Will Ahern - School Board Candidate

Introduction

As a District 112 School Board member I would:

Both support and challenge the Superintendent in increasing student achievement

Collaborate with other School Board members to achieve objectives

Be a strong advocate for funding education and for fiscal responsibility within District 112

Seek innovative techology applications to promote student achievement and accelerate learning

Increase and support current efforts to reduce achievement gap in District 112

Support best practices in increasing test scores... but also shift focus to individual student academic growth

Improve relations between district and employee groups

Continue and re-establish community partnerships that enhance District 112 and broader community.

Why I Run

I am passionate about education. I want to help prepare our kids for an incredible future. The success of our education system in preparing our children for that future is imperative to our state's and country's success. I have been active over the past 8 years serving on school committees, producing school communication products, developing online curriculum and teaching in the classroom environment. More recently, I have joined CASE and become actively advocating for our schools to our State Senators and Representatives. I believe I have developed some perspective and some insight to bring to the community.

Eastern Carver County Schools District is a wonderful place for our children to learn and grow. They are a key part of our community. We can always do better and I wish to bring the spirit of continuous improvement to the school board.

What Do 40,000 Teachers Think About Addressing The Challenges Facing Schools Today?

Attributed to Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and presented here with their permission.

Involved

Site Committee Member - Kindergarten Center - District 112

Boundary Committee Member - Elementary School Boundaries - District 112

Promotional DVD - Award winning "District 112 - Take A Closer Look" Co-produced with Nancy Kracke, District 112's Director of Community/Staff Relations

Promotional DVD - XinXing Academy - Producer - Hopkins School District

Strategy Planning Committee - Minnetonka School District

CASE - Community Action for Student Education - Committee Member - Minnetonka School District

Faculty Member - Brown College

Two Minute Teacher - Producer of the online version of Two Minute Teacher math videos for 11 graders taking the MCA II test

Candidate Forum - October 27th

C.A.S.E., the Community Action for Student Education, is sponsoring a candidate forum on October 27th at the Minnetonka High School. This event will feature 18 candidates for State Senate and Legislature that will have an impact on school funding. Candidates and elected Officials from this area that will be part of the forum include:

Senator Julianne Ortman - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Representative District 34B - Joe Hoppe - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Representative Candidate District 34A - Ernie Leidiger - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Representative Candidate District 34A - Leanne Pouliot Kunze - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 112 * Bluff Creek Elementary * Chanhassen Elementary * Chanhassen High School * Chaska Elementary * Chaska High School * Chaska Middle School East * Chaska Middle School West * Clover Ridge Elementary * East Union Elementary * Jonathan Elementary * Kindergarten Center * Pioneer Ridge Middle School * Victoria Elementary School * Community Education * Early Childhood Program