WEBVTT 00:06.072 --> 00:07.340 * >>> WELCOME TO "IDAHO DEBATES." 00:07.340 --> 00:11.611 A LOOK AT THE CANDIDATE ON THE 2014 BALLOT. 00:11.611 --> 00:14.347 "IDAHO DEBATES" IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF THE 00:14.347 --> 00:17.017 IDAHO PRESS CLUB, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF IDAHO, AND IDAHO 00:17.017 --> 00:18.651 PUBLIC TELEVISION. 00:18.651 --> 00:22.288 "THE IDAHO DEBATES" ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY BOISE STATE 00:22.288 --> 00:25.358 UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE, DEVOTED TO BUILDING 00:25.358 --> 00:28.928 FUTURE CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGH 00:28.928 --> 00:31.664 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROBLEM-SOLVING, REAL WORLD 00:31.664 --> 00:32.999 RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES. 00:32.999 --> 00:36.736 AND THE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE YOU CAONLY GET HERE AT THE STATE 00:36.736 --> 00:37.137 CAPITOL. 00:37.137 --> 00:40.106 "IDAHO DEBATES" ARE ALSO BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO 00:40.106 --> 00:41.374 THE IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION ENDOWMENT. 00:41.374 --> 00:46.479 THANK YOU. 00:46.479 --> 00:48.381 >>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO "IDAHO DEBATES." 00:48.381 --> 00:50.383 LIVE THIS EVENING FROM IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION. 00:50.383 --> 00:53.420 THIS IS OUR FOURTH DEBATE AND AFTER TONIGHT YOU CAN WATCH ALL 00:53.420 --> 00:59.092 OF THEM AT IDAHO PTV.ORG. 00:59.092 --> 01:01.494 TONIGHT THE CANDIDATES VYING TO BE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 01:01.494 --> 01:03.430 INSTRUCTION EXPLAIN THEIR POSITION ON THE ISSUES. 01:03.430 --> 01:06.066 THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF THE IDAHO 01:06.066 --> 01:08.068 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 01:08.068 --> 01:11.638 THEY OPERATE THE STATE'S PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, THEY ARE ALSO 01:11.638 --> 01:15.275 RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF 01:15.275 --> 01:17.644 EDUCATION, THE VISION OF THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE AND THE PEOPLE 01:17.644 --> 01:18.278 OF IDAHO. 01:18.278 --> 01:22.282 THIS POSITION IS A UNIQUE BLEND OF ADMINISTRATION, CREATIVITY 01:22.282 --> 01:23.550 AND POLITICAL SAVVY. 01:23.550 --> 01:26.986 TONIGHT WE WACK JANA JONES AND SHERRI IBARRA TO THE STAGE. 01:26.986 --> 01:31.358 JANA JONES WORKED AT THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN 01:31.358 --> 01:35.662 VARIOUS CAPACITIES INCLUDING THE BUREAU OF SPECIAL EDUCATION 01:35.662 --> 01:39.132 LEADING THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND SERVING AS FORMER 01:39.132 --> 01:41.568 SUPERINTENDENT MARILYN HOWARD CHIEF DEPARTMENT. 01:41.568 --> 01:45.572 JONES CURRENTLY WORKS AS A CONSULTING FIRM. 01:45.572 --> 01:51.378 SHERRI IBARRA HAS HAD 17 YEARS AS CLASSROOM TEACH, DIRECTOR AND 01:51.378 --> 01:52.479 CURRICULUM DIRECTOR. 01:52.479 --> 01:57.317 SHE WAS NAMED TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN 2005 AND 2006, ALSO ON 01:57.317 --> 02:00.787 STAGE IS THE PANEL OF REPORTERS SELECTED BY THE IDAHO PRESS 02:00.787 --> 02:02.055 G UB. 02:02.055 --> 02:06.593 G EY ASK THE CANDIDATES QUESTION THE. 02:06.593 --> 02:08.728 BILL ROBERTS OF "IDAHO STATESMAN," EMILIE RITTER 02:08.728 --> 02:11.064 SAUNDERS OF BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO, AND CLARK CORBIN OF "NEWS 02:11.064 --> 02:11.798 ACROSS AMERICA." 02:11.798 --> 02:15.435 I'D AARON KUNZ HERE OF IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION. 02:15.435 --> 02:19.339 I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE SURE BOTH CANDIDATES GET EQUAL TIME 02:19.339 --> 02:20.273 AND STAY ON POINT. 02:20.273 --> 02:23.176 TO HELP ME AND REMIND THE CANDIDATES HOW LONG THEY HAVE 02:23.176 --> 02:26.646 BEEN TALKING IS A VOLUNTEER TIMEKEEPER FROM THE LEAGUE OF 02:26.646 --> 02:27.714 WOMEN VOTERS, CORLISS NEUBER. 02:27.714 --> 02:28.648 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 02:28.648 --> 02:31.451 WE'VE ASKED THE CANDIDATES TO ENGAGE EACH OTHER ON THE ISSUES. 02:31.451 --> 02:38.291 IN OTHER WORDS, LESS EMPHASIS ON A RIGID FORMULA AND MORE ON 02:38.291 --> 02:43.029 DISCUSSION THAT HELPS YOU, THE VOTER, TO MAKE A BETTER CHOICE. 02:43.029 --> 02:46.733 WE FLIPPED COIN A FEW MINUTES AGO TO SEE WHO WOULD GO FIRST 02:46.733 --> 02:50.670 AND JANA JONES WILL BEGIN WITH HER OPENING COMMENTS. 02:50.670 --> 02:52.739 >> GOOD EVENING, I'M JANA JONES. 02:52.739 --> 02:56.376 AS I'VE BEEN TRAVELING THE STATE, IDAHOANS ACROSS THE AREA 02:56.376 --> 03:01.314 HAVE BEEN TELLING ME WHAT THEY WANT IN A SUPERINTENDENT IS 03:01.314 --> 03:06.619 SOMEONE WHO CAN PUT PARTISANSHIP AND POLITICS ASIDE, BRING PEOPLE 03:06.619 --> 03:09.356 TOGETHER AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR IDAHO'S KIDS. 03:09.356 --> 03:14.327 I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO DO JUST 03:14.327 --> 03:18.698 THAT, INCLUDING A DOCTORATE IN HE HAD OCCASIONAL LEADERSHIP, 03:18.698 --> 03:21.634 SIX CERTIFICATIONS AND OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION 03:21.634 --> 03:27.640 IN IDAHO, FROM A CLASSROOM TEACHER TO THE IDAHO CHIEF 03:27.640 --> 03:28.541 DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT. 03:28.541 --> 03:30.276 I KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. 03:30.276 --> 03:33.279 AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I KNOW HOW TO DO IT. 03:33.279 --> 03:38.284 MEANWHILE, MY OPPONENT DID NOT VOTE FOR THE LUNA LAWS. 03:38.284 --> 03:45.558 AND SHE HAS SAID THAT SHE WILL CARRY ON AND MOVE FORWARD ON THE 03:45.558 --> 03:49.763 RECOMMENDED BUDGET, AS WELL AS MOVE INTO THE OFFICE RIGHT NEXT 03:49.763 --> 03:53.466 DOOR TO HIM RIGHT AFTER THE ELECTION SO HE COULD TRAIN HER 03:53.466 --> 03:55.368 ON HOW TO DO THE JOB. 03:55.368 --> 03:58.672 IF YOU LIKE TOM LUNA, YOU'RE GOING LOVE SHERRI IBARRA. 03:58.672 --> 04:02.876 IF THE LAST EIGHT YEARS HAS TOLD US ANYTHING, WE CAN'T AFFORD 04:02.876 --> 04:05.979 ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF A SUPERINTENDENT WHO IS WELL 04:05.979 --> 04:08.415 INTENDED BUT ILL PREPARED. 04:08.415 --> 04:09.482 >> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 04:09.482 --> 04:10.884 NOW SHERRI IBARRA, ONE MINUTE. 04:10.884 --> 04:12.886 >> THANK YOU, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 04:12.886 --> 04:15.989 I'M VERY HONORED TO BE IN FRONT OF IDAHOANS TONIGHT. 