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Karen Shuey
Karen Shuey is the District 5 representative on the Moore Public Schools Board of Education in Oklahoma. She was first elected to the position without opposition in February 2010. She won a second consecutive term in the general election on February 10, 2015.
Shuey did not file to run for re-election to the school board in 2020.
Biography
Shuey has lived in the school district for more than 20 years. She owns a small business. She married and has one child who graduated from Moore Public Schools.[1]
Elections
2020
Shuey did not file to run for re-election.
2015
- See also: Moore Public Schools elections (2015)
Shuey faced challenger Bryan Kerr in the general election on February 10, 2015. Kerr stated on January 25, 2015, that he had "decided not to run."[2] However, the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the race was December 5, 2014. Kerr's name still appeared on the ballot and votes were cast for him.[3]
Results
| Moore Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Karen Shuey Incumbent |
60.1% | 86 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bryan Kerr | 39.9% | 57 | |
| Total Votes | 143 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results: Special Elections—February 10, 2015," accessed February 17, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Shuey reported no contributions or expenditures to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Kerr officially endorsed Shuey in January 2015 after withdrawing from the race after the withdrawal deadline.[5]
2010
Shuey was unopposed in her first bid for the school board. The election was canceled and she was automatically elected to her first term without opposition.[6]
Campaign themes
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Shuey participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Safety is always a primary concern and always will be. We also need to look at student achievement and improving the classroom learning skills to prepare students for college, career tech, and the work force. We have 2 priorities for the district--Safety and Educating our students.[7] | ” |
| —Karen Shuey (2015)[8] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Improving college readiness | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer 10 questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column of the following table:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| "Modifications are required before they are implemented." | |
| "No." | |
| "No." | |
| "No." | |
| "A variety of methods should be available to all students. This would include in school tutoring, after school tutoring, mentoring programs, study buddies pairing high and low achievers. A variety of websites and resources should be made available to all students such as ACT/SAT prep, AP prep, online vocabulary flash cards. Schools may also choose to utilize phone apps and other technologies to bridge the gaps." | |
| "The district must have policies and procedures in place to handle infractions. There are times that the infraction should be examined on a specific basis but policy must be in place for every infraction." | |
| "The school board does not make the day to day decisions on how to manage schools. The board would encourage the administration both at the central office and the specific school site to plan and implement programs that would work to improve student achievement. These could include on site tutoring, after school programs, classroom incentives, teacher mentoring, staff reviews, and closer oversight in the daily operations of the particular school" | |
| "No." | |
| "Work with underperforming teachers should include mentoring programs, training options, team teaching and possibly probation. We also need to look at teachers individuallly and see if that individual should be encouraged to leave the profession for one more suited to the individual. Not everyone who wants to become a teacher should actually become a teacher." | |
| "Even in a district where there are good community relations, there is always room for improvement. Our district does a good job of informing patrons using the district website, Facebook, Twitter and the caller system. Our Superintendent is always open to phone calls and emails. We hold Patron's Advisory Meetings to get input from the community and we word closely with the PTA's to help get information out." |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Karen + Shuey + Moore + Public + Schools"
See also
- Moore Public Schools, Oklahoma
- Moore Public Schools elections (2015)
- Merely 16 candidates for 14 seats in Oklahoma school board elections (February 11, 2015)
- What's on the ballot today? (February 10, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Karen Shuey: Wall Post," January 23, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Bryan Kerr," January 25, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Phone call with the Cleveland County Election Board," January 26, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma Ethics Commission, "Campaign Reporting Systems," accessed February 17, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Bryan Kerr," January 26, 2015
- ↑ The Norman Transcript, "No election for board members will be held," Decemeber 16, 2009
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| 2015 Moore Public Schools Elections | |
| Canadian County, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | February 10, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 5: • Incumbent, Karen Shuey • Bryan Kerr |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
