Veronica Nolan
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Veronica Nolan is a District B representative on the Alexandria City School Board in Virginia. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Veronica Nolan won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Elections
2015
Opposition
The Alexandria City School Board is a nine-member board elected by district to three-year terms. There are three districts on the board with three board members per district.[2] The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[3] The seats of all nine incumbents were up for election.[4]
Incumbents William Campbell and Karen Graf and challenger Harold Cardwell ran unopposed and won the three District A seats. District B incumbent Kelly Booz lost her seat after facing challengers Cindy Anderson, Mimi Goff, Margaret Lorber and Veronica Nolan. Anderson, Lorber and Nolan won the three District B seats. The District C race for three seats featured incumbents Ronnie Campbell, Patricia Hennig and Christopher Lewis and challengers Darla Dillard and Ramee Gentry. While Campbell and Lewis won re-election, Henning lost her seat to Gentry.
Results
| Alexandria City School Board, District B, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Veronica Nolan |
26.2% | 5,986 |
| Cindy Anderson |
20.9% | 4,761 |
| Margaret Lorber |
18.6% | 4,239 |
| Mimi Goff | 16.8% | 3,828 |
| Kelly Booz Incumbent | 16.5% | 3,755 |
| Write-in votes | 1.07% | 245 |
| Total Votes | 22,814 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Funding
Nolan reported $41,907.09 in contributions and $23,004.94 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $18,902.15 on hand as of October 28, 2015.[5]
Endorsements
Nolan earned the endorsement of the Alexandria Political Action Committee for Education.[6]
Campaign themes
2015
Nolan answered the following questions from The Connection about issues in the district:
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What is one issue that defines your call to serve, why does it matter, and how will you tackle it? I am passionate about all children being provided with a top quality education that is differentiated according to their needs because I believe an education has the power to transform lives. I believe supporting and retaining quality teachers, principals and staff is paramount to all children receiving an excellent education. What distinguishes you from your opponent(s) and why should voters choose you? I would be a strong school board member due to my work style and experience. With regards to my approach I am collaborative, have a servant leadership style and know how to identify a concern as well as a plan of action after listening to a variety of engaged stakeholders. Moreover I have a unique background that differentiates me from other candidates. I’m the only person running in District B that has classroom teaching experience. On the other hand I also have a business and leadership background having been the CEO of Urban Alliance for 12 years, a high school internship program (that also serves TC Williams). Moreover I am the only candidate in District B that currently has children attending ACPS schools so I have a pulse on the existing parent perspective. How can Alexandria address overcrowding within the current budgetary confines? What ideas and skills do you bring to solving this? Research new streams of funding should at the very least be explored given the limitations the current budget and funding sources provide. We should also investigate public/private partnerships with the city council to see about creative space options that could exist throughout the city. We should also research what other districts have done in similar circumstances. As a nonprofit CEO I successfully built more than 300 public/private partnerships which allowed more youth served and an increase in funding. Having led a nonprofit (that grew during the recession) I’m used to operating a lean budget that does not sacrifice quality. Moreover I’m used to using data (with context) to drive my decisions and being held accountable for such decisions. While the majority of Alexandria schools remain accredited, what can be done about continuing problems facing Jefferson-Houston? For incumbents, what lessons have been learned from the problem? For non-incumbent candidates, what would you have done differently? For the past 20 years my professional background has been working in and alongside schools similar to Jefferson Houston. Jefferson Houston presents an exciting opportunity to soon be a model for schools that have rebounded from accreditation challenges and effectively serves diverse populations. The good news is Jefferson Houston has shown progress which most recently was displayed by the increase in test scores. The staff and principal should be applauded for their work. It’s imperative that every school is assessed for both strengths and challenges and that the weaknesses are met with specific goals that address the concerns. With regards to Jefferson Houston, we need to provide classroom teachers the time to scrupulously review their students’ academic gains and receive coaching from experts on how to reach struggling students. We also need to provide real differentiated learning so that students who are not struggling are being academically challenged. Moreover we need to support and retain top quality staff as well as provide them with tailored professional development training and coaching that meets the school’s unique needs. If students are identified with struggles outside of the classroom that’s preventing their learning, then we need to provide intervention services to ensure all children have access to Alexandria social support services they need in order to be successful inside the school. As a non-incumbent what I wish had been done differently is that much earlier, an infrastructure was established where a robust data analysis was routinely set in place so that struggling students could receive tailored intervention services as quickly as possible. [7] |
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| —Veronica Nolan (2015), [8] | ||
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See also
- Alexandria City Public Schools, Virginia
- Alexandria City 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
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Alexandria City Public Schools, "School Board," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Alexandria City Public Schools, "School Board Members," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ AlexandriaNews.org, "Alexandria Educators Endorse Candidates," July 13, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Connection, "School Board–Alexandria District B: Margaret Lorber," October 26, 2015
