1. Name as it will appear on the ballot
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2. Office sought (include office, jurisdiction, position/district number):
3. Are you the incumbent? Yes No
4. How long have you resided in this district/city?
5. How long have you resided in King County?
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6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Jane Fellner for School Board |
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1. Beginning with the most recent position, please list public offices which you have held. Include positions on appointive Boards or Commissions.
2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:
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In this section, we are seeking responses that reflect the four ratings criteria: involvement, effectiveness, character, and knowledge. These are defined as follows:
1. In a page or less, why are you running for this office? (Note: the interview committee will be given a copy of this statement before your interview; at the beginning of your interview you will have the opportunity to expand on this statement in any way you wish.)
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I am running for office because the current Board has failed to deliver the leadership we need. Our Seattle schools must provide a challenging education for every student, and we must do so with less money than is now being spent. The school board has not made the difficult decisions that will allow us to live within our means while maintaining excellence.
Many of our schools and children are struggling without realistic plans for improvement. We can do a better job allocating limited resources equitably so all students can have an excellent education.
I am a practicing physician, administrator, and parent of three teenage sons, all students in Seattle Public Schools. I have been deeply involved in the Seattle Public Schools during the past 10 years and have witnessed budget cuts, service reductions, and changes in administration. I have spent countless hours volunteering in classrooms, attending PTA and School Board meetings, and serving on School District committees.
I practiced medicine at the Seattle Indian Health Board for 10 years, and am currently physician and Associate Director at the UW student health center. My work depends on analytic skills, flexible thinking, the ability to make decisions and to work cooperatively with colleagues. I would bring these attributes to the School Board, which must work collaboratively with fellow Board members, District staff, and the community to balance our budget and improve our schools. I am well qualified and prepared to help the Seattle Public Schools to do this work.
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2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I am intelligent, well organized, a careful thinker and able to see many sides of a problem. My work as a physician has developed my skills as a listener; I have worked extensively on committees in both my professional and community work, as participant and leader. I work collaboratively. I am capable of synthesizing multiple strands of information to develop a recommendation. I am able to make decisions. I have immersed myself in Seattle School District policy for 10 years, and am acutely aware of the issues we face. I am passionate about providing the best possible education for every child.
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3. Please describe in sufficient detail, one to three accomplishments or contributions of which you are most proud. These examples should illustrate effective skills and capabilities you think apply to the office you are seeking. These accomplishments may have occurred at any time in your personal, professional, or public life.
4. Please list or describe your current and past activities in the community in which you have acquired skills that relate to the office you seek. Include your role in the activity and the year(s) in which you were involved. Involvement consists of many areas such as family, neighborhood, community, employment, or public life.
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Seattle Public Schools Activities
Classroom volunteer, Seattle Public Schools 1993 – present Treasurer, PTSA Kindergarten Aide Project, Stevens Elementary School, 1995-96 Trainee, Junior Great Books, spring 1996 PTSA member: Stevens Elementary 1993-98, Madrona Elementary 1994-97, Lowell Elementary 1997-03, Washington Middle School 1999-present, Garfield High School 2002-present. Recipient of two Golden Acorn Awards for service to the PTA – Lowell and Washington.
Chair, Accelerated Progress Program Task Force of the Seattle Public Schools 1/97 – 6/05
Lowell/APP Transition Committee Seattle Public Schools 2/97-6/97 Member, Highly Capable Review Committee Seattle Public Schools 9/00-5/02 Member, Advanced Learning Steering Committee Seattle Public Schools 9/02 – 9/04 Member, Advisory Committee for the Superintendent Search, Seattle Public Schools, 6/03 – 10/03
Professional Activities
Executive Committee, UW Hall Health Primary Care Clinic (HHPCC) Implementation and management of HHPCC Electronic Medical Record system Chair HHPCC Health Information Committee HH HIPAA Privacy Official and UW Medicine HIPAA Executive Sponsor UW Medicine Corporate Compliance Officer for HHPCC
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A Seattle School Board Director is responsible for oversight of the District. The Board provides a vision and mission for the Seattle Schools. The Board makes policy, oversees the budget, and hires the superintendent. The Board is accountable to the public for the academic success of the District’s students. The Board advocates for the school system in the community, and at the local and state governments.
Fiscal responsibility is essential, as is excellent collaborative communication with the schools, the community, and government.
Perhaps the most important duty is the commitment to work towards maximizing educational opportunity for all students. Making sure that every child succeeds is crucial for the success of the child, the family, and ultimately our community. The school board must be the steward of excellence and equity. |
EDUCATION BACKGROUND SUMMARY
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report is distributed to voters in print and/or on our website. It includes a summary of the candidate’s education. Please summarize your education in 120 characters (letters, punctuation, and space all combined). The League will delete material that exceeds the space limit by beginning with the last entry. Suggested order is (degree) (subject) (school) (year, if desired).
Note: If this question is left blank the League will not include education information in your candidate profile.
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NYC and Pittsburgh public schools; BS Yale College; MD Hershey Medical School; UW Family Practice Residency |
FOR PUBLICATION IN CANDIDATE EVALUATION REPORT
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report also includes a summary of each candidate’s civic involvement. Please summarize your civic involvement in the space below. We will make every attempt to include the information in the Candidate Evaluation Report as submitted. Due to space restrictions in the Report, your response is limited to 500 characters (letters, punctuation, and spaces all combined). It is important that you list your involvement beginning with the most important and ending with the least important. If you exceed the length of response permitted, or if the League should find it necessary to shorten responses for publication purposes, deletions will be made beginning with the last item listed.
Note: This information will appear verbatim on the League’s Candidate Evaluation Report. If this question is left blank, the Municipal League will not include information on your civic involvement in the Report.
Check here if you would like the Municipal League to copy the first 500 characters from Question 4 to paste into this section.
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Classroom volunteer, SPS 1993 – 05 Treasurer, PTSA K’garten Aide Project, Stevens School, 1995-6 Trainee, Jr Great Books, 1996 PTSA: Stevens 1993-8, Madrona 1994-7, Lowell 1997-03, WMS 1999-05, Garfield 2002-5 Two Golden Acorn Awards for service to PTA Chair, Accelerated Progress Program Task Force SPS 1/97–6/05 Lowell/APP Transition Committee SPS 2-6/97 Highly Capable Review Committee SPS 9/00-5/02 Advanced Learning Steering Committee SPS 9/02–9/04 Advisory Committee, Supt Search SPS, 6-10/03 |
Finished!
If at all possible, send your response to the Municipal League electronically as an attachment, or insert it into an e-mail message (rebecca@munileague.org). Mail and fax numbers are listed below. If the League has not contacted you to schedule an interview, please call the League office at your earliest convenience.
Don’t forget to send the following to the Municipal League: a resume, a photo, campaign literature, and, if you are an incumbent, constituent newsletters and other materials. Please use the check-off list on the cover sheet of this packet to indicate which items you have sent.
Candidate Evaluation Coordinator: Rebecca Cooper
Seattle, WA 98104-1614 Fax: 425-671-0506 Website: www.munileague.org