04:15.989 --> 04:19.693 BECAUSE I AM IN THE BIGGEST JOB INTERVIEW OF ALL. 04:19.693 --> 04:24.497 MY NAME IS SHERRI IBARRA AND I HAVE NEARLY 20 YEARS OF 04:24.497 --> 04:29.069 EXPERIENCE ON THE FRONT LINES IN SUCH POSITIONS AS 11 YEARS AS A 04:29.069 --> 04:30.337 CLASSROOM TEACHER. 04:30.337 --> 04:34.507 I'VE BEEN A VICE PRINCIPAL, A PRINCIPAL, A FEDERAL PROGRAMS 04:34.507 --> 04:37.344 DIRECTOR, A CURRICULUM DIRECTOR, I AM A CERTIFIED SUPERINTENDENT. 04:37.344 --> 04:39.279 I DO HOLD THREE DEGREES. 04:39.279 --> 04:42.916 I HAVE TAKEN A TEAM OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM FAILING STAT 04:42.916 --> 04:46.653 TO US FOUR-STAR STATUS AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THAT JOB IS 04:46.653 --> 04:47.120 ABOUT. 04:47.120 --> 04:52.025 I HAVE DONE THAT BY EMPOWERING TEACHERS, MAINTAINING A FOCUS ON 04:52.025 --> 04:55.261 A VISION FOR THE FUTURE AND A HARD FOCUS ON OUR KIDS. 04:55.261 --> 04:58.398 I HAVE A PLATFORM OF ADDRESS THE WHOLE CHILD. 04:58.398 --> 05:01.401 SIMPLY STATED THIS MEANS WE WILL ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR 05:01.401 --> 05:04.871 STUDENTS IN IDAHO THROUGH THREE TOP PRIORITY ITEMS. 05:04.871 --> 05:09.509 THAT IS SAFETY AND SUPPORT, A TESTING SYSTEM THAT FOCUSES ON A 05:09.509 --> 05:13.613 MOTION PICTURE OF GROWTH OVER TIME, AND 21st CENTURY 05:13.613 --> 05:14.147 ABILITIES. 05:14.147 --> 05:18.051 MY NAME IS SHERRI IBARRA AND I WOULD BE HONORED TO REPRESENT 05:18.051 --> 05:21.054 IDAHOANS AS THE NEXT-STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 05:21.054 --> 05:21.488 INSTRUCTION. 05:21.488 --> 05:23.423 I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN NOVEMBER. 05:23.423 --> 05:25.358 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU BOTH. 05:25.358 --> 05:27.727 WE'LL GET RIGHT TO THE QUESTIONS TONIGHT. 05:27.727 --> 05:30.797 THE FIRST QUESTION COMES FROM EMILIE RITTER SAUNDERS. 05:30.797 --> 05:32.799 DIRECT YOUR QUESTION TO JANA JONES. 05:32.799 --> 05:36.369 >> THIS WILL BE FOR BOTH OF YOU BUT WE'LL START WITH YOU. 05:36.369 --> 05:40.173 FOR YEARS IDAHO COMPANIES STAY IDAHO STUDENTS ARE NOT PREPARED 05:40.173 --> 05:43.076 FOR TODAY'S JOBS. 05:43.076 --> 05:48.081 SEVERAL NAMPA COMPANIES SAID THEY CAN'T FIND PEOPLE FOR 05:48.081 --> 05:49.249 SKILLED JOBS. 05:49.249 --> 05:54.087 WHAT COULD YOU DO TO SHRINK OF SKILLS GAP AND BETTER PREPARE 05:54.087 --> 05:55.989 IDAHO STUDENTS FOR JOBS TODAY? 05:55.989 --> 06:01.227 >> WHAT WE NEED IN IDAHO IS TO RAISE OUR STANDARDS. 06:01.227 --> 06:04.230 WE HAVE WITHIN WORKING TOWARDS THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT 06:04.230 --> 06:06.232 IMPLEMENTING THE COMMON CORE. 06:06.232 --> 06:09.302 IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS SO 06:09.302 --> 06:11.705 THAT THEY CAN GO OUT AND BE SUCCESSFUL FOR WHATEVER CAREER 06:11.705 --> 06:13.139 THEY CHEWS TO GO INTO. 06:13.139 --> 06:15.775 SPECIFICALLY WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THOSE 06:15.775 --> 06:20.080 STANDARDS ARE WORKING TO THE BENEFIT -- TO BENEFIT OUR KIDS, 06:20.080 --> 06:24.150 THAT WHEN THEY LEAVE THAT WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE WELL 06:24.150 --> 06:27.687 PREPARED, THAT THEY HAVE ALSO SOME OF THE SOFT SKILLS THEY 06:27.687 --> 06:28.488 NEED. 06:28.488 --> 06:31.958 AS I'VE TRAVELED AND TALKED TO EMPLOYERS AROUND THE STATE, 06:31.958 --> 06:34.861 OTHER THINGS THEY TELL ME ARE REAL IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE 06:34.861 --> 06:38.531 LOOKING FOR ARE GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS, BOTH 06:38.531 --> 06:43.269 WRITTEN AND VERBAL, AS WELL AS OTHER KINDS OF SOFT SKILLS LIKE 06:43.269 --> 06:45.438 TIME MANAGEMENT, WORK ETHIC. 06:45.438 --> 06:48.541 THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THROUGH INSTRUCTION, ESPECIALLY 06:48.541 --> 06:51.378 WHEN OUR KIDS ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, AS WE 06:51.378 --> 06:54.347 HAVE THEM WORK TOGETHER ON PROJECTS, DO THOSE KINDS OF 06:54.347 --> 06:55.015 THINGS. 06:55.015 --> 06:58.385 WE CAN BUILD THOSE SKILLS INTO IT SO OUR KIDS ARE BETTER 06:58.385 --> 07:01.488 PREPARED WHEN THEY GO INTO THE WORKFORCE. 07:01.488 --> 07:02.589 >> SAME QUESTION FOR SHERRI IBARRA. 07:02.589 --> 07:03.923 >> THANK YOU. 07:03.923 --> 07:08.661 I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE ADOPTED THOSE STANDARDS BECAUSE 07:08.661 --> 07:12.298 WE SAW THAT THERE WAS REALLY A LAG IN ACHIEVEMENT IN IDAHO. 07:12.298 --> 07:15.235 THAT MATCHES UP WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING. 07:15.235 --> 07:21.708 AS KIDS ARE GOING INTO COLLEGE AND THEY HAPPEN TO TAKE REMEDIAL 07:21.708 --> 07:22.575 COURSES. 07:22.575 --> 07:27.213 THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF MY PLATFORM AND VISION FOR IDAHO, REALLY 07:27.213 --> 07:31.418 FOCUSING ON THOSE 21st CENTURY ABILITIES, WHICH INCLUDES STRONG 07:31.418 --> 07:35.522 SPEAKING SKILLS AND STRONG WRITING SKILLS AND STRONG WITH 07:35.522 --> 07:39.959 TECHNOLOGY, AND THE ABILITY TO PROBLEM-SOLVE. 07:39.959 --> 07:43.329 ONLY WHEN YOU START TO FOCUS ON THOSE NEW STANDARDS WILL YOU 07:43.329 --> 07:46.433 START TO SEE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSE. 07:46.433 --> 07:49.369 AND WITH A SUPERINTENDENT WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES WITH 07:49.369 --> 07:52.372 HER SLEEVES ROLLED UP WHO UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES IDAHO 07:52.372 --> 07:55.275 STUDENTS ARE FACING AND CAN PUT THAT TOGETHER INTO A VISION FOR 07:55.275 --> 07:55.909 IDAHO. 07:55.909 --> 07:58.111 AND THEN SOMETHING THAT TAKE AS SNAPSHOT OF GROWTH. 07:58.111 --> 08:02.115 FOR EXAMPLE, OR TESTING SYSTEM, THAT IS ANOTHER PART OF THE 08:02.115 --> 08:04.851 VISION I WOULD BRING FORWARD TO TAKE A SNAPSHOT OF GROWTH OVER 08:04.851 --> 08:09.022 TIME, TO SEE IF IT IS TRULY THAT WE ARE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN 08:09.022 --> 08:13.026 GROWING AND NOT AS A NEGATIVE METHOD FOR EMBARRASSING STUDENTS 08:13.026 --> 08:14.060 OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 08:14.060 --> 08:16.596 THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF FOCUSING ON ACHIEVEMENT. 08:16.596 --> 08:20.200 I BELIEVE THAT IS WHY WE NEED TO DO ADOPT NEW STANDARDS IN IDAHO. 08:20.200 --> 08:21.601 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 08:21.601 --> 08:23.837 OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM BILL ROBERTS. 08:23.837 --> 08:27.040 IF YOU DIRECT YOUR QUESTION TO SHERRI IBARRA. 08:27.040 --> 08:28.708 >> I WILL. 08:28.708 --> 08:32.779 MS. IBARRA, I WANT TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER ON THE STANDARDS 08:32.779 --> 08:34.047 ISSUE IN THIS REGARD. 