Ron Lobos
Ron Lobos was a candidate for District 2 representative on the Cecil County Board of Education in Maryland. Lobos lost in the primary election on April 26, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Cecil County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, for the District 2 seat. Jim Fazzino won without opposition in the general election after defeating Ron Lobos in the primary. The District 1 general election featured incumbent William Manlove and challenger Kevin Emmerich. Manlove defeated Emmerich to win re-election.[1]
Results
| Cecil County Public Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Fazzino |
46.75% | 7,802 |
| Erin Doordan |
34.42% | 5,744 |
| Ron Lobos | 18.82% | 3,141 |
| Total Votes | 16,687 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Cecil County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2016
Ballotpedia survey responses
Ron Lobos 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 9, 2016:
| “ | A better learning environment.[2][3] | ” |
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 |
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| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
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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 defer to school board decisions in most cases. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| No. |
| What is your stance on the Common Core State Standards Initiative? |
| Students are not common. Students are individuals with different talents and different interests. |
| 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? |
| Yes. |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| Those who are in school to learn should not be deterred by those who don't. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Teachers |
Additional themes
Lobos answered the following questions from the Cecil County Campaign for Liberty:
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Do you oppose Maryland’s maintenance of effort law which requires Cecil County to fund at least the same per pupil allocation of tax dollars as the prior year? Yes. If elected to the Board of Education, will you make a motion to opt out of the controversial Common Core program? Yes. Do you support “Fair Share” laws that require all educators to contribute to union representation and negotiated benefits? No. Will you support a property tax reduction for citizens that choose to homeschool or enroll their children in private school, thereby reducing the burden on Cecil County Public Schools? Yes. Would you support an effort to privatize custodial, cafeteria and maintenance services in order to save taxpayer dollars? Yes. Will you commit to never introducing a budget that funds the Cecil County Public Schools above the state mandated Maintenance of Effort while in office? My vote will be not to introduce such a budget. Would you request the introduction of legislation that would create a school voucher program or give a tax reduction to families that homeschool or enroll their children in private school? Yes; please remind me to do this. Will you oppose any efforts to eliminate local control from school boards? Yes; schools are a local matter. Do you support “Right to Work” laws which state that no one should be forced to join a union as a condition of employment? Yes. |
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| —Ron Lobos (2016), [4] | ||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Ron Lobos' 'Cecil County Public Schools'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Cecil County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2016, "Ron Lobos's responses," February 9, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cecil County Campaign for Liberty, "Ron Lobos," March 11, 2016
| 2016 Cecil County Public Schools Elections | |
| Cecil County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, William Manlove • Kevin Emmerich District 2: Erin Doordan • Jim Fazzino • Ron Lobos |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
