BOE Candidates for 2026 election

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Anonymous wrote:I will vote against every incumbent running for any office provided there is a non MAGA non transphobic alternative. If there is not, I won't vote.

In that scenario, not voting is in effect a vote for the MAGA candidate.

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Anonymous wrote:That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE.

The fact that she's the best on the BOE says a lot about the BOE. I think Julie is going to have a hard time winning her council seat.

Why do you think this? People seem to respect her.

Who respects her? She has failed on so many levels. For some of us, it has directly impacted our kids.

Julie used to be decent and respectable as a BOE member. As Board president she has been an absolute disappointment.

Her leadership is abysmal.

She cares more about timekeeping than she does about getting answers to important questions.

She is rude and dismissive to Rita Montoya and Laura Stewart, who are the only two asking any questions.

I don't know what happens to people who run for the board once they are elected but they change. They get sucked into the groupthink of everyone needing to agree on everything, they get so cautious about saying something wrong, they don't say anything publicly, and promises of accountability evaporate.

Yes. I've only watched 1 or 2 BOE meetings, but I definitely saw this.

she only does this to montoya and stewart. She doesnt seem to care about time when its anyone else

I think Julie is kind of an efficient, no nonsense person by nature, but it comes across terribly. Her and Rita bickering yesterday was so unbecoming (frankly of both of them).

Good for Rita for standing up to her! (RITA KEEP GOING AND DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT!)

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Anonymous wrote:I hope the MCEA really thinks hard about its apple ballot endorsements going forward.

MCEA owes the public an apology for putting up Natalie Zimmerman. She is an absolute waste of space.

She's ok but she's not strong enough to stand up to them and reality is standing up to them does no good. Its impossible to know whow someone will do until they get into the position but she got out the former BOE memebers which was more important.

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Anonymous wrote:That will be a huge loss. Julie is the only good member of the BOE.

The fact that she's the best on the BOE says a lot about the BOE. I think Julie is going to have a hard time winning her council seat.

Why do you think this? People seem to respect her.

Who respects her? She has failed on so many levels. For some of us, it has directly impacted our kids.

Julie used to be decent and respectable as a BOE member. As Board president she has been an absolute disappointment.

Her leadership is abysmal.

She cares more about timekeeping than she does about getting answers to important questions.

She is rude and dismissive to Rita Montoya and Laura Stewart, who are the only two asking any questions.

I don't know what happens to people who run for the board once they are elected but they change. They get sucked into the groupthink of everyone needing to agree on everything, they get so cautious about saying something wrong, they don't say anything publicly, and promises of accountability evaporate.

Yes. I've only watched 1 or 2 BOE meetings, but I definitely saw this.

she only does this to montoya and stewart. She doesnt seem to care about time when its anyone else

I think Julie is kind of an efficient, no nonsense person by nature, but it comes across terribly. Her and Rita bickering yesterday was so unbecoming (frankly of both of them).

Can you tell us exactly why you feel this way? She shut down the MVA, early education, and other programs a few years ago citing money, hurting the very students and families who need those programs the most. And, while they did that, they took the MVA space and remodeled it (after claiming it was only due to money) and refused to offer any data as to why the program was failing. Now, they bring in Taylor, giving him a huge pay raise, and he and they are making things a bigger mess while going on a bigger spending spree and creating a further divide between the schools that have and the schools that don't have. They preach equity, transparency, listening and many other things and they've done the opposite of it. Julie could put and end to it and put students and staff first but instead, she and the older BOE members put their own self interests first.

Many students left due to the virtual school closing and them not being able to or unwilling to (bullying, abuse, health issues and more) return in person. Instead of expanding virtual to include more offerings not available at their home schools, we spend a fortune on MC (with a BOE conflict of interest) and kids who cannot go to MC due to timing, transportation or other reasons go without the classes they need. The cost was minimal, and if it saved or helped even one child, that money was well spent.

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Anonymous wrote:I will vote against every incumbent running for any office provided there is a non MAGA non transphobic alternative. If there is not, I won't vote.

In that scenario, not voting is in effect a vote for the MAGA candidate.

I think things are so broken at this point that it is worth the risk.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope the MCEA really thinks hard about its apple ballot endorsements going forward.

MCEA owes the public an apology for putting up Natalie Zimmerman. She is an absolute waste of space.

She's ok but she's not strong enough to stand up to them and reality is standing up to them does no good. Its impossible to know whow someone will do until they get into the position but she got out the former BOE memebers which was more important.

She is not ok. She is absolutely useless. -DP

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Anonymous wrote:I hope the MCEA really thinks hard about its apple ballot endorsements going forward.

MCEA owes the public an apology for putting up Natalie Zimmerman. She is an absolute waste of space.

She's ok but she's not strong enough to stand up to them and reality is standing up to them does no good. Its impossible to know whow someone will do until they get into the position but she got out the former BOE memebers which was more important.

She is not ok. She is absolutely useless. -DP

At least she takes up a seat to have blocked the former BOE member from continuing. Either she steps up or we vote her out next election.

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Anonymous wrote:I will vote against every incumbent running for any office provided there is a non MAGA non transphobic alternative. If there is not, I won't vote.

In that scenario, not voting is in effect a vote for the MAGA candidate.

I think things are so broken at this point that it is worth the risk.

If I have to I'd vote for a republican depending on their character and values over an incumbent. I will not vote for any incumbets right now.

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Anonymous wrote:I will vote against every incumbent running for any office provided there is a non MAGA non transphobic alternative. If there is not, I won't vote.

In that scenario, not voting is in effect a vote for the MAGA candidate.

I think things are so broken at this point that it is worth the risk.

If I have to I'd vote for a republican depending on their character and values over an incumbent. I will not vote for any incumbets right now.

At this point, Grace is the only incumbent running, and she has no opposition.

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Anonymous wrote:I will vote against every incumbent running for any office provided there is a non MAGA non transphobic alternative. If there is not, I won't vote.

In that scenario, not voting is in effect a vote for the MAGA candidate.

I think things are so broken at this point that it is worth the risk.

If I have to I'd vote for a republican depending on their character and values over an incumbent. I will not vote for any incumbets right now.

At this point, Grace is the only incumbent running, and she has no opposition.

Hopefully someone will run.. they'd have a good chance of winning.

[Anonymous]

Any former teachers have the bandwidth to run?

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Anonymous wrote:Any former teachers have the bandwidth to run?

Current or former teacher is not a good qualifier. Natalie Zimmerman is a current teacher and she was supposed to bring that perspective to the board but she does nothing but smile and giggle.

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Anonymous wrote:Any former teachers have the bandwidth to run?

Current or former teacher is not a good qualifier. Natalie Zimmerman is a current teacher and she was supposed to bring that perspective to the board but she does nothing but smile and giggle.

She’s probably worried long term with a job. It takes someone very strong to stand up and fight for what’s right.

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Anonymous wrote:Any former teachers have the bandwidth to run?

Current or former teacher is not a good qualifier. Natalie Zimmerman is a current teacher and she was supposed to bring that perspective to the board but she does nothing but smile and giggle.

She's a former teacher now.

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Anonymous wrote:Any former teachers have the bandwidth to run?

Current or former teacher is not a good qualifier. Natalie Zimmerman is a current teacher and she was supposed to bring that perspective to the board but she does nothing but smile and giggle.

She's a former teacher now.

Sort of. She’s technically on leave, she didn’t resign. So she’ll go back to being a teacher again once her term is over.