08:34.047 --> 08:38.051 FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES -- OR AFTER NEARLY TWO DECADE WAS 08:38.051 --> 08:41.421 IDAHO EMBARKING ON A READING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM B A THIRD OF 08:41.421 --> 08:45.692 THE THIRD GRADERS STILL SCANT READ ON GRADE LEVEL, STILL 08:45.692 --> 08:46.526 STRUGGLE TO READ. 08:46.526 --> 08:49.629 I WOULD LIKE TO YOU EXPLAIN IN DETAIL TO IDAHO PARENTS WHAT YOU 08:49.629 --> 08:54.968 WILL DO TO FINALLY MAKE IDAHO A STATE FULL OF STRONG READERS. 08:54.968 --> 08:55.635 >> ABSOLUTELY. 08:55.635 --> 08:56.903 AND THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 08:56.903 --> 09:00.473 WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, BILL, IS THE READING FIRST GRANT THAT 09:00.473 --> 09:04.377 WAS ADOPTED PROBABLY NEARLY, OH, 12 YEARS AGO. 09:04.377 --> 09:08.682 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WHERE WE STARTED 09:08.682 --> 09:09.482 WITH THAT. 09:09.482 --> 09:11.217 WE WERE LOW IN ACHIEVEMENT. 09:11.217 --> 09:14.120 AND THE GAINS THAT WE MADE WITH THAT. 09:14.120 --> 09:17.123 THEN WE WENT STAGNANT IN IDAHO WITH ACHIEVEMENT. 09:17.123 --> 09:20.026 AND SO THEN WE WENT INTO ADOPTING NEW STANDARDS. 09:20.026 --> 09:22.962 SO THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE NEW STANDARDS AND HOW THEY WILL 09:22.962 --> 09:25.665 BRING LOCAL CONTROL BACK TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND HOW THEY 09:25.665 --> 09:29.703 CAN GET BACK INTO EXACTLY HOW DO YOU FOCUS ON READING 09:29.703 --> 09:30.603 ACHIEVEMENT. 09:30.603 --> 09:37.777 I THINK THAT'S ALSO A GREAT ANALOGY OF THE PENDULUM SWINGING 09:37.777 --> 09:39.079 IN EDUCATION. 09:39.079 --> 09:42.682 WE WENT FROM ADOPTING THE READING FIRST GRANT, AND NOW 09:42.682 --> 09:46.720 WE'RE BACK OVER TO GETTING BACK INTO IN THE CLASSROOM, TEACHING 09:46.720 --> 09:49.856 THOSE ACTUAL SKILLS SUCH AS PHONICS AND THINGS OF THAT 09:49.856 --> 09:52.992 NATURE THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AND ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES 09:52.992 --> 09:54.060 IN IDAHO. 09:54.060 --> 09:57.530 ACTUALLY THAT'S PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE 09:57.530 --> 10:01.368 RECOMMENDATIONS, AS WELL, FOCUSING ON READING PROCEED 10:01.368 --> 10:02.102 EFFICIENCY. 10:02.102 --> 10:06.373 AS AN 11-YEAR CLASSROOM TEACHES WHO'S BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES, I 10:06.373 --> 10:09.809 KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO ADDRESS THAT AND PUT THAT INTO PLAY AS AN 10:09.809 --> 10:11.378 EDUCATION LEADER. 10:11.378 --> 10:17.017 I'M EXCITED TO BRING THOSE ITEMS TO IDAHO. 10:17.017 --> 10:22.022 >> WHERE WE STARTED THE READING INITIATIVE WAS UNDER DR. MEHR 10:22.022 --> 10:24.824 MAYOR AND WE HAVE LEGISLATION THAT STARTED THE WHOLE 10:24.824 --> 10:26.026 INITIATIVE IN IDAHO. 10:26.026 --> 10:28.728 THE READING FIRST GRANT CAME MUCH LATER. 10:28.728 --> 10:32.032 THROUGH THE LAST EIGHT YEARS WE'VE SEEN THAT INITIATIVE WHERE 10:32.032 --> 10:34.934 WE WERE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS UP THROUGH THAT TIME, THE LAST 10:34.934 --> 10:38.204 EIGHT YEARS OF FOCUS HAS BEEN LOST. 10:38.204 --> 10:43.843 THE ASSESSMENT OR THE SCREENER, THE IRI WE USE HAS NOT BEEN AS 10:43.843 --> 10:47.947 EFFECTIVE AND IS NOT ASSESSING KIDS AT THE LEVELS THAT WE NEED. 10:47.947 --> 10:52.852 WE NEED TO REDO WHAT WE'VE STARTED AND REVISE THE IRI TO 10:52.852 --> 10:55.755 MAKE IT MORE MEANINGFUL AND PERTINENT TO TODAY. 10:55.755 --> 10:58.892 WE NEED STRONG INTERVENTION PROGRAMS THAT EVERY SCHOOL CAN 10:58.892 --> 11:03.263 PUT INTO PLACE, THAT IT -- THE MINUTE WE KNOW STUDENTS ARE 11:03.263 --> 11:06.900 STARTING TO FAIL OR THEY ARE GETTING BEHIND, THAT WE CAN 11:06.900 --> 11:10.603 RESPOND EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY WITH GOOD 11:10.603 --> 11:11.705 INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. 11:11.705 --> 11:16.276 SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR OUR KIDS, DO PROGRESS MONITORING, MAKE 11:16.276 --> 11:19.512 SURE THEY ARE GETTING THE SKILLS THEY NEED, SO THEY CAN BE 11:19.512 --> 11:20.914 SUCCESSFUL IN READING. 11:20.914 --> 11:25.185 AND WE REALLY NEED THE EMPHASIS TO START WHEN KINDERGARTEN, 11:25.185 --> 11:29.923 FIRST, SECOND AND BY THIRD GRADE, THE MORE INTENSE 11:29.923 --> 11:34.361 INTERVENTIONS NEED TO OCCUR AS THE STUDENT GETS OLDER. 11:34.361 --> 11:36.730 >> BILL, I BELIEVE HAVE YOU ANOTHER QUESTION. 11:36.730 --> 11:38.465 >> SAME BASIC QUESTION ABOUT MATH. 11:38.465 --> 11:42.135 THESE ARE TWO BASIC THINGS PEOPLE EXPECT A PUBLIC EDUCATION 11:42.135 --> 11:42.936 TO DO. 11:42.936 --> 11:46.539 AND WE'VE HEARD FROM BUSINESSES, WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM PARENT. 11:46.539 --> 11:50.744 AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF STUDENTS GO ON TO COLLEGE THAT ALL OF A 11:50.744 --> 11:53.646 SUDDEN FIND THEMSELVES IN REIMMEDIATE YAM MATH PROGRAMS 11:53.646 --> 11:57.417 BECAUSE THEY NEVER LEARNED OR NEVER GOT TO THE LEVEL OF MATH 11:57.417 --> 12:01.221 THEY NEED TO DO COMPETE OUT IN THE WORLD BEYOND ELEMENTARY 12:01.221 --> 12:02.055 SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. 12:02.055 --> 12:05.692 I WANT TO KNOW, ARE YOU THE SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE WHO WHO 12:05.692 --> 12:07.794 CAN FINALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE ON? 12:07.794 --> 12:10.263 THEY AND HOW, SPECIFICALLY, WOULD YOU DO IT? 12:10.263 --> 12:11.698 >> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 12:11.698 --> 12:15.001 AGAIN WHAT, YOU'RE SAYING IS, YOU ARE ALSO RECOGNIZING AND THE 12:15.001 --> 12:19.072 BUSINESSES IN IDAHO AND ALL IDAHOANS ARE RECOGNIZING THAT WE 12:19.072 --> 12:21.541 NEED TO DO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 12:21.541 --> 12:25.912 THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING HAPPEN WITH NIECE NEW STANDARDS. 12:25.912 --> 12:29.382 IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS DIFFERENT AND IMPROVE. 12:29.382 --> 12:33.119 I DISAGREE WITH MY OPPONENT WHEN SHE STATED WE NEED TO DO START 12:33.119 --> 12:33.720 OVER. 12:33.720 --> 12:35.555 WE NEED TO START AND MOVE FORWARD. 12:35.555 --> 12:38.892 WE DON'T NEED TO SET OURSELVES BACK 10 YEARS AT ALL. 12:38.892 --> 12:43.129 THOSE EDUCATORS ON THE FRONT LINES KNOW EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO 12:43.129 --> 12:46.533 BE DONE TO MOVE US FORWARD AND I WILL BE JUST THAT LEADER. 12:46.533 --> 12:49.102 WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION AND IMPROVING 12:49.102 --> 12:52.305 ACHIEVEMENT, EDUCATION REALLY STARTS AT HOME AND STARTS BEFORE 12:52.305 --> 12:57.210 KIDS GET INTO SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY AT THOSE EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL 12:57.210 --> 12:58.044 AGES. 12:58.044 --> 13:00.880 IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT COMMUNICATE THAT 13:00.880 --> 13:05.352 ACHIEVEMENT IS RELATED TO WHAT STARTS AT HOME FROM BIRTH TO 13:05.352 --> 13:08.521 THOSE CRITICAL STAGES BEFORE THEY ARRIVE TO KINDERGARTEN. 