Jennie Paperman
Jennie Paperman was an at-large member of the Deer Valley Unified School District in Arizona. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. She left office on January 1, 2025.
Paperman ran for election for an at-large seat of the Deer Valley Unified School District in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Deer Valley Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large (3 seats)
Jennie Paperman, Kimberly Kay Fisher, and incumbent Ann Ordway defeated Melody Holehan‐Kopas and Ogechukwu Mbah in the general election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennie Paperman (Nonpartisan) | 27.0 | 62,477 |
| ✔ |  | Kimberly Kay Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 58,743 |
| ✔ |  | Ann Ordway (Nonpartisan) | 24.3 | 56,164 |
 | Melody Holehan‐Kopas (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 51,827 | |
| Ogechukwu Mbah (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 446 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 1,573 | ||
| Total votes: 231,230 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Deer Valley Unified School District, At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Read (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 24,788 |
| ✔ |  | Ann O'Brien (Nonpartisan) | 21.3 | 24,519 |
| Kimberly Kay Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 20,579 | |
 | Matt Dennis (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 17,860 | |
| Jennie Paperman (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 15,792 | |
 | M. Deiana (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 11,776 | |
| Total votes: 115,314 | |||
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2016
Three of the five seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Ann Ordway and Michael Gregoire ran for re-election, though Gregoire was listed on the ballot as Greg Gregoire. They were joined by four newcomers: Jenny Frank, Darcy Tweedy, Jennie Paperman, and Bob Stambach. Ordway won another term on the board and was joined in her victory by Frank and Tweedy. Bayer's name did not appear in the election results. There was no primary.[1][2][3]
Board incumbent Ron Bayer initially filed to run for re-election in this race, but withdrew his candidacy. However, his name still appeared on the ballot. Tweedy and Stambach unsuccessfully ran for election to the Deer Valley board in 2014. Stambach ran a joint campaign with fellow candidate Ann O'Brien, who was elected.
Results
| Deer Valley Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jenny Frank |
21.69% | 34,091 |
| Darcy Tweedy |
20.08% | 31,564 |
| Ann Ordway Incumbent |
15.60% | 24,530 |
| Jennie Paperman | 15.18% | 23,871 |
| Michael Gregoire Incumbent | 13.93% | 21,892 |
| Bob Stambach | 13.52% | 21,262 |
| Ron Bayer Incumbent | 0.00% | |
| Total Votes (100) | 157,210 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Arizona were not required to file a campaign finance report if they did not raise or spend more than $500. If they planned to stay under this threshold, they were permitted to file an exemption statement. This rendered them exempt from all other campaign finance reporting, provided they did not exceed the $500 threshold. Otherwise, candidates were not required to file any report until they raised or spent more than the threshold limit. At that point, they had to file a Statement of Organization within five business days from when the threshold was reached. The pre-general campaign finance report was due November 4, 2016. All campaign finance filing was handled by the Arizona Secretary of State.[4]
Endorsements
Paperman was endorsed by the Deer Valley Education Association.[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jennie Paperman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Ballotpedia survey responses
Jennie Paperman participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. In response to the question "What do you hope to achieve if elected to the school board?" the candidate stated on September 22, 2016:
| “ | I hope to collaborate and communicate in the decision making with all stakeholders to move education forward. By working closely with the community, administration, teachers, parents, and the governing board members, I will continue to make student success a priority and a reality.[6][7] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues based on how they should be prioritized by the school board, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. Each ranking could only be used once.
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
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| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving relations with teachers | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| “ | Do not wish to expand.[7] | ” |
| —Jennie Paperman (September 22, 2016) | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer nine questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are highlighted in blue and followed by the candidate's responses. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions. The candidate was also provided space to elaborate on their answers to the multiple choice questions.
| Should new charter schools be approved in your district? (Not all school boards are empowered to approve charter schools. In those cases, the candidate was directed to answer the question as if the school board were able to do so.) |
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| No. |
| Which statement best describes the ideal relationship between the state government and the school board? The state should always defer to school board decisions, defer to school board decisions in most cases, be involved in the district routinely or only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| The state should always defer to school board decisions. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| Yes. Standardized tests measure and compare the performance of individuals or groups of students. Educators are able to analyze the data to identify the area of strength and weakness. |
| What is your stance on the Common Core State Standards Initiative? |
| All students should be prepared for college and career but the district needs to be able to have control on the curriculum. |
| How should the district handle underperforming teachers? Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students, offer additional training options, put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve or set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district? |
| Put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve. |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| No. What determines a good teacher in low or high income community? There are many factors that can affect student learning such as family background, income, language and parental support. |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| Yes. Parents have the choice to send their children to private schools through scholarship programs. Arizona allows individuals or corporations to claim a tax credit on income for donations made to school tuition organizations. |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| Expulsion can be used in the district by abiding to the code of conduct and district policy. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Teachers It is critical to hire effective teachers in order for schools to improve their performance. |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Current Governing Board Candidates," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Phone conversation with Deer Valley Superintendent's Executive Assistant Kim Redding," August 30, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Campaign Finance Guide, "Questions & Answers," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ AEA Fund for Public Education, "Local School District Recommendations," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2016, "Jennie Paperman's responses," September 22, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
