Penny Bailer
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Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large
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Penny Bailer was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education in Michigan. Bailer was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016. She ran as part of the A+ Team slate.[1]
Biography
Bailer earned her bachelor's degree in music and piano performance from the University of Georgia in 1962. She later received her M.B.A. from Michigan State University in 1989. Bailer was the executive director of the Michigan Metro Girl Scout Council from 1983 to 2000. She later served as the executive director for City Year Detroit from 2001 until her retirement in 2015. Bailer served on the Detroit Public Schools Board of Education from 1990 to 1994.[2]
Elections
2016
- See also: Detroit Public Schools elections (2016)
Seven seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary. A total of 63 candidates filed for the election including 10 of the 11 incumbent board members. The top two vote recipients will serve six-year terms, the next three winners will serve four-year terms, and the remaining two winners will serve two-year terms.[3][4] The winning candidates were Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry, LaMar Lemmons, Georgia Lemmons, Sonya Mays, Misha Stallworth, Deborah Hunter-Harvill, and Iris Taylor.
A June 2016 state reorganization bill split Detroit Public Schools into two entities. The existing district will collect taxes to pay down debts, while a new district overseen by the school board was created to oversee school operations. This bill reduced the school board's membership from 11 to seven after the November 2016 election. The state-appointed Detroit Financial Review Commission will oversee the new district's financial dealings.[3]
Results
Detroit Public Schools Community District,
At-Large General Election, 2016 |
| Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
 Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry |
4.47% |
37,886 |
| Georgia Lemmons |
4.14% |
35,126 |
| Iris Taylor |
3.87% |
32,835 |
| Misha Stallworth |
3.65% |
30,961 |
| Sonya Mays |
3.39% |
28,709 |
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill |
3.29% |
27,883 |
| LaMar Lemmons (former DPS member) |
3.25% |
27,584 |
| Tawanna Simpson (former DPS member) |
3.17% |
26,909 |
| Yolanda Peoples |
2.83% |
23,975 |
| Keith Linnaeus Whitney |
2.81% |
23,811 |
| Ida Carol Short (former DPS member) |
2.77% |
23,514 |
| Wanda Redmond (former DPS member) |
2.74% |
23,240 |
| Penny Bailer |
2.30% |
19,528 |
| Reverend David Murray (former DPS member) |
2.22% |
18,817 |
| Herman Davis (former DPS member) |
2.11% |
17,922 |
| Leslie Andrews |
2.03% |
17,249 |
| Karen White |
1.93% |
16,317 |
| Ryan Charles Mack |
1.86% |
15,759 |
| Kimberly Jones |
1.84% |
15,597 |
| John Telford |
1.81% |
15,363 |
| Patricia Johnson Singleton (former DPS member) |
1.78% |
15,102 |
| Vonetta Clark |
1.72% |
14,611 |
| Elena Herrada (former DPS member) |
1.71% |
14,521 |
| Nicole Latrice Vaughn |
1.66% |
14,034 |
| Kevin Turman |
1.61% |
13,641 |
| Mary Brenda Smith |
1.59% |
13,510 |
| Markita Meeks |
1.33% |
11,313 |
| Tonya Renay Wells |
1.28% |
10,827 |
| Phillip Caldwell II |
1.24% |
10,548 |
| Charmaine Johnson |
1.24% |
10,534 |
| Annie Pearl Carter (former DPS member) |
1.24% |
10,522 |
| Valerie Elaine Massey |
1.22% |
10,332 |
