How long will it take to reduce tensions and increase trust amongst ourselves? Having watched my father prepare for board meetings so many times over the years, I know that serving on the AAPS board will take a lot of work. As an example, If trials are taking place for the best pianist, the judges should be behind curtains and judgement should be based entirely on talent. I think this will allow us to each exhale, reflect and re-commit to our community. She said she wants to ask hard questions and work collaboratively to make decisions as a board member. Paulette Metoyer's activity stream. DEIA -I plan to analyze DEIA needs and implement sustainable interventions to ensure these needs are addressed. Her current four-year term runs through 2016. We as a country seem to have given up on school integration--it peaked in 1987 and is now at Brown vs. Board of Education levels. As I said in the last question, improving air quality and ensuring students are fed has been proven to show increases in positive educational outcomes. One thing that contributes to that is representation especially for BIPOC students, students in the LGBTQ community, and students with special needs. It takes a village and all of our voices are important in shaping our schools. Per the AAPS Covid dashboard, Aug and Sept of 21/22 (with masking) reported 56 Covid cases; in only the first 3 weeks of 22/23 (no masking) there are already 516. 3. It does not mean another $10 million in technology funding on more apps and devices, some of which are hardly used and parents dont want. For a district that very vocally prides itself on equity, choosing to allow the federal program to expire with no backup plan, giving families only a few days notice that school would start without the meals theyd relied on for 2 years was a shocking choice. One area to look at is the way we implement Schools of Choice. Van Havermaat to win re-election to another two-year term on the Washtenaw County board of commissioners, representing District 9 in Ann Arbor. Rima Mohammad. As a life-long educator, I have advocated for children and adult students my entire adult life. Information on other state, county and local primary races can be found at Vote411.org. The general fund, the majority of which covers teacher salaries, has limited flexibility is rightly spent cautiously on District priorities. Join Facebook to connect with Paulette Metoyer and others you may know. Candidates in this contest and votes received: Catherine McClary (72.6%), Paulette Metoyer (27.4%), Rejected write-ins (0.1%), Unassigned write-ins (0.0%), Undervotes (6.6%), Overvotes (0.0%), Invalid Votes (0.0%), Total Votes Cast (0.0%), and Total Ballots Cast (0.0%). I know if we elect enough people brave enough to make the hard right choice, we can make a real difference this year. We have to give them every opportunity to succeed academically, and in life. Paulette M. Metoyer, MD earned a degree of a Doctor of Medicine . I am motivated by the encroachment of the public school systems into the practice of medicine and psychiatry, and the failure of the current leaders to appreciate this. Safe to share ideas, take risks, to fail sometimes and to know their emotions and individuality is valued. We need to ensure that staff positions (e.g., the senior high school counselor) are paid competitively to similar positions at UM so that we retain our paraprofessionals. I will accomplish this by being vocal about the needs of the most vulnerable and encouraging my fellow trustees to support my goals while engaging our Superintendent. In Michigan, the largest share of funding is determined by the state and follows student enrollment. In addition to this just being the right thing to do as a district that prides itself on equity, there is significant evidence that adding HEPA filtration units to each classroom and ensuring that children are fed during the day has a significant, positive effect on educational outcomes. What needs to be done is to keep focused on doing what is right. Ann Arbor Public Schools also has room to grow and progress to an improved and new level of education. We need to retain the teachers we do have through continuing competitive salaries, and we need to stop underresourcing them. MLive has partnered with the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Michigan to provide information to voters. How have we as a society, become ok on any level with the removal of 13 year old girls breasts, or castrating a 13 year old boy in the name of gender transition? Paulette Margaret Metoyer, MD is an internal medicine doctor and primary care doctor who practices at Richard J Foster D O P C located at 250 E Michigan Ave in Saline, MI 48176 (Washtenaw County). My priorities in general for our district will be teacher compensation, high-impact use of the 2019 Bond for upgrading school facilities, finding more equitable ways to ensure our PTO and PTO-like organizations are adequately funded across the district, and activities that enhance our students experience in our schools. Just as important is making sure all students have strong foundational literacy and math skills. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. My goals are to address these key areas: 1. Catherine McClary walking in the Ann Arbor July 4, 2012 parade. We live in Anns Arbor. Too many schools and teachers have supported the use of a new language with the goal of weakening boundaries, and weakening parents influence over their children. The savings in energy bills along will result in millions in the operations budget. She also has served on other nonprofit boards for the last nine years. I want all teaching to end the message to kids, that we live in a horrible, racist country. An unwillingness to be uncomfortable for change to occur. (The county board had been reconfigured into new districts following the 1980 census.). One day a week on virtual school especially disadvantages kids without adults at home during the day to assist them, kids with unreliable housing, and kids that need the support of the school community. Im an advocate for students of color, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, and students with special education needs. Nov. 4, 1980: Wins election for a two-year term on the Washtenaw County board of commissioners for District 15 in Ann Arbor, with 4,004 votes. She has been a communications professional in health care for nearly two decades. Detroit, Michigan. What is motivating you to run for the school board? Metoyer lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. This was a consequence of each member of my family spending their entire work/school day in public schools. The challenges that will face the Board of Education, then, are challenges of building the future while shoring up the present. 