Leslie Rothberg
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Leslie Rothberg was a candidate for the Region 5 seat on the Council Rock Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. She filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Rothberg won the Democratic nomination and advanced to the general election.[1] Leslie Rothberg lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Rothberg is a social worker in the Bristol Township School District. She served as a board member for the Hills at Northampton Neighborhood Association for 10 years.[2]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Council Rock Board of Directors were up for election in the general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Region 1 incumbent Bill Foster and Region 2 candidate Edward Tate won election without opposition. Region 4 incumbent Wendi Thomas (R) defeated challenger Richard Wilkinson (D). Region 5 incumbent Jerold S. Grupp (R) won re-election against challenger Leslie Rothberg (D). Michael Thorwart (R) defeated Michelle Held (D) in the Region 7 race. No independent candidates filed for the election.[1]
Results
| Council Rock School District, Region 5, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jerold S. Grupp Incumbent |
61.7% | 859 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Rothberg | 38.3% | 534 | |
| Total Votes | 1,393 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed January 4, 2016 | ||||
| Council Rock School District, Region 5 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Leslie Rothberg |
59.8% | 155 | |
| Democratic | Jerold S. Grupp Incumbent | 40.2% | 104 | |
| Total Votes | 259 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed July 6, 2015 | ||||
| Council Rock School District, Region 5 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jerold S. Grupp Incumbent |
56.5% | 217 | |
| Republican | Leslie Rothberg | 43.5% | 167 | |
| Total Votes | 384 | |||
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed July 6, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Bucks County Board of Elections does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Rothberg received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Rothberg 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:
| “ | I intend to focus on bringing down the cost-per-student by utilizing the empty seats in certain buildings and filling them to capacity. This will create more efficient use of resources throughout the district. I also plan to improve current technological advances that can be integrated into the classrooms.[3] | ” |
| —Leslie Rothberg (2015)[4] | ||
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:
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
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" | |
| "Parents and teachers should work together to identify students that are in need of additional academic support as well as additional enrichment programs that enhance all students." | |
| "Practices such as positive behavior strategies should be used before expulsion is considered." | |
| "The board should implement a study to determine the causes of the failure. Parents, staff, administrators and members of the community should provide their input. Once all of the data is collected, a special committee should be created that reviews the necessary options for helping the students in the failing school, and begin implementation as soon as possible." | |
| "No" | |
| "Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district." | |
| "All school board meetings are open to the public and are televised on a local cable channel. The public is often invited to give their comments and suggestions via many channels. Perhaps an annual open-house could be held in which members of the community could meet with the school board members in person." |
Recent news
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See also
- Council Rock School District, Pennsylvania
- Council Rock School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, " Unofficial Candidate List for the Municipal Primary of May 9, 2015," accessed April 2, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Leslie Rothberg for School Board, "Home," accessed May 11, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Leslie Rothberg responses," May 15, 2015
| 2015 Council Rock School District Elections | |
| Bucks County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Region 1: • Incumbent, Bill Foster (D/R) Region 2: • Edward Tate (D/R) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
