and willing to provide this training. Let's pay our own teachers instead of giving tens of millions to outside contractors. As your School Committee member I will work to ensure fair and accurate SEEDS evaluations.Springfield needs to put a stop to the common administrative practice of manipulating these evaluations and make sure these evaluations are used to develop better educators. Para Professionals like Teachers deserve to be paid for school cancellations. Teachers and Department heads should be the ones who determine what courses they teach each year. This will provide for consistency and stability. There needs to be one standard lesson plan template that is used by everyone in the district. Less data taking more life lesson building.[6] |
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| —James Anziano (2017)[7] | ||
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See also
- Springfield Public Schools, Massachusetts
- Springfield Public Schools, Massachusetts elections (2017)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mass Live, "Here's who qualified for the 2017 Springfield School Committee election," August 2, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Gladys Oyola, City of Springfield, Massachusetts," August 3, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Springfield Election Office, "Returns: Sept. 19, 2017 Preliminary Election," September 19, 2017
- ↑ City of Springfield, "Returns: Nov. 7, 2017 Municipal Election," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ City of Springfield, "Campaign Finance Reporting," accessed October 31, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Anziano for a Better Tomorrow, "Elect James Anziano for School Committee 2017," accessed September 11, 2017
| Springfield Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Hampden County, Massachusetts | |
| Election date: | Primary election: September 19, 2017 • General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Denise M. Hurst • James Anziano • LaMar Cook • James Ferrera III • Joesiah Gonzalez • Ryan Hess • Michael Kocmiersky • LaTonia Naylor District 1: • Maria Perez District 2: • Incumbent, Barbara Gresham • Stephanie Murchison-Brown • Giselle Vizcarrondo District 3: • Incumbent, Christopher Collins District 4: • Incumbent, Peter Murphy • Zaida Govan |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