7th Congressional District representative, 12th Congressional District representative, University of Michigan regents (two seats), Michigan State University trustees (two seats), Wayne State University governors (two seats), Dexter City Council (three seats, nonpartisan), Saline City Council (three seats, nonpartisan), Ann Arbor Township Board of Trustees (four seats), Augusta Township Board of Trustees (four seats), Dexter Township Board of Trustees (four seats), Lima Township Board of Trustees (two seats), Northfield Township Board of Trustees (four seats), Pittsfield Township Park Commission (five seats), Scio Township Board of Trustees (four seats), Superior Township Board of Trustees (four seats), Sylvan Township Board of Trustees (two seats), Webster Township Board of Trustees (four seats), York Township Board of Trustees (four seats), Michigan Supreme Court justice (two seats). Paulette Metoyer. She also has served as president of the Head Start Parent committee, as a room and band parent and has completed Diversity and Inclusion training including Unconscious Bias and You. What should be done to improve student achievement in Ann Arbor? I am the only incumbent running for re-election. James is a child advocate and nurse, with two children who have gone through AAPS and another still attending. However, technology is no cure-all and the board trustees need to be that oversight that ensures new programs and other changes in our schools are evidence-based, actually help our students in greatest need, and deliver results. Making our Skill Trades curriculum stronger, more visible and available any child interested in it, To have more Social workers and Psychologist in all schools. County Treasurer's Office Phone Number: 734.222.6600 County Treasurer Email Address: [email protected] County Treasurer Website Property Tax and Assessment Statistics Tax Rate History (Millage Rates) Pay Property Taxes Online Customers have the option of making one time payments online with no registration required. One major priority that I have is around making sure that we have counselors, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and specialized teaching consultants to make sure that all learners, elementary students in particular, are learning to their maximum potential, particularly in reading and writing. Learning to sustain a district post-pandemic. The couple, who live in Ann Arbor, have two children and 4 grandchildren. I believe that its never too late to go back and choose to do the right thing, even if that thing will be difficult, so I know I am up for the challenge. There is no one main issue on which Im running, but I believe public schools are critically important to education, democracy, and building community. That would have included me as a child as I was an English language learner and had a single mom who worded outside the home. 5. It was a disgrace to witness the uncivil interactions among trustees over the last year. In addition, I predict over the coming year the Board will become aware of challenges (some pandemic related, some not) that are currently hidden or havent been brought to the Boards attention. For our students, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach that invites the community to be a part of reducing disparities in learning outcomes and restoring much needed public school services to families, such as before-and-after school-based childcare. Equity, equity, equity. AAPS is one of those rare school districts that has community support enough to pass a billion dollar capital bond to improve facilities and sustainability, which assists us in allocating other budget money towards student and educator needs. This will take many discussions and forgiveness. My biggest priority will be to rearrange funding to reinstate universal school meals. I will work to accomplish these goals by first meeting with each trustee to lead a clear understanding of what can and cannot be done by a strong, well-trained and cohesive board of education. 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This, in the same school district, is unacceptable. I would also engage the educators, parents, the business community students, and everyone with a stake in public education to collectively determine a plan for funding and implementing the strategies from the Launch Michigan Framework (www.launchmichigan.org; the National Center of Educational Excellence and the Economy (www.ncee.org); Detroit Disability Power (https://www.detroitdisabilitypower.org); Center for Disability Justice (www.disabilityjustice.org) and the Therapist Neurodiversity Collaborative (www.therapistndc.org).Detailed policy proposals including how to develop Effective Teachers, Principles, and Administrators are available at: www.jeremylapham.info. Heres whos running in the Nov. 8 election. Meet the candidates running for the Dexter School Board in November, Ann Arbor Democrat faces Ypsilanti-area Republican in Michigan Senate race, Saline has 5 choices for 3 City Council seats. Without this feeling of safety and belonging, learning has a hard time taking root and flourishing. This influenced my choice to become a teacher to make sure every child has access to a quality public education. School segregation. Even before the pandemic, they were being asked to do more and more work, while not getting the step increases they were promised. As a board member I pushed to disarm the SROs in the Monroe County schools, and when the Indiana state legislature passed a bill allowing school districts to join social justice education with curricula, I very quickly wrote and passed our districts resolution to do so. Do you agree with opening the Ann Arbor School system, or not? In AAPS, we have a district where one elementary school has a 61% free and reduced lunch population, while another has an 11% frl population. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Students succeed when they feel valued and important. Some of these will be both critical and urgent in terms of needing to be solved. Im running for this position because I want to help all kids thrive. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Kauffman is a Swedish immigrant, the daughter of a Nobel laureate and a graduate of the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. ANN ARBOR, MI Voters across Washtenaw County have a long list of local and state-level races and ballot proposals to decide in the general election Tuesday, Nov. 8. First, I want the school district to make it very explicit that it has learned from its recent mistakes and will assure parents that there will be no COVID related school closings unless urged by public health officials. I will advocate for implementing high-quality research from orgs like: Lauch Michigan, The Skillman foundation, and National Center for Educational ExcellenceLet educators educate. One important challenge right in front of us is keeping our district staffed to serve our community to the level of excellence we all expect. We have parents who fight standardized testing. Analyzing DEIA needs and implementing sustainable interventions to ensure these needs are addressed. I am passionate about addressing the issues facing our city and public schools, especially surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism (DEIA), transparency, community engagement and curriculum assessment. Addressing inflation and staffing shortages -- which includes addressing teacher pay, satisfaction and well-being -- must be a priority. This is one major reason I want to give back to the public schools and serve our community, especially those that are struggling.Community centered schools can provide the support and guidance for people of color, underrepresented and marginalized religious groups. Spencer attended public school, was raised by two public school teachers and is a parent of public school students. Also, our top-notch educators need to be trusted to do their job in ways they know are best for students. They have been involved with dividing us along racial lines, instead of unifying us around American identity. 2. She had run unopposed in the Aug. 3, 2004 Democratic primary. A strong board of education can greatly affect student achievement. I also have a goal of advocating for an updated curriculum that includes Social Emotional Learning as well as Restorative Justice . All people are not the same and are not capable of the same performance. As a leader, Im more swayed by data and by examples of innovative, effective policy than I am by the most strident voices in a room: Im most interested in bringing all voices to the table, particularly those who arent being heard. This will provide immediate results toward improving student achievement. I believe that we are not preparing our children for adulthood and the world that is so different from the one we grew up in. Providing them with the best public education and learning environment we can is an important aspect of their daily lives.Growing up, my familys dinner table conversations were most often about life in and around public schools. County Treasurer Vote for not more than 1 Catherine McClary Democrat Paulette Metoyer Republican Water Resources Commissioner Vote for not more than 1 Evan N. Pratt . First, and most important, we must improve academic performance by Ann Arbor students. Brian Ebon Jones-Chance (independent write-in), Bradley Joseph Manley (independent write-in), More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. That is why these variables are incorporated into the goals I would aim for should I be elected to the Board. I see my role as a School Board Trustee as ensuring that the district prioritizes success and happiness for ALL students. We can do better. November 1974: Wins election to her first two-year term on the Washtenaw County board of commissioners representing District 15 in Ann Arbor. Polls will be open from 7. But Id like to see more of a focus on our neuro-diverse and non-traditional learners, as well as a commitment to obliterate the opportunity gap also known as the achievement gap that exists for students in traditionally marginalized populations. As a researcher, clinician and educator, I have strong critical thinking and analytical skills that can help assess opportunity gaps in education and factors associated with these gaps. Public education should stick within budgetary limits. Nov. 6, 1984: Is unopposed and wins re-election to another two-year term on the Washtenaw County board of commissioners, representing District 9 in Ann Arbor. An unwillingness to set down the ego in order to actively listen and to find out of the box solutions to real ongoing problems. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Retain power at all costs. Ensuring open communication, transparency and inclusiveness of the schools to provide social, emotional and educational support to all members of our community. First and foremost, I want to institute an equitable covid safety policy (you can read the full policy on my website), which must include masking during times of higher community transmission, free high quality masks and testing for students and staff, HEPA filtration units in each and every classroom; and a return to free school meals for all. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. My priorities are aligned with hers: Long-term planning with short term flexibility. Gets 6,731 votes. For one thing, Im excited to be in a position to directly impact equity-focused decisions, and make sure people from historically excluded backgrounds have a voice in those decisions. It is also wonderful to see strong advocates for our children, who are the teachers. If more children of a particular group end up being chosen then so be it. I am running as part of a slate of experienced, profession, progressive & passionate leaders who want to serve our community and ensure all voices are heard. These strong foundational skills give children the ability to access other subject areas and to become knowledgeable about the world around them, all things that need to happen to build critical reasoning skills. If I am unable to accomplish these goals, It wont be because I didnt have the will to get it done. This is a committed value that may initially cost more but in the long