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Leslie Suzanne Hogshead
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Leslie Suzanne Hogshead was a member of the Ferguson-Florissant School District school board, At-large in Missouri.
Hogshead ran for re-election to the Ferguson-Florissant School District school board, At-large in Missouri. Hogshead won in the general election on April 5, 2016.
Elections
2016
Two of the seven at-large seats on the Ferguson-Florissant School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbent Leslie Suzanne Hogshead filed for re-election and was joined on the ballot by challengers Connie Harge and Donna Dameron. Former candidate Roger Hines also filed in the race.[1] Hogshead won re-election, and Harge won the open seat.[2]
Results
| Ferguson-Florissant School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Connie Harge |
36.48% | 4,508 |
| Leslie Suzanne Hogshead Incumbent |
28.18% | 3,483 |
| Roger Hines | 23.26% | 2,874 |
| Donna Dameron | 10.73% | 1,326 |
| Write-in votes | 1.35% | 167 |
| Total Votes | 12,358 | |
| Source: St. Louis County Clerk, "Summary Report: General Municipal Election Unofficial Results Tuesday, April 5, 2016," accessed April 5, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2016
Ballotpedia survey responses
Leslie Hogshead 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 February 3, 2016:
| “ | Equity for all students.[3][4] | ” |
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 | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Improving relations with teachers | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| “ | All children should equally be nurtured and taught no matter race, gender or socio-economic status.[4] | ” |
| —Leslie Hogshead (February 3, 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 be involved in the district routinely. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| No. |
| What is your stance on the Common Core State Standards Initiative? |
| None |
| 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? |
| Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district. |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| No. |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| No. |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| Expel students accurately and quickly. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Student-teacher ratio |
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Margie Reale, Ferguson-Florissant School District school board secretary," January 22, 2016
- ↑ St. Louis County Clerk, "Summary Report: General Municipal Election Unofficial Results Tuesday, April 5, 2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2016, "Leslie Hogshead's responses," February 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Ferguson-Florissant School District Elections | |
| St. Louis County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Leslie Suzanne Hogshead • Donna Dameron • Connie Harge • Roger Hines |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