13:08.521 --> 13:11.791 SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS UNDERSTAND AND THAT I 13:11.791 --> 13:14.427 COMMUNICATE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF 13:14.427 --> 13:18.331 PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS THE LIBRARY, AND WE'RE TAKING 13:18.331 --> 13:20.967 ADVANTAGE OF PROGRAMS THAT HELP OUR STUDENTS MAKE THOSE 13:20.967 --> 13:23.536 CONNECTIONS BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY ARRIVE INTO PUBLIC EDUCATION. 13:23.536 --> 13:27.173 AS THE NEXT-STATE SUPERINTENDENT, THESE ARE ALL 13:27.173 --> 13:31.244 ITEMS I WILL BRING TO THE TABLE TO PUT THAT VISION INTO PLAY AND 13:31.244 --> 13:32.645 INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT IN IDAHO. 13:32.645 --> 13:33.713 >> AND YOUR RESPONSE? 13:33.713 --> 13:36.082 >> NO ONE'S HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT GOING BACK. 13:36.082 --> 13:38.818 WHAT I SAID IS WE STARTED WITH A GOOD PRODUCT. 13:38.818 --> 13:42.288 THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, IT'S NOT PROGRESSED AS IT SHOULD. 13:42.288 --> 13:46.659 WE NEED TO REVISE WHERE WE ARE AND CONTINUE THAT READING 13:46.659 --> 13:50.030 INITIATIVE FORWARD WITH GOOD INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. 13:50.030 --> 13:53.633 AS FAR AS THE SPECIFIC MATH QUESTIONS YOU TALKED ABOUT, AS 13:53.633 --> 13:57.370 I'VE TRAVELED THE STATE I'VE HAD A LOT OF PARENTS TALK TO ME 13:57.370 --> 14:00.774 ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEW MATH INITIATIVE AND THE NEW 14:00.774 --> 14:03.309 MATH PROGRAMS THAT THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING. 14:03.309 --> 14:07.947 I HAVE TO TELL YOU, HAVING TAKEN THE MATH COURSE ALL TEACHERS ARE 14:07.947 --> 14:13.620 REQUIRED TO TAKE, I ACTUALLY WAS HOPING, WOW, IF I HAD BEEN A 14:13.620 --> 14:16.890 STUDENT AND HAD MATH INSTRUCTION THIS WAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 14:16.890 --> 14:19.225 REALLY POSITIVE FOR ME AS A STUDENT. 14:19.225 --> 14:24.631 BUT WHERE WE MISS THE BOAT IS WE DIDN'T HELP OUR PARENTS 14:24.631 --> 14:28.101 UNDERSTAND THE NEW MATH INITIATIVE. 14:28.101 --> 14:32.272 THEY ARE QUESTIONING, HOW DO I HELP MY STUDENT WITH HOMEWORK. 14:32.272 --> 14:35.742 RATHER THAN START OVER WITH ANOTHER MATH INITIATIVE, I WOULD 14:35.742 --> 14:40.613 LIKE TO SEE US TAKE WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, WORK HAND IN HAND WITH 14:40.613 --> 14:45.185 OUR LOCAL DISTRICTS, AND OUR FAMILIES, SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE 14:45.185 --> 14:47.921 PROCESSES OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CHIEF. 14:47.921 --> 14:51.991 AND HOW OR KIDS THINK CRITICALLY AND PROBLEM SOLVE WHEN. 14:51.991 --> 14:59.599 THEY GET TO THE HIRE GRADES IN PAT THEY CAN BE PROBLEM-SOLVING. 14:59.599 --> 15:03.870 >> THAT'S IMPORTANT, WE NEED TORM CONTINUE DOWN THE SPOOT 15:03.870 --> 15:05.972 THAT WE STARTED. 15:05.972 --> 15:11.711 THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR KIDS IN A MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL WAY WHEN IT 15:11.711 --> 15:12.879 COMES TO MATH. 15:12.879 --> 15:16.616 >> CLARK CORBIN, DIRECT YOUR FIRST REQUEST TOE JANA. 15:16.616 --> 15:19.085 >> I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EXPECTATIONS HERE. 15:19.085 --> 15:23.356 FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS THE STATE HAS USED A FIVE-STAR 15:23.356 --> 15:26.993 RATING SYSTEM TO GRADE AND CRITIQUE OUR SCHOOLS. 15:26.993 --> 15:30.330 THAT'S BEEN ON PIONEER SQUARE DURING THE STATE TRANSITION. 15:30.330 --> 15:34.334 RECENTLY THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED REVAMPING THAT 15:34.334 --> 15:36.803 FIVE-START ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 15:36.803 --> 15:40.340 IS YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS AND SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS YOU 15:40.340 --> 15:43.443 AND PARENTS SHOULD HAVE OF OUR SCHOOLS? 15:43.443 --> 15:46.012 >> OUR PARENTS SHOULD HAVE EXAMINATIONS THAT OUR SCHOOLS 15:46.012 --> 15:49.282 CAN PREPARE THEIR KIDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT WHATEVER THEY 15:49.282 --> 15:51.751 CHOOSE TO DO. 15:51.751 --> 15:56.189 HE AND AS FAR AS A FIVE-STAR RATING SYSTEM, I DON'T THINK 15:56.189 --> 16:00.660 THAT FIVE-STAR RATING SYSTEM ACTUALLY INFORMS OUR FAMILIES 16:00.660 --> 16:04.497 VERY WELL ABOUT WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING OR NOT DOING. 16:04.497 --> 16:09.469 I TALKED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WHERE SCHOOLS WERE GIVEN A 16:09.469 --> 16:13.239 TWO-STAR RATING AND IT TURNED OUT THE CALCULATIONS WERE 16:13.239 --> 16:14.074 INCORRECT. 16:14.074 --> 16:17.877 WHEN THEY PROVED THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR RATING CHANGED, WE NEED TO 16:17.877 --> 16:21.247 REALLY TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT THAT IS DOING. 16:21.247 --> 16:24.984 BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HAVE MULTIPLE INDICATORS OF WHAT A 16:24.984 --> 16:27.954 GOOD SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE, NOT JUST AN ASSESSMENT. 16:27.954 --> 16:33.059 WE DON'T KNOW THE INFORMATION THE STUDENTS -- THE SMARTER 16:33.059 --> 16:35.795 BALANCE ASSESSMENT WILL GIVE US. 16:35.795 --> 16:41.634 IT'S RARELY HARD TO FEMUR THAT WILL BE A VALID METHOD TO USE 16:41.634 --> 16:44.337 FOR STATE RATING. 16:44.337 --> 16:48.174 MY RECOMMENDATION IS WE TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE RATING SYSTEM, 16:48.174 --> 16:49.809 IT'S NOT BEEN WORKING WELL. 16:49.809 --> 16:54.280 AND THAT WE GO BACK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THOSE INDICATORS 16:54.280 --> 16:57.984 AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITHsS FROM AROUND THE STATE. 16:57.984 --> 17:02.122 LET THEM HELP US DEFINE WHAT THAT STAR RATING SYSTEM SHOULD 17:02.122 --> 17:05.759 LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE INDICATORS SHOULD BE THAT WE USE TO MEASURE 17:05.759 --> 17:07.861 THE DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF OUR SCHOOLS. 17:07.861 --> 17:10.964 AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT IMPLEMENTATION RATHER THAN 17:10.964 --> 17:16.336 STICKING WITH OR JUST PUTTING IT ON HOLD UNTIL WE GET BACK 17:16.336 --> 17:18.138 RESULTS IN THE SPRING. 