term, reduce some of our energy costs in the future. Lets remember that the ultimate responsibility of schools is to create adults who are literate in reading, math and sciences, and who can critically think, enabling them to be part of our great American civilization. Paulette Metoyer ran for election for an at-large seat of the Ann Arbor Board of Education in Michigan. The Board of Education will need to prioritize recruitment and retention of high quality educators and continue their work to create a professional learning environment where these educators can grow and develop. Our website website can be found here: https://www.communitycenteredcandidatesforaaps.com/. Terms of Use | Lastly, I will support professional learning for our districts educators so they are current with evidence-based teaching strategies that are based in peer-reviewed research. Ann Arbor, like many districts, will continue to face the challenge of staffing their schools with highly qualified teachers and support staff. Social and political messages have no place in our classrooms. I can teach a few lessons on how to develop a strong and cohesive school board. More information about me and my platform can be found here: www.jeremylapham.info. This means that the majority of next years school board will have served less than one term. Paulette Metoyer Water Resources Commissioner Vote for not more than 1 County Commissioner . A Democrat and former county commissioner for 14 years, McClary has held the treasurer's office since Jan. 1, 1997. She was in her early 20s at the time, and served in that part-time role through 1988. She runs unopposed in the general election, and had also been unopposed in the Aug. 5, 2008 Democratic primary. Also my lived experiences have shown me that systemic racism is still harming Ann Arbor students. And they need a more structured way to communicate their needs to the board. Learn more | It takes highly qualified staff to motivate, nurture, and educate each child so they can thrive and reach their potential academically, socially and emotionally. A commitment to equity, making sure the children who need the resources, such as tutors, reading specialist, mental health support, get the help they needed to enable them to feel that school is a safe place to make mistakes and learn from them. She grew up in Kentucky before earning a bachelors degree from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University. Second, I want to help the Ann Arbor Schools move towards an open school system. It means that we properly screen and support learners that struggle or learn differently. He also serves as vice president of The University of Michigan Professional Nurses Council. Based on the data, I plan to implement interventions and initiatives that can address these gaps and provide increased resources and support, such as dedicated time for teachers for development/training and extra tutoring for struggling students. The Board of Education must sustain a political will to allocate the necessary resources so that each child may learn in the best proven way. In my personal anti-racism work, Ive learned that the best way to fight this racism is to get involved at the local policy level. 4. This money could then be used to increase teacher and staff salaries, increase invest in university wide SEL curriculum and staff (e.g., social-workers and para professionals). McClary had run unopposed in the Aug. 8, 2000 Democratic primary. Turn right onto Washtenaw Avenue (M 17) 228 ft Turn left onto Hogback Road 1801 ft Turn right onto West Clark Road 5199 ft He has taught at three universities part-time, including the University of Michigan. Were finally recognizing the importance of having mental health resources available for our teenagers, but I want to work on ways to increase those resources at the elementary level now, too. Dr. Paulette M. Metoyer is an internist in Ypsilanti, Michigan. I am a first generation, refugee Palestinian American who moved to the US at a young age hoping for the American dream and a better life. Preparing AAPS students for a modern global workforce by engaging stakeholders to craft, high-quality, student-centered systems for AAPS. The best way to keep our budget balanced going forward is to get back to a growth-based mindset where we once again become a district families want their children enrolled in and teachers want to work at. As a member of the AAPS Board, Id like to help the district revisit the way in which its existing systems and processes perpetuate inequities between schools. Prioritizing the budget has been consistent during my tenure. Before and after school care need to be a priority for our districts working families. Built with love by, Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA), Washtenaw County Road Commission Winter Maintenance, Washtenaw County Weekly Road Work Schedule, 2019 Washtenaw County Health Department Annual Report, Military & Overseas Absentee Voter Application, Important information about property taxes, Community Center Advisory Committee Meeting 3/2/2023 5:30pm, Volunteer at the Washtenaw County Dispute Resolution Center, Serves on the Ypsilanti Area Community Fund, Superior Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals, Washtenaw County Critical Incident Stress Management Team. Townsend Gides is a former journalist and lawyer who is now a novelist, teaching in the MFA program at the University of Michigan. Student achievement is going to improve once all students feel welcome and included just as they are, without expectation that they need to change to fit a kind of mold. As a veteran board member, my primary commitments have been preserving academic excellence and increasing equity between schools: while others see these goals as incompatible, I see them as necessary synergy. She has served on a variety of volunteer boards and commissioners, including the task force on sustainable housing; the Adoptive and Foster Parents Support Group; the Government Finance Officers Association (former member of its executive board); the Michigan Government Finance Officer Association (former board member); and the Michigan Association of County Treasurers (former board member). The couple, who live in Ann Arbor, have two children and 4 grandchildren. Paulette Metoyer is on Facebook.

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