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Suzanne Sloane
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Suzanne Sloane is the Scott District representative on the Fauquier County School Board in Virginia. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Suzanne Sloane won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2015
Opposition
The Fauquier County School Board is a five-member board elected by district to four-year terms. All five seats were up for election on November 3, 2015. Cedar Run District board member Donna Grove defeated challenger Shannon Lee Smith-Wood to retain her seat. Newcomers Suzanne Sloane, Heidi Van Voorhis and Linda Williams ran for the Scott District seat held by Maureen Riordan, who did not file for re-election. Sloane won the open seat. Incumbents Brian Gorg, Sheryl Wolfe and Raymond Bland ran unopposed and won re-election to the Center District, Lee District and Marshall District seats, respectively.[1]
Results
| Fauquier County School Board, Scott District, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Suzanne Sloane |
42.7% | 1,594 |
| Linda Williams | 31.1% | 1,159 |
| Heidi Van Voorhis | 25.9% | 965 |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 11 |
| Total Votes | 3,729 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Funding
Sloane reported $3,608.92 in contributions and $3,444.80 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $164.12 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Sloane did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Sloane participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
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Immediately upon winning the seat on the board following the election, the first priority would be working with the other school board members to carry out the strategic plans for the district and working within the already approved budget for 2015-2016 school year. [3] |
” |
| —Suzanne Sloane, (2015), [4] | ||
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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Click here to learn more about education policy in Virginia. |
| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| "They should not be implemented." | |
| "Should a request come in that is credible, it should be considered." | |
| "I support public school options." | |
| "Standardized tests should be used as one measure of student achievement in conjunction with a portfolio of other performance based assessments." | |
| "Equality of educational growth should be a requirement for all students. It is essential that each student make at least one year of growth in a school year." | |
| "Expulsion should be used for serious offenses to ensure the safety of other students as well as the integrity of education at district schools." | |
| "A failing school requires the following actions: Schools must develop and implement improvement plans to raise the achievement of students and subgroups not meeting annual objectives." | |
| "Yes." | |
| "Put underperforming teachers on a probationary period while they seek to improve." | |
| "Ways to improve community school board relations include increased communication and transparency." |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Suzanne Sloane' 'Fauquier County Public Schools'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Fauquier County Public Schools, Virginia
- Fauquier County Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Suzanne Sloane's responses," September 28, 2015