17:18.138 --> 17:21.775 >> ACTUALLY THE REASON WE WENT TO THE STAR RATING 17:21.775 --> 17:25.045 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS BECAUSE THAT WAS BASED ON GROWTH THAT. 17:25.045 --> 17:31.618 FITS IN NICELY WITH MY PLATFORM OF ADDRESS THE WHOLE CHILD. 17:31.618 --> 17:35.622 WE ALL KNOW EACH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IS DIFFERENT. 17:35.622 --> 17:39.859 THE OLD METHOD EVEN BEFORE THAT WAS CALLED ADEQUATE YEARLY 17:39.859 --> 17:43.329 PROGRESS BY THE GOVERNMENT, AND IT FIT EVERY STUDENT INTO A BOX 17:43.329 --> 17:46.232 AND WAS REALLY PRESSURING SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS TO MAKE 17:46.232 --> 17:49.703 SURE THEY RECEIVED A CERTAIN SCORE ON A TEST. 17:49.703 --> 17:57.010 AND IT WAS THE END-ALL, BE-ALL FOR OUR SCHOOLS. 17:57.010 --> 18:01.047 WE WENT TO THE FIVE-STAR ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS AND IT 18:01.047 --> 18:03.850 WORK VES WELL AND THEY ENJOYED IT. 18:03.850 --> 18:07.754 IT FITS NICELY INTO MY PLATFORM OF ADDRESS THE WHOLE CHILD, 18:07.754 --> 18:10.123 WHICH IS A NEW NATIONAL MOVEMENT ACTUALLY. 18:10.123 --> 18:15.295 AND ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND GIVING LOCAL 18:15.295 --> 18:18.765 CONTROL BACK TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND TAKING A TESTING 18:18.765 --> 18:25.872 SYSTEM I KNOW WE WILL NOT GET OUT OF, BUT PUN THAT TAKE AS 18:25.872 --> 18:30.510 SNAPSHOT BUT YET A MOTION PICTURE OF GROWTH OVER TOWN. 18:30.510 --> 18:34.514 I DON'T KNOW WHAT PARENT CAN ARGUE WITH GROWTH OR WHAT TAX 18:34.514 --> 18:37.784 MAYORS CAN ARGUE WITH GROWTH. 18:37.784 --> 18:42.355 GOOD TEACHERS NOPE EACH STUDENT IS UNIQUE AND THIS IS THE MODEL 18:42.355 --> 18:44.257 THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW. 18:44.257 --> 18:47.227 WE CAN EASILY DO THIS TOGETHER AS A TEAM. 18:47.227 --> 18:50.864 IT'S MULTIPLE MEASURES OVER MULTIPLE TIMES TO ADDRESS THE 18:50.864 --> 18:54.167 UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN IDAHO. 18:54.167 --> 18:57.871 >> I BELIEVE EMILIE HAS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. 18:57.871 --> 19:00.840 >> THE FIRST GOES TO JAN IN A. 19:00.840 --> 19:04.210 >> WHAT WOULD BE MAKE THREE IN THE INDICATORS WHEN YOU'RE 19:04.210 --> 19:06.946 LOOKING AT A SCHOOL OR A CLASSROOM OR A CHILD, THAT WOULD 19:06.946 --> 19:10.016 HELP YOU INFORM IF YOU ARE GROWING OR NOT? 19:10.016 --> 19:17.123 >> THREE THAT COME RIGHT TO THE TOP FOR ME ARE STUDENT 19:17.123 --> 19:21.227 FREE-THROW, ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT. 19:21.227 --> 19:25.498 WHEN IT COMES TO OUR TEACHERS. 19:25.498 --> 19:28.968 THIS YEAR SCHOOL STARTED WITH A LOT OF VACANCIES IN OUR PUBLIC 19:28.968 --> 19:32.238 SCHOOLS AND WE DON'T HAVE APPLICANT TO FILL THEM. 19:32.238 --> 19:36.609 ONE OF THE STRONGEST INDICATORS OF A STUDENT'S SUCCESS IS HAVING 19:36.609 --> 19:40.313 A HIGH QUALITY TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM EACH DAY THAT CAN WORK 19:40.313 --> 19:43.850 WITH THE STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE BIG SUCCESSFUL. 19:43.850 --> 19:49.356 WE NEED TO LOOK AND SEE, DO WE HAVE QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN EVERY 19:49.356 --> 19:52.992 SING THELE CLASSROOM. 19:52.992 --> 20:03.336 THE BREATH OF CRICK LIMB THAT IS AVAILABLE TO KEEP DOGS ENGAGED. 20:03.336 --> 20:06.006 THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT MAKE OUR KIDS GROWING UP TO 20:06.006 --> 20:11.244 APPROXIMATE STRONG, WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS, THAT ALSO HAVE A 20:11.244 --> 20:13.446 STRONG CIVIC. 20:13.446 --> 20:17.717 THOSE ARE THE INDICATORS BESIDES JUST AN ASSESSMENT THAT I WOULD 20:17.717 --> 20:20.620 RIGHT OFF THE TOP TAKE A LOOK AT. 20:20.620 --> 20:21.254 >> SURE. 20:21.254 --> 20:21.921 >> THANK YOU. 20:21.921 --> 20:26.026 AGAIN, GOOD TEACHERS KNOW IT TAKES MULTIPLE MEASURES OVER 20:26.026 --> 20:28.461 MULTIPLE TIMES TO SHOW GROWTH. 20:28.461 --> 20:35.135 THAT'S THE INDIVIDUAL I'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD IN ONE OF THE 20:35.135 --> 20:37.837 PLATFORM. 20:37.837 --> 20:40.573 AGAIN, THERE ARE SOME RULES WE HAVE TO FOLLOW WITH THE TESTING 20:40.573 --> 20:42.375 SYSTEM, I HAD STATED THAT EARLIER. 20:42.375 --> 20:43.910 WE ARE NOT GOING GET OUT OF THAT. 20:43.910 --> 20:47.280 BUT WHAT WE DO WITH THAT INFORMATION AS A STATE IS REALLY 20:47.280 --> 20:48.114 IMPORTANT. 20:48.114 --> 20:51.584 THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN REALLY GET INTO THE EVALUATION MODEL AND 20:51.584 --> 20:55.121 THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WHAT THEY ARE USING RIGHT NOW, 20:55.121 --> 20:58.992 WHICH IS TOP QUALITY. 20:58.992 --> 20:59.526 THERE WERE. 20:59.526 --> 21:03.163 WE DO HAVE LIKE I SAID THE DANIELSON MODEL FOR EVALUATION, 21:03.163 --> 21:06.433 AND THEN WE DO HAVE HIGH QUALITY TEACHER REQUIREMENTS. 21:06.433 --> 21:15.909 BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET OUT OF THAT TESTING ISN'T. 21:15.909 --> 21:22.916 THE I SAT2.0 DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE A SMALL SNAPSHOT 21:22.916 --> 21:26.019 OF GROWTH, MAYBE A TEST IN THE FALL AND ONE IN THE SPRING SO 21:26.019 --> 21:27.387 YOU CAN SEE THAT GROWTH. 21:27.387 --> 21:30.824 WITH THAT BEING SAID I RECOGNIZE THERE'S SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE 21:30.824 --> 21:33.360 TESTING SYSTEM, AND BEING ON THE FRONT LINES. 21:33.360 --> 21:37.030 SO WHAT'S APPROPRIATE AT THE THIRD GRADE IS NOT APPROPRIATE 21:37.030 --> 21:38.098 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. 21:38.098 --> 21:41.301 SITTING SEVEN HOURS IN FRONT OF A TEST DEFINITELY IS NOT 21:41.301 --> 21:42.469 SOMETHING I WOULD SUPPORT. 21:42.469 --> 21:48.408 BUT MOVING FORWARD AGAIN, IT'S MULTIPLE MEASURES OVER MULTIPLE 21:48.408 --> 21:49.209 SOMETIMES. 21:49.209 --> 21:52.579 EVERY PARENT AND EDUCATOR KNOWS THAT AND THAT'S THE VISION I 21:52.579 --> 21:54.381 BRING FORWARD TO IDAHO. 21:54.381 --> 21:58.885 >> NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM BILL. 21:58.885 --> 22:05.892 >> MS. IBARRA, IF YOU ARE ELECTED WHO WOULD THE EDUCATION 22:05.892 --> 22:09.162 PERMANENT REALLY LOOK LIKE FOUR YEARS FROM NOW? 22:09.162 --> 22:14.067 >> IT WOULD REPEAT THE SAME VISION I'VE HAD THAT'S PROVEN 22:14.067 --> 22:17.437 EFFECTIVE BY TAKING A TEAM WITH A POOR STATUS. 22:17.437 --> 22:21.007 WE CAN BE NATIONAL LEADERS IN READING AND MATHEMATICS AND DO 22:21.007 --> 22:28.982 THAT BY FOCUSING ON THE 26 HUMAN RESOURCE USEFUL PICTURES GIRLS 22:28.982 --> 22:30.250 OVER TIMES. 22:30.250 --> 22:33.186 AND REALLY SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. 