Pam Swoner

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Pam Swoner

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

High school

McGavock High School

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Business owner

Contact

Personal website

Pam Swoner ran in a special election to the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education to represent District 4 in Tennessee. Swoner lost in the special general election on November 3, 2020.

Swoner was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education in Tennessee. She was defeated by incumbent Anna Shepherd in the general election on August 7, 2014.

Biography

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Swoner and her husband Michael own and operate Nashville Cameras. While her children were attending school, she was a substitute teacher, parent volunteer and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) board member.

Elections

2020

See also: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee, elections (2020)

General election

Special general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4

John Little defeated incumbent Berthena Nabaa-McKinney, Steve Chauncy, and Pam Swoner in the special general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Little (Nonpartisan)	31.5	9,723
	Submit photo	Berthena Nabaa-McKinney (Nonpartisan)	27.5	8,474
	Submit photo	Steve Chauncy (Nonpartisan)	25.1	7,744
		Pam Swoner (Nonpartisan)	14.9	4,592
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	316

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2014

See also: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2014)

The August 7, 2014, general election ballot for District 2 included incumbent Jo Ann Brannon and candidates Edward Arnold and Bernie Driscoll. The District 4 ballot included incumbent Anna Shepherd and candidates Rhonda F. Dixon and Pam Swoner. District 6 incumbent Cheryl Mayes faced Tyese R. Hunter. The District 8 ballot included candidates Mary Pierce and Becky Sharpe.

Results

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, District 4, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Anna Shepherd Incumbent	38.4%	2,348
	Nonpartisan	Rhonda F. Dixon	35.1%	2,151
	Nonpartisan	Pam Swoner	26.2%	1,603
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	19
Total Votes				6,121
Source: Nashville, Tennessee, "Election Results August 7, 2014," accessed June 10, 2015

Funding

The Nashville Election Commission does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.

Endorsements

Swoner was endorsed by the Service Employees International Union.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

Swoner stated the following as her campaign themes on her website:

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Physical Activity Pam will work to ensure every student receives a well rounded education that includes the whole child. She believes more outside activities and recess time are needed in the curriculum. Physical activity has a direct positive impact on academic achievement and currently walking down a hallway to lunch, art and band are counted as recess. The other word you will hear is Manipulation. That is the new word for recess that includes standing by your desk, doing a bend and stretch then going back to work. This is not the physical activity our children require to grow strong bodies and minds. Pam will work to bring old time recess back to our schools Testing We are spending too much time either preparing for or giving tests to our children. Pam believes standardized tests are not the best way to measure academic progress. Several states are currently using Performance Based Assessments with unanimous support from teachers and parents. Performance Based Learning coupled with Performance Based Assessments is a style of learning that can address social and emotional skills, ethics, creativity, technology literacy and promote entrepreneurial qualities. This learning structure allows students to achieve the same goals but through different paths of interests. These are the skills our children need to compete in 21st Century job market. Teachers Pam believes high quality education for our children begins with excellent teachers. We must make the commitment to invest in our teachers in order to create a stable, quality learning environment for all children. Pam does not agree with tying student test results to teacher pay or compensation. Charter Schools Pam believes Charter Schools, when properly placed, managed and monitored benefit the children they were designed to educate. The Board of Education should have the ultimate authority over granting additional Charter Schools when public tax dollars are being spent to operate them. Common Core Pam supports Performance Based Learning and Assessment models not Common Core and PARCC. What are Performance Based Learning Models? In the act of learning, people obtain content knowledge, acquire skills, and develop work habits—and practice the application of all three to “real world” situations. Performance-based learning and assessment represent a set of strategies for the acquisition and application of knowledge, skills, and work habits through the performance of tasks that are meaningful and engaging to students. The assessment of those skills are made through the evaluations of teachers, principals. This model aids teachers and parents by providing constructive feedback where as PARCC is a data collection system that does not return test results to teachers or parents for student improvements. She believes parents must be included in the education of their children and a good line of communication is essential for success. Voucher Programs Pam does not approve of adding a voucher program to the current choices offered through Metro Nashville Public Schools.

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