} } $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); JOHNSTONIAN NEWS: Rightly or wrongly, school board member Ronald Johnson has become a distraction, with speaker after speaker at school and county meetings lining up to either condemn or praise him. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } He earned a bachelors degree from the University of Virginia in 1988 and an M.A. } .survey-result {padding:10px;} ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } width: 90%; .votebox-results-cell--check { } display: inline-block; div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } School board members say that, as of this November, two areas of the countyMcGees Crossroads and southern Johnston Countywill no longer have representation on the board. background-color: #003388; Or would you favor something more or something less? .infobox p { His career experience includes working in communications and journalism. I want smart, responsible leadership on our board devoid of politics. .race_header.republican { letter-spacing: 0.03em; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { .votebox-results-cell--check { Previously, Tippett ran for one of the four open Johnston school board seats in 2020, but finished fifth in that election. } The community must be willing to support schools with resources and with tutoring and mentoring. float: right; .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} background-color: #f9d334; .votebox { Do you support the contract extension beyond his stated date for having all schools earn a C or better? } width: 150px; .hideResponses { display: none;} JOHNSTONIAN NEWS: The test scores showed something else: Students who want to learn often do. Rick Mercier completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. width: 250px; font-weight: 200; } There are several critical factors to consider as part of any responsible deliberations over district elections. ), The runaway train trying to get this hastily conceived plan delivered to the General Assemblywhich must authorize it by means of a local bill sponsored by our local legislative delegationis being conducted by a school board committee consisting of Peggy Smith (committee chair), Ronald Johnson, Terri Sessoms and Tracie Zukowski. font-size: 1.25em; width: 100% !important; $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { Its important to note that there is no one correct answer to the question of whats the best way to do school board elections. I can see us expanding AVID to other schools and implementing AVID strategies district-wide. font-size: 1.2em; I have already outlined many strategies I support for us to be successful. My background as a journalist and serving in a local government leadership position have helped me to hone these qualities. font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; I urge you to tell the school board to slow down by using the online form on this webpage https://www.johnston.k12.nc.us/Page/21633 or by contacting board members individually using contact information that can be found at https://www.johnston.k12.nc.us/domain/86. $('#candidate-connection-twitter-122579').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); display: inline-block; Mostly, it appears, the recipients were hand-picked because of their connection to some elected body or other influential organization in the county. .widget-row.Green { This means many more students and staff will be safer and more secure inside school buildings. I think its something that could be expanded and that could yield good results. I know we are facing staffing issues, but our goals should be for the Virtual Academy to be fully staffed by our districts own teachers and for it to be run entirely in-house by Johnston County Public Schools. background-color: #6db24f; position: relative; } font-style: italic; .results_table_container { Every school system struggled at first making the shift to virtual instruction. Expand All . I have worked in local government for the past nine and a half years. margin: 0; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; What's on my ballot? } "As a parent with two children in Johnston County Public Schools, I want to make sure our schools get back to the level of high achievement that we enjoyed when my wife and I moved to the Clayton area nearly 15 years ago," Mercier said. Community service: member, Smithfield-Selma High School Parent Advisory Council; member, Summer Learning Loss Action Committee, Johnston County Partnership for Children; volunteer,Towne Players of Garner. letter-spacing: 0.03em; We need to be monitoring data from student assessments throughout the year, and the district should make additional supports available to schools most in need. Dr. Bracy, his leadership team and the principals in the schools should be held accountable, but lets focus on ways to support them so that our schools can improve. Fair enough. Melissa Bowers ran for election for an at-large seat of the Johnston County Schools Board of Education in North Carolina. background-color: #db0000; If yes, why? There are a host of other questions, including whether to keep the school board races nonpartisan (yes, please!). Education: NR: RICK MERCIER Age: 54 Residence: Fireweed Place, Clayton Occupation: Public Information Officer & Communications I agree that we need to build a new high school; consultantsidentified it as an immediate need more than five years ago. }. padding-left: 10px; }) border-bottom: 1px solid grey; State and local courts | Moby-Dick. } }) font-weight: bold; } I served as editor of The Clayton News-Star from 2007 until 2010 while also occasionally reporting for Agence France-Presse. overflow-y: hidden; Improving early literacy; recruiting and retaining great staff; working with commissioners to get funds to have the best school system in the state. However, for the purposes of this questionnaire, Id say Id give the school system a B. Get curricula for all core subjects and make sure all schools are following them: We need to purchase curricula for all core subjects, and central office administrators and principals must insist on fidelity to the curricula (in alignment with state standards) at all schools. help@restorationnewsmedia.com He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. Building it in the Wilsons Mills area will situate it in a future high-growth area and will help take some of the pressure off Corinth Holders High, which is nearly 500 students over capacity. Below are his answers to questions from the Johnstonian News. Depends on your definition of "historical." I have been a reading tutor in Johnston County and Wake County public schools. .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} padding-bottom: 3px; The Johnston County Board of Commissioners has countywide voting for its district seats, and the result has been a board that is not at all representative of the diverse county in which we live. $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { Do we stagger it? background-color: #f9f9f9; vertical-align: top; I currently serve as vice president of N.C. City and County Communicators and am a board member of the N.C. Open Government Coalition. @media (max-width:600px) { They say you learn to read in those first few years so that you can read to learn for the rest of your K-12 journey and, indeed, for the rest of your life. position: relative; display: block; background-color: grey; $('.pastResponses').hide(); background-color: #f4f4f4; The following candidates ran in the primary for Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large on May 17, 2022. Op-Ed By: Rick Mercier color: #888; Superintendent Eric Bracys goal is to have all Johnston schools earn a C or better on their state report card by the end of the 2023-24 school year. margin-top: 0px; .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} It is both mystical and painstakingly concrete. Biography Rick Mercier was born in Baltimore, Maryland. width: 100%; background-color: #6db24f; $('.hideResponses').show(); .indicate_scroll { We need to examine ways to cut expenses at Central Office and make sure spending is focused on classrooms. Two rules have been submitted for consideration, one dealing with in-person photo ID and one dealing with photo ID via absentee ballots. p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } })(); Rick Mercier completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. I serve on the board of the N.C. Open Government Coalition. } This is an option we should support and expand at SSS and elsewhere if it continues to show results. Community involvement: Improving our schools cant be a spectator sport. p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} margin-top: 1em; font-style: italic; They provide extra support to young students and their families. .electionsectionheading { We must separate teaching assistant and bus driver duties. The Proud Boys have been described as a right-wing extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. .widget-row.value-only { By building new schools and doing brick-and-mortar expansions, we will be eliminating more than 80 mobile units. [1][2], .votebox { text-align: center; I want us to strategically focus on early literacy and to adopt the goal of having all of our students be grade-level reading proficient by the end of third grade. It was about a year later, I believe, when I heard the news that Clemente had died in an airplane crash while trying to deliver earthquake relief supplies to the people of Nicaragua. It is America to me. 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JOHNSTONIAN NEWS: This past year, Johnston County Public Schools made good progress toward the superintendents goal of every school earning at least a C on its state report. Prior to joining the Town of Garner, I was editor of The Clayton News-Star (when it was still family-owned) and the North Carolina stringer for Agence France-Presse. left: 0px; display: inline-block; padding-left: 16px; Below are his answers to questions from the Johnstonian News. I have lived in Japan and Taiwan and have reported from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean during my career. background-color: #ccc; } A school board member represents the interests of all the stakeholders-students, parents, teachers, classified and administrative staff, taxpayers and local employers. 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