22:33.186 --> 22:36.456 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THAT FEEL SUPPORTED, THAT MEANS WE ARE 22:36.456 --> 22:39.192 GOING TO HAVE HIGH ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM. 22:39.192 --> 22:46.566 AS THE NEXT-STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRODUCTION, YOU WAS 22:46.566 --> 22:51.037 WOULD FOCUS ON, THEY ARE PROVEN TO WORK EMPOWERING TEACHERS AND 22:51.037 --> 22:52.372 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 22:52.372 --> 22:57.844 MAINTAINING A VISION ON THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS AND A 22:57.844 --> 22:59.212 HARD FITNESS. 22:59.212 --> 23:03.083 WE WILL BE A NATIONAL LEADER UNDER MY LEADERSHIP. 23:03.083 --> 23:09.789 >> SPECIFICALLY, AS A FRIENDLY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 23:09.789 --> 23:12.158 >> HOW TO YOU GET TO THAT POINT? 23:12.158 --> 23:15.261 >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, I WAS ACTUALLY HOPING THAT YOU 23:15.261 --> 23:16.262 WOULD ASK ME THAT. 23:16.262 --> 23:19.599 RIGHT NOW I THINK TEACHES ARE FEELING VERY DISRESPECTED. 23:19.599 --> 23:22.635 I THINK THEY FEEL THE PUBLIC DOES NOT SUPPORT THEM AND THAT 23:22.635 --> 23:24.738 THEIR LEADER DOES NOT IMPORTANT THEM. 23:24.738 --> 23:28.241 IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER BEING ON THE FRONT LINES I DO SUPPORT 23:28.241 --> 23:29.909 THEM AND SUPPORT STUDENTS. 23:29.909 --> 23:38.651 AND THAT THE TAXPAYERS OF IDAHO AS I'M PARAFFLING, THEY SUPPORT 23:38.651 --> 23:39.552 THAT AS WELL. 23:39.552 --> 23:43.356 COMMUNICATING THAT AND SUPPORTING THEM SO WE CAN ALL 23:43.356 --> 23:46.292 CHIEF AND GROW SEEING. 23:46.292 --> 23:49.362 YOU REMOVE ANY SORT OF UNDERCURRENT THAT AFFECTS THEM 23:49.362 --> 23:51.197 WHILE THEY ARE TRYING TO TEACH. 23:51.197 --> 23:55.468 MY MOTTO WAS LET ME DO EVERYTHING ELSE AS YOUR LEADER. 23:55.468 --> 23:59.506 ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS FOCUS ON THOSE KIDS AND TEACH. 23:59.506 --> 24:05.478 EVERY PARENT AND TEACHER KNOWS THAT'S THE SIGN OF A GOOD 24:05.478 --> 24:06.513 TEACHER. 24:06.513 --> 24:06.780 >> BILL. 24:06.780 --> 24:10.850 >> I WANT TO KNOW, MS. JONES, IF YOU'RE ELECTED WHAT WOULD THE 24:10.850 --> 24:14.954 EDUCATION SYSTEM REALISTICALLY LOOK LIKE FOUR YEARS FROM NOW? 24:14.954 --> 24:22.328 >> WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR OUR SCHOOLS FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, 24:22.328 --> 24:27.267 WE HAVE SAME SCHOOLS, THEY FEEL NO. 24:27.267 --> 24:31.071 WE WOULD HAVE HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS, AND ENOUGH TEACHERS TO 24:31.071 --> 24:33.740 FILL THE POSITIONS EMPTY HERE IN IDAHO. 24:33.740 --> 24:37.344 I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE US HAVE MODERN UP-TO-DATE 24:37.344 --> 24:40.347 CLASSROOMS WITH TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS INSTRUCTION AND ASSISTS 24:40.347 --> 24:43.917 OUR STUDENTS IN HAVING IN THEIR LEARNING PROCESSES. 24:43.917 --> 24:50.090 I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE STRONG, RIGOROUS CURRICULUM OR 24:50.090 --> 24:57.097 STANDARDS THAT WOULD HELP OR KIDS FOR A, AND MY PLAN WOULD BE 24:57.097 --> 25:00.600 THAT WE START TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS AGAIN. 25:00.600 --> 25:05.038 SCHOOLS WHERE OUR PARENTS FELT GOOD ABOUT SENDING THEIR KIDS, 25:05.038 --> 25:12.879 TOO SCHOOLS TAXPAYERS FELT LIKE WERE A GOOD IN YELLED. 25:12.879 --> 25:16.149 WHERE WE NOR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 25:16.149 --> 25:18.718 THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE AND THAT'S WHAT I WILL WORK FOR. 25:18.718 --> 25:23.590 THE WAY I BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER TO POSTURE 25:23.590 --> 25:27.160 EDUCATION IN IDAHO. 25:27.160 --> 25:29.896 >> I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOMETHING. 25:29.896 --> 25:33.333 ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT IS HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS 25:33.333 --> 25:39.439 AND NOT HAVING VOLCANO AS I. 25:39.439 --> 25:42.275 WE'RE HEARING ALL KINDS OF THINGS, LIKE WE CAN'T GET 25:42.275 --> 25:52.819 TEACHERS TO COME INTO THE STATE, WE HAVE EMPTY SEATS IN 25:52.819 --> 25:53.353 CLASSROOMS. 25:53.353 --> 25:56.356 >> FIRST OF ALL, YOU NEED A SUPERINTENDENT OUT THERE TALKING 25:56.356 --> 26:01.594 ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS GOES ON IN OUR SCHOOLS. 26:01.594 --> 26:09.602 NOT TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL ARE THE PROBLEMS WHO CAN MOVE LEAD BY 26:09.602 --> 26:12.939 EXAMPLE AND BRING FOLKS TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH SPECIFIC PLANS. 26:12.939 --> 26:16.710 YOU NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO POINTS OUT ALL THE GOOD THINGS 26:16.710 --> 26:21.047 GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS. 26:21.047 --> 26:27.153 MIRACLE'S OCCUR EVERY DAY IN OR CLASSROOM. 26:27.153 --> 26:35.362 WE NEED TO PROMOTE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT IS HAPPENING. 26:35.362 --> 26:39.866 I I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN HARD ON OUR 26:39.866 --> 26:40.800 SCHOOLS. 26:40.800 --> 26:44.170 ONE, IT'S BEEN FINANCIALLY BUT THE CONVERSATION HAS BEEN ABOUT 26:44.170 --> 26:45.505 WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR SCHOOLS. 26:45.505 --> 26:49.442 THERE'S A LOT RIGHT WITH OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE IN IDAHO. 26:49.442 --> 26:57.283 WE NEED SLIPPERY THAT WILL BE THE CHAMPION FOR OR SCHOOLS. 26:57.283 --> 26:59.452 THESE ARE OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST. 26:59.452 --> 27:02.689 WE NEED TO WORK WITH OUR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER ED. 27:02.689 --> 27:09.863 RIGHT NOW OUR COLLEGE PREP PROGRAMS HAVE DECREASED EN 27:09.863 --> 27:10.764 ROAMED. 27:10.764 --> 27:17.971 ANOTHER WAY WEEK -- THAT IDAHO TEACHERS ARE VALUES, THAT THEY 27:17.971 --> 27:22.709 HAVE A LIVEABLE WAGE. 27:22.709 --> 27:28.248 THEY FEEL STRENGTH A GOOD LIFE A GOO INVESTIGATION THROUGH WORK 27:28.248 --> 27:31.351 IN HIGH-QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS. 27:31.351 --> 27:34.587 >> OUR COLLEGES HAVE HAD TO BE PREPARED. 27:34.587 --> 27:37.891 WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE CONVERSATION. 27:37.891 --> 27:39.225 >> LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. 27:39.225 --> 27:42.328 NEXT QUESTION FROM CLARK, AND YOU WOULD PLEASE DIRECT THE 27:42.328 --> 27:44.230 FIRST QUESTION TO SHERRY. 27:44.230 --> 27:51.438 >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST ASPECTS OF THE JOB YOU BOTH EVER 27:51.438 --> 28:03.283 AUDITIONING FOR WAS CONTROLLING THE BUDGET 40s IF I IN THE SAY 28:03.283 --> 28:04.918 THE. 28:04.918 --> 28:07.387 >> KIDS LICENSURE, WHAT'S DESCRIBED AS IT BIGGEST 28:07.387 --> 28:10.957 EDUCATION CUTS IN OUR COUNTRY. 