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Patty Sayes
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Patty Sayes is the District 3 incumbent on the Brazosport Board of Trustees in Texas. Her current three-year term expires in 2018. She ran unopposed in the general election on May 9, 2015.
Sayes participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. To read her responses, check out her 2015 campaign themes.
Biography
Sayes is the general manager of the Brazos Mall. She has a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from Texas A&M University. She has been involved with the Brazosport Chamber of Commerce, the Military Wives and Mom’s Association for Brazoria County and the Brazosport Center for Arts and Sciences.[1]
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Brazosport Independent School District featured three seats up for election. District 1 incumbent George Sullivan, District 2 incumbent Jerry Adkins and District 3 incumbent Patty Sayes were all running unopposed.
Results
Incumbent Patty Sayes won re-election without opposition.
Endorsements
Sayes did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Sayes participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. She did not provide an answer to the question, "If elected to the board, what would be your top priority?"[2]
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 |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| 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." | |
| "Collaboration with teachers, parents, community and industry." | |
| "Students with behavior problems should be sent to alternative schools to remove them from their current environments rather than being expelled." | |
| Candidate did not respond to this question. | |
| "Yes." | |
| "Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district." | |
| Candidate did not respond to this question. |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Patty Sayes Brazosport Independent School District. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Brazosport Independent School District, Texas
- Brazosport Independent School District elections (2014)
- Brazosport Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Brazosport Independent School District, "Board Members," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Patty Sayes' responses," April 23, 2015
| 2015 Brazosport Independent School District Elections | |
| Brazoria County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, George Sullivan District 2: Incumbent, Jerry Adkins |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
