John McCullers

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John McCullers

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida

Graduate

Nova Southeastern University

Other

University of Central Florida

Personal

Birthplace

Fort Myers, Fla.

Profession

Education administrator

Contact

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John McCullers (also known as Jeff) ran for election to the School District of Lee County school board to represent District 2 in Florida. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

McCullers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

John F. "Jeff" McCullers was born in Fort Myers, Florida. He obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, a master's from Nova Southeastern University, and obtained other education from the University of Central Florida. His professional experience includes working as an education administrator.

Elections

2020

See also: School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2020)

General election

General election for School District of Lee County school board District 2

Incumbent Melisa Giovannelli defeated John McCullers in the general election for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan)	64.7	43,231
		John McCullers (Nonpartisan)	35.3	23,540

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,771
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2

Incumbent Melisa Giovannelli and John McCullers defeated Charla Fox and Emory Cavin in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan)	42.0	12,356
✔		John McCullers (Nonpartisan)	28.4	8,335
	Submit photo	Charla Fox (Nonpartisan)	21.8	6,400
	Submit photo	Emory Cavin (Nonpartisan)	7.8	2,300

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,391
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John McCullers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McCullers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Dr. J.F. "Jeff" McCullers grew up in Estero and attended schools in Lee County. He taught in our schools for thirteen years, and then served as a school district administrator for twenty-two years. During that time, he worked in multiple schools and in various district departments. He worked closely with nine different superintendents and eleven different school boards. Jeff has deep knowledge of what it is like to be a student, a teacher, and a leader in Lee County Schools. He and his wife raised their two children here as well, and so he also knows what it is like to be a parent of children in our schools. Jeff knows what our teachers and our students and families need from their schools,and he's working hard to get it for them.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• SCHOOL SAFETY: Keep schools and students safe. Insist on an integrated approach that includes epidemiologists, medical doctors and nurses, mental health professionals, social workers, law enforcement, and community partners. Listen to experts. Listen to parents. Listen to teachers.
• COMPETITIVENESS: Make the District a place where high performers want to work. Pay teachers and support employees better. Recognize that bonuses are not a substitute for professional compensation. Study, report, and act on retention and exit data.
• TEACH FOR LIFE Prepare students for adult life. Focus on employability skills. Seek and support opportunities to enrich the curriculum and provide high quality, especially in art education, career education, STEM programs, exceptional student education, and alternative education. Provide teachers time to prepare students for work, for college, for entrepreneurship, for building families, for success in civic and social life - not just for state tests.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Professionalism: Education is a social science, so we must support the professional and scholarly work of principals and teachers, including learning communities, action research, and advanced studies.

Stewardship: We must ensure the best use of public funds, including focusing on real value in construction and transportation.

Transparency: We must expand and improve efforts to communicate with the public in plain language, and though a variety of means.

Leadership: We must encourage respect, frank dialogue, teamwork, and true collaboration among the Board. Create a Board culture that earns the respect of the public and of the District.

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