28:10.957 --> 28:21.668 CLASSROOM SPENDING PEAKED AT $25,697, IN 2009 IT'S BELOW 28:21.668 --> 28:22.769 $22,000 RIGHT NOW. 28:22.769 --> 28:24.704 >>> AS THE NEXT-STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 28:24.704 --> 28:34.147 INSTRUCTION, I THINK THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON WHAT'S ADEQUATE. 28:34.147 --> 28:38.718 WHAT'S NOT ADEQUATE IS FOUR-DAY WORKWEEKS, NOT HAVING SUPPLIES 28:38.718 --> 28:40.253 AND BASIC NEEDS. 28:40.253 --> 28:43.223 LARGE CLASSROOM SIZES AT THE LOWER GRADES. 28:43.223 --> 28:45.692 AIM PROPONENT FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING. 28:45.692 --> 28:49.696 IT'S NOT THE JOB OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT TO DETERMINE 28:49.696 --> 28:53.433 LEVELS, THAT IS STRICTLY THE JOB OF LEGISLATORS. 28:53.433 --> 28:57.070 I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF A MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATORS AND I WILL BE 28:57.070 --> 28:59.639 A CHAMPIONSHIP AND WORK ALONGSIDE THEM TO SHOW THEM 28:59.639 --> 29:04.477 WHAT'S ADEQUATE, WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT ISN'T. 29:04.477 --> 29:11.017 I AM GOING TO BE THE AUTHORITY STATE DID YOU WANT WHO DOES NOT 29:11.017 --> 29:19.859 ASK FOR MORE UNTIL SHE UNDERSTANDS EVERY SINGLE ONE IS 29:19.859 --> 29:21.761 DANGEROUSLY CLOSING TO THE MAXIMUM. 29:21.761 --> 29:25.865 EVERY SINGLE THING IN THAT BUDGET GIVES BACK CONTROL TO THE 29:25.865 --> 29:27.600 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. 29:27.600 --> 29:34.474 WILL I THEN DISCUSS WITH THE SHARES ANY SORT OF FUNDING. 29:34.474 --> 29:43.316 YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE ONE TO INCREASED, THEY DON'T WANT TO 29:43.316 --> 29:46.953 INCREASE IT BACK TO THE 2009 LEVEL BUT THAT'S NOT REALISTIC 29:46.953 --> 29:51.091 BUT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AN INCREASE THAT'S ABOUT 15%. 29:51.091 --> 29:54.327 THAT WOULD REFLECT THAT WE ARE HEADED THAT DIRECTION. 29:54.327 --> 29:58.898 MONEY HAS NOG DO WITH ACHIEVEMENT. 29:58.898 --> 30:01.434 THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH OUT ABOUT THAT. 30:01.434 --> 30:05.805 IT'S BETTER TO BE LOW AND STEADY THAN TO BE ERRATIC AND ALL OVER 30:05.805 --> 30:06.740 THE MAP. 30:06.740 --> 30:08.641 >> CLARK, DO YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP? 30:08.641 --> 30:11.277 >> I DID HAVE A FOLLOW-UP. 30:11.277 --> 30:14.114 THE SUPERINTENDENT DELIVER AS BUDGET PROPOSAL TO THE 30:14.114 --> 30:15.448 LEGISLATURE. 30:15.448 --> 30:22.889 THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SETS THE LOOPHOLE. 30:22.889 --> 30:30.196 REST WEEK YOU SEE 60% OF THE BUDGET IS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION. 30:30.196 --> 30:34.668 LAST WEEK YOU ALSO ENDORSED THE BUDGET TOM LUNA PROPOSED, WITH 30:34.668 --> 30:38.371 THE BIGGEST SPENDING INCREASE HE EVER SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. 30:38.371 --> 30:43.777 >> ARE YOU ASKING FOR MORE MONEY LESS? 30:43.777 --> 30:47.313 >> I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE FACT THAT I SAID THAT IS MR. 30:47.313 --> 30:51.317 LUNA'S BUDGET AND HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS WITH THAT. 30:51.317 --> 30:54.220 HE DOESN'T ASK ME FIRST, EARLY. 30:54.220 --> 30:58.591 I KNOW AND I UNDERSTAND AND I CAN AMEND THAT AT ANY TIME. 30:58.591 --> 31:05.532 I'M GOING TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY MY CURRENT LITER HAS BEGINNING 31:05.532 --> 31:10.437 ME, TO SPEND TIME CLOSELY STUDYING THAT MORE THOROUGHLY. 31:10.437 --> 31:14.074 THERE ARE A COUPLE PLACES THAT COULD REALLY GIVE BACK ROLL 31:14.074 --> 31:15.709 CONTROL TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 31:15.709 --> 31:19.713 THAT'S REALLY THE JOB OF THE STATE OPPORTUNITY. 31:19.713 --> 31:22.549 THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. 31:22.549 --> 31:25.185 WHAT DO WE HAVE, AND WHAT ARE WE SPENDING IT ON. 31:25.185 --> 31:27.187 THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. 31:27.187 --> 31:29.456 I'VE ALREADY PROVEN THAT METHOD WORKS. 31:29.456 --> 31:43.103 WHEN I TOOK A TEAM TO FOUR-STAR STAT PUS, WAS IN THE TOUGH EAST 31:43.103 --> 31:44.471 SHAPE AS IT WAS. 31:44.471 --> 31:46.406 >> I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET PRIORITIES. 31:46.406 --> 31:48.842 THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OVERSEES THE LARGEST STATE 31:48.842 --> 31:49.642 BUDGET. 31:49.642 --> 31:54.014 THERE ARE BIG PRIORITIES ON THE SABLE, RESTORING THE STEEPEST 31:54.014 --> 31:57.217 FUNDING CUTS TO K-12 IN THE COUNTRY. 31:57.217 --> 32:00.887 WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH YOUR BUDGE, JANICE? 32:00.887 --> 32:09.529 >> THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IS I TALK TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, AND 32:09.529 --> 32:16.336 WE DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO MEET THEIR NOTES. 32:16.336 --> 32:23.910 THEY DON'T HAVE UNTO DATE BOOKS. 32:23.910 --> 32:26.913 THE DISTRICT IS TELLING ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN OUR RESOURCES 32:26.913 --> 32:28.181 JUST ARE NOT THERE. 32:28.181 --> 32:29.549 WE'VE HAD TO CUT PROGRAMS. 32:29.549 --> 32:32.719 WE'VE HAD TO CUT SO MANY THINGS THAT MAKE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS 32:32.719 --> 32:34.554 RICH AND FULL FOR OUR STUDENTS. 32:34.554 --> 32:39.259 I ACTUALLY TALKED TO STUDENTS AT COLLEGE OF IDAHO LAST WEEK. 32:39.259 --> 32:42.896 THEY WENT THROUGH A LITANY OF THINGS THEY HAD HAD CUT IN THEIR 32:42.896 --> 32:45.031 DISTRICTS BEFORE THEY WENT TO COLLEGE. 32:45.031 --> 32:48.134 AND HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SEE IT. 32:48.134 --> 32:52.939 I BELIEVE S THAT STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S JOB IS TO BE 32:52.939 --> 32:55.942 THE PALATINE HILL IN LAKE OSWEGOED A KILT FOR OUR KID AND 32:55.942 --> 33:02.682 TO MAKE EDUCATION THE NO. 1 PRIORITIES. 33:02.682 --> 33:05.719 WE GO FORWARD WORM PREPARING A BUDGET. 33:05.719 --> 33:08.788 THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT PREPARE AS PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET THAT 33:08.788 --> 33:10.990 THEN IS SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR CONSIDERATION 33:10.990 --> 33:12.492 ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. 33:12.492 --> 33:16.329 IF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT IS NOT PREPARING A BUDGET THAT IS 33:16.329 --> 33:20.000 STRONG, THAT REFLECTS THE NEEDS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE 33:20.000 --> 33:23.703 TELLING US, THEN YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOB AS STATE 33:23.703 --> 33:24.804 SUPERINTENDENT. 