| Andrew Jackson Jr. |
1.20% |
10,202 |
| Betty Alexander |
1.16% |
9,834 |
| Mary Kovari |
1.11% |
9,399 |
| Valencia Robin Grier |
1.07% |
9,068 |
| Victor Gibson |
1.05% |
8,898 |
| Kathy Montgomery |
1.05% |
8,885 |
| Juvette Hawkins-Williams (former DPS member) |
1.03% |
8,722 |
| Phyllis Berry |
1.03% |
8,712 |
| Joann Jackson |
0.99% |
8,362 |
| Steven Miller |
0.98% |
8,295 |
| Theresa Mattison |
0.93% |
7,889 |
| Brandon Brice |
0.93% |
7,862 |
| Rita McFadden Carpenter |
0.93% |
7,854 |
| Victor Robinson |
0.92% |
7,801 |
| Gwendolyn Britt |
0.89% |
7,518 |
| Ryan Townsend |
0.81% |
6,898 |
| Ben Washburn |
0.81% |
6,885 |
| Charles Hale |
0.78% |
6,630 |
| Miriam Keyes |
0.73% |
6,228 |
| Willetta Ann Ramey |
0.66% |
5,633 |
| Tamara Perrin |
0.66% |
5,621 |
| Stephen Czapski |
0.66% |
5,590 |
| Carol Pratt Farver |
0.64% |
5,386 |
| Norma Galvan |
0.61% |
5,156 |
| Ryan Williams |
0.57% |
4,853 |
| Aaron Renaldo Smith |
0.56% |
4,747 |
| Ingrid Walton |
0.56% |
4,708 |
| Anthony Zander |
0.53% |
4,505 |
| Renae Micou |
0.53% |
4,463 |
| Christopher Pompey |
0.53% |
4,458 |
| Ronald Diebel |
0.44% |
3,743 |
| Write-in votes |
0.51% |
4,343 |
| Total Votes |
843,123 |
| Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Results," November 22, 2016 |
Funding
- See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[5]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[6]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $164,533.68 and spent a total of $100,234.02 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[7] Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry led the field with $57,980.00 in contributions and $40,364.82 in expenditures for the reporting period. Her biggest donor through October 28, 2016, was the United Auto Workers Michigan V-PAC, which contributed $27,500.00 to her candidate committee. Sixteen of the 63 candidates filed campaign finance statements by October 30, 2016. The remaining candidates had not filed their reports or qualified for exemption from reporting.
| Candidate
|
Contributions
|
Expenditures
|
Cash on hand
|
| Tawanna Simpson
|
$1,200.00
|
$996.38
|
$203.62
|
| Ida Carol Short
|
$1,409.15
|
$975.00
|
$434.15
|
| Herman Davis
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
| Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry
|
$57,980.00
|
$40,346.82
|
$17,633.18
|
| Kevin Turman
|
$5,038.99
|
$3,555.84
|
$1,483.15
|
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill
|
$3,950.00
|
$4,387.83
|
-$577.83
|
| John Telford
|
$19,000.00
|
$5,341.52
|
$13,658.51
|
| Markita Meeks
|
$100.00
|
$25.00
|
$75.00
|
| Mary Kovari
|
$14,383.54
|
$16,883.54
|
$4,315.86
|
| Ben Washburn
|
$500.00
|
$0.00
|
$500.00
|
| Iris Taylor
|
$10,725.00
|
$6,311.16
|
$4,413.84
|
| Sonya Mays
|
$20,935.00
|
$15,450.49
|
$0.00
|
| Charmaine Johnson
|
$0.00
|
$1,939.68
|
$0.00
|
| Phillip Caldwell II
|
$2,915.00
|
$2,713.37
|
$201.67
|
| Leslie Andrews
|
$16,114.00
|
$0.00
|
$6,500.00
|
| Penny Bailer
|
$10,283.00
|
$1,307.39
|
$8,975.61
|
Endorsements
Bailer received the endorsements of the Detroit Regional Chamber PAC and the Detroit Free Press.[8][9]
2016
Bailer answered the following questions from 482Forward:
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What are the top 3 priorities you hope to accomplish during your tenure?
- Putting the focus of the board on the children, as nothing is more important to our city’s future and theirs than receiving a 1st/world class education.
- Selecting an outstanding Superintendent with whom the board could work positively and he/she could lead successfully;
- Transforming the outcomes of the school district’s work with children -- especially teaching and learning in the classroom -- with outstanding curricula, management and teamwork based on input from all involved and evidence-based best practices nationwide/worldwide.
What do you think the role of the school board is?
- Working together to recruit and select the most outstanding superintendent available who can lead the transformation of teaching and learning in the classroom and assuring every support possible to meet the needs of the students.
- Setting goals and objectives for the superintendent and board that lead to accountability in achieving these outcomes in the most positive possible way, working with parents, teachers and administrators and the entire community to achieve them.
- Keeping the community informed and involved with transparent management practices focused on the children as our first priority.
What is your vision for student well-being and success?
That we provide Individual education plans, including the “wrap around services” and support they each need in order to progress from age 0 to high school graduation at and above grade level, supported and prepared to choose and continue toward a positive future of great citizenship, maximizing their academic and personal dreams and goals and ready to support themselves and their families and pursue their dreams for making the world a better place.
What experience do you have that prepares you for this role?
My entire 32-year career has been devoted to the education and the positive development of children. I helped found the Golightly Education Center where my children attended K-8, was elected to the DPS School Board and served 1990-94; served 17 years as CEO of the Detroit area Girl Scouts (when we had Girl Scouting in 195 DPS schools) and 14 years as Executive Director of City Year Detroit, all focused on the well-being, development and education of our children. My volunteer work has focused on the same, as my life goal is “to level the playing field”, especially for our children. I currently chair the board of the Detroit Promise Zone authority which will provide FREE COLLEGE TUITION for all children who live in and graduate from Detroit High Schools.
[10]
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| —Penny Bailer (2016), [11]
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External links
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Jacques: Is this the dream team for DPS board?" September 9, 2016
- ↑ Penny Bailer, "Resume," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Election Information," accessed August 30, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "72 people seek seven Detroit school board seats," July 26, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Regional Chamber, "Detroit Regional Chamber’s Political Action Committee Releases Endorsements For Detroit School Board," September 28, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Endorsements: Detroit school board needs fresh ideas," October 30, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 482Forward, "DPS Board Answers: Penny Bailer," accessed September 26, 2016
| 2016 Detroit Public Schools Community District Elections |
| Wayne County, Michigan |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Annie Pearl Carter • Incumbent, Reverend David Murray • Incumbent, Elena Herrada • Incumbent, Tawanna Simpson • Incumbent, Wanda Redmond • Incumbent, LaMar Lemmons • Incumbent, Juvette Hawkins-Williams • Incumbent, Ida Carol Short • Incumbent, Patricia Johnson Singleton • Incumbent, Herman Davis • Rita McFadden Carpenter • Keith Linnaeus Whitney • Tonya Renay Wells • Stephen Czapski • Renae Micou • Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry • Andrew Jackson Jr. • Gwendolyn Britt • Kevin Turman • Deborah Hunter-Harvill • John Telford • Ronald Diebel • Markita Meeks • Christopher Pompey • Victor Gibson • Nicole Latrice Vaughn • Mary Kovari • Joann Jackson • Ryan Charles Mack • Tamara Perrin • Charles Hale • Anthony Zander • Ben Washburn • Misha Stallworth • Ingrid Walton • Norma Galvan • Kathy Montgomery • Iris Taylor • Yolanda Peoples • Miriam Keyes • Valerie Elaine Massey • Sonya Mays • Betty Alexander • Karen White • Kimberly Jones • Aaron Renaldo Smith • Ryan Townsend • Theresa Mattison • Charmaine Johnson • Carol Pratt Farver • Phillip Caldwell II • Valencia Robin Grier • Leslie Andrews • Victor Robinson • Vonetta Clark • Ryan Williams • Georgia Lemmons • Penny Bailer • Phyllis Berry • Mary Brenda Smith • Willetta Ann Ramey • Brandon Brice • Steven Miller |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
