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Sandra H. French

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Sandra H. French
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Prior offices
Howard County Public Schools Board of Education At-large

Education

Bachelor's

Muhlenberg College

Graduate

Maryland State Department of Education

Contact

Personal website

Sandra "Sandie" H. French was an at-large member of the Howard County Board of Education in Maryland. She previously served on the board from 1992 to 2004 and rejoined the board in 2006.[1] French did not run for re-election in 2018.

Biography

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French earned her bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg College and a graduate equivalent degree from the Maryland State Department of Education. She worked for 12 years as a teacher in Anne Arundel County Public Schools as well as Howard County schools. French and her husband have two children who graduated from district schools.[2]

Elections

2014

See also: Howard County Public Schools elections (2014)

The June 24, 2014, primary ballot included incumbents Sandra H. French and Cynthia L. Vaillancourt as well as challengers Bess I. Altwerger, Corey Andrews, Tom Baek, Zaneb K. Beams, Olga Butler, Allen Dyer, Maureen Evans Arthurs, Dan Furman, Leslie Kornreich, Christine O'Connor and Mike Smith. French, Vaillancourt, Altwerger, Beams, Dyer, Furman, O'Connor and Smith faced off in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Results

General
Howard County Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia L. Vaillancourt Incumbent 15.9% 44,142
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSandra H. French Incumbent 15.4% 42,810
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBess I. Altwerger 13.6% 37,774
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngChristine O'Connor 13.5% 37,561
     Nonpartisan Dan Furman 11.9% 33,114
     Nonpartisan Zaneb K. Beams 10.6% 29,548
     Nonpartisan Allen Dyer 9.9% 27,663
     Nonpartisan Mike Smith 8.8% 24,449
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 1,152
Total Votes 278,213
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Howard County," December 2, 2014
Primary
Howard County Public Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia L. Vaillancourt Incumbent 13.5% 15,851
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSandra H. French Incumbent 12.5% 14,688
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBess I. Altwerger 10.9% 12,733
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDan Furman 10.1% 11,880
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngZaneb K. Beams 8.6% 10,042
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngChristine O'Connor 7.2% 8,477
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAllen Dyer 6.6% 7,724
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMike Smith 5.7% 6,730
     Nonpartisan Leslie Kornreich 5.4% 6,388
     Nonpartisan Olga Butler 5% 5,849
     Nonpartisan Maureen Evans Arthurs 4.9% 5,752
     Nonpartisan Corey Andrews 4.9% 5,744
     Nonpartisan Tom Baek 4.7% 5,482
Total Votes 117,340
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Howard County," accessed October 18, 2014

Funding

French began the race with an existing account balance of $1,545.09 from her previous campaigns. She reported $625.00 in contributions and $522.60 in expenditures to the Maryland State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $1,647.49 on hand as of August 19, 2014.[3]

Endorsements

French was endorsed by The Baltimore Sun, Parents Choice of Maryland and the Howard County Administrators Association.[4][5][6][7]

2010

Howard County Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Aquino Incumbent 17.7% 49,207
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSandra H. French Incumbent 17.3% 48,202
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Meshkin 11.4% 31,707
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia L. Vaillancourt 11.1% 30,990
     Nonpartisan David E. Proudfoot 11% 30,597
     Nonpartisan Robert D. Ballinger, II 10.7% 29,627
     Nonpartisan Leslie Kornreich 10.6% 29,375
     Nonpartisan Larry Walker 9.9% 27,546
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 877
Total Votes 278,128
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for Howard County," accessed June 4, 2014

Campaign themes

2014

French provided the following statement on her campaign website:

“
Sandie stands for high expectations and accountability from all —
Students, Educators, Parents, Community — and the School Board!
  • Keep ALL children FIRST – in our hearts and our decisions.
  • Retain Maryland’s premier school system status and become World-Class.
  • Ensure that all students succeed in Vision 2018 strategic plan.
  • Prepare our graduates to be both college and high-wage career ready.
  • Eliminate access to opportunity and achievement gaps.
  • Provide competitive employee salaries.
  • Nurture all students in a bully-free learning forum.
  • Diversify and increase Gifted and Talented opportunities.
  • Initiate a pilot for K-2 instrumental music instruction.
  • Increase STEAM and Athletic opportunities (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math).
  • Shrink HCPSS carbon footprint.
  • Improve transportation with After School Activity buses.
  • Support school food pantries for needy students.
  • Adopt zero-based budgets that are both responsive to parents and responsible to Howard county taxpayers.
  • Seek community engagement and parental expertise through transparent public policy decision-making.[8]
 ”
—Sandra H. French's campaign website (2014)[9]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "French seeks fourth term on Howard school board," August 7, 2010
  2. ↑ Howard County Public Schools, "Sandra H. French," accessed June 4, 2014
  3. ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports," accessed October 20, 2014
  4. ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Teachers union announces recommendations for Howard Board of Ed. race," April 24, 2014
  5. ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Howard County Times' endorsements for school board race in the primary election," June 18, 2014
  6. ↑ Parents Choice of Maryland, "Voting Guide for Howard County," accessed October 20, 2014
  7. ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Administrators union endorses three for Howard BOE," October 17, 2014
  8. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  9. ↑ Return French School Board, "Issues: Excellence as Expectation," accessed October 18, 2014
2014 Howard County Public Schools Elections
Howard County, Maryland
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:At-large: • Bess I. Altwerger • Corey Andrews • Tom Baek • Zaneb K. Beams • Olga Butler • Allen Dyer • Maureen Evans Arthurs • Sandra H. French • Dan Furman • Leslie Kornreich • Christine O'Connor • Mike Smith • Cynthia L. Vaillancourt
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