33:24.804 --> 33:29.242 I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT MY OPPONENT IS SAYING THAT IN 33:29.242 --> 33:33.813 ONE PLACE, AS POLITICIAN, THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING ASK FOR 33:33.813 --> 33:44.190 ANY MORE MONEY, BUT THEN AGAIN AT THE ANOTHER DEBATE TED, IT MY 33:44.190 --> 33:50.530 RESOURCES AND MOVE FORWARD WITH TOM LUNA'S BUDGET. 33:50.530 --> 33:57.370 WE NEED TO MAKE SURE HE IS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR ITEMS. 33:57.370 --> 34:01.508 AS STATE SUPERINTENDENT I WILL BE OPEN, I WILL BE THOROUGH, AND 34:01.508 --> 34:05.412 I WILL INVITE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT 34:05.412 --> 34:08.081 OF THE BUDGET, AS WELL AS ADVOCATING FOR THE BUDGET. 34:08.081 --> 34:11.251 I THINK THAT'S THE ROLE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT. 34:11.251 --> 34:17.891 AND THEN TO WORK WITH JFAC AND THE LEGISLATURE IN THE 34:17.891 --> 34:25.899 GOVERNOR'S OFFICER TO TALK ABOUT THE CONCERNS FOR THE PUBLIC. 34:25.899 --> 34:27.801 >> I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT. 34:27.801 --> 34:28.735 I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. 34:28.735 --> 34:32.005 I THINK IT WAS MY OPPONENT -- I'M SORRY THAT I DISAGREE WITH 34:32.005 --> 34:35.875 HER -- IN THE LAST DEBATE THAT SAID SHE WOULD SUPPORT EVEN MORE 34:35.875 --> 34:37.377 OF AN INCREASE IN FUNDING. 34:37.377 --> 34:41.614 IT IS MY JOB IF ELECTED AS THE NEXT-STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF 34:41.614 --> 34:49.823 PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, TO SHAKE EVERY TREE AND TURN OVER EVERY 34:49.823 --> 34:52.892 ROCK AND EXPLODING EVERY ATTITUDE FOR FUNDING. 34:52.892 --> 35:00.200 YOU MUST FIRST KNOW IF IT'S BEING USED EFFECTIVELY AND 35:00.200 --> 35:05.338 STRETCHED TO THE PALLET, WHEN WE KNOW THERE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO 35:05.338 --> 35:07.674 BE ENOUGH. 35:07.674 --> 35:13.146 WHEN YOU COULD MOVE AROUND, THEN, ONLY THEN, SHOULD YOU ASK 35:13.146 --> 35:14.080 FOR ME. 35:14.080 --> 35:23.490 IT IS MY JOB AS THE NEXT STATE, BUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE THAT 35:23.490 --> 35:25.692 OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THEIR STUDENTS HAVE EVERYTHING IT IS 35:25.692 --> 35:26.593 THAT THEY NEED. 35:26.593 --> 35:29.963 RIGHT NOW RETURNING LOCAL CONTROL IN THE BUDGET IS THE 35:29.963 --> 35:31.498 BEST WAY TO DO THAT. 35:31.498 --> 35:38.872 AND HAVING THE SUPPORT OF JFAC, THE JOINT PROTECTIONS UNIT, I 35:38.872 --> 35:44.911 THINK THAT'S ALSO A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS THE 35:44.911 --> 35:47.013 NEXT-STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 35:47.013 --> 35:50.650 >> CLARK, I BELIEVE YOU HAD A FOLLOW UP OF THAT. 35:50.650 --> 35:53.920 >>> IF CERTAIN ASPECT RESOURCE UNDER FUNDED OR WE NEED TO 35:53.920 --> 35:58.124 REVERSE THE BUDGET CUTS, ARE THERE OTHE OTHER PROGRAMS YOU WOULD 35:58.124 --> 35:58.858 CUT? 35:58.858 --> 36:05.932 I KNOW THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAKES SPASM 36:05.932 --> 36:11.871 POLICIES BIN RUSE YOU MOVE MONEY FROM ONE. 36:11.871 --> 36:15.408 WOULD YOU RESTORE THE BUDGET CUTS FOR INCREASING FUNDING IN 36:15.408 --> 36:17.210 CERTAIN TARGETED PROGRAMS. 36:17.210 --> 36:20.880 >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 36:20.880 --> 36:21.881 BUDGET. 36:21.881 --> 36:29.422 AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE THE WHY OF ARE FLOWING THROUGH AND HOW 36:29.422 --> 36:37.964 THEY BEEN EXPECTED VERY CLEARLY WE NEED A SUPERINTENDENT THAT 36:37.964 --> 36:41.334 CAN GET IN THERE RIGHT NOW AND GO RIGHT TO WORK. 36:41.334 --> 36:43.069 THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. 36:43.069 --> 36:48.008 THE OTHER ISSUE IS MY OPPONENT TALKS ABOUT HAVING HER SUPPORT 36:48.008 --> 36:49.909 OF JFAC. 36:49.909 --> 36:52.545 THERE'S MULTIPLE MEMBERS ON JFAC. 36:52.545 --> 36:55.982 I KNOW SHERRI HASN'T TALKED TO ALL OF JFAC. 36:55.982 --> 37:01.121 TO SAY SHE HAS THE SUPPORT OF JFAC IS PROBABLY TO ME 37:01.121 --> 37:01.755 INAPPROPRIATE. 37:01.755 --> 37:03.957 SHE MAY HAVE TALKED TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND HAVE 37:03.957 --> 37:08.228 THEIR SUPPORT BUT NOT THE SUPPORT OF JAY FACULTY AS AN 37:08.228 --> 37:08.862 ENTIRE COMMITTEE. 37:08.862 --> 37:15.869 WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS THAT WE LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AND 37:15.869 --> 37:23.209 REMOVE THE STRINGS CURRENTLY TAXES AND LET OR AMBIGUOUS AND 37:23.209 --> 37:27.480 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS MAKE THE DENSER, THE DECISIONS THAT ARE 37:27.480 --> 37:28.415 BEST FOR THEIR SCHOOLS. 37:28.415 --> 37:32.352 RIGHT NOW THE BUDGET IS VERY LINE ITEMED. 37:32.352 --> 37:37.323 THEY CAN MAXIMUM MIGHT WHAT THEY EVER. 37:37.323 --> 37:47.534 WHAT HE WITH CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. 37:47.534 --> 37:50.537 THE GOVERNOR MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO PUT ADDITIONAL 37:50.537 --> 37:54.074 MONEY INTO A RAINY DAY FUND, RATHER THAN WORKING WITH OUR 37:54.074 --> 37:56.443 PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK. 37:56.443 --> 38:00.947 IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A TAX INCREASE. 38:00.947 --> 38:06.853 IT DOESN'T REQUIRE THAT IS WE MAKE EDUCATION OUR NO. 1 38:06.853 --> 38:07.687 PRIORITY. 38:07.687 --> 38:17.130 WE TAKE YOUR RIGHTS AND ANNEX FOR BETH K-12 AND FOR HIGHER 38:17.130 --> 38:18.031 EDUCATION. 38:18.031 --> 38:27.340 THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER FUNNING TIME 38:27.340 --> 38:30.310 FRAME THERE'S A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR PUBLIC 38:30.310 --> 38:33.146 SCHOOLS BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES IN ORDER TO 38:33.146 --> 38:34.714 MAKE IT HAPPEN. 38:34.714 --> 38:38.218 IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN 38:38.218 --> 38:38.952 STUDENTS. 38:38.952 --> 38:42.889 I AGREE WITH THAT. 38:42.889 --> 38:46.526 >> IT DOES BUY THE THINGS AND PROVIDE THE THINGS THAT MAKE 38:46.526 --> 38:52.065 KIDS SUCCESSFUL AND MAKES OR SCHOOLS SUCCESSFUL, THAT'S HIGH 38:52.065 --> 38:57.170 QUALITY TEACHERS, ACCESS TO SEC NEUROLOGY AND THOSE THINGS THAT 38:57.170 --> 38:59.739 HELP OUR KIDS MOVE FORWARD. 38:59.739 --> 39:00.306 >> OKAY. 39:00.306 --> 39:04.577 >> I'M SORRY MY OPPONENT IS MISINFORMED. 39:04.577 --> 39:09.382 SHE'S BEEN GONE SO AS LONG SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO JFAC IS. 39:09.382 --> 39:12.452 THEY ARE ON MY WEBSITE AND THEY DO SUPPORT ME. 39:12.452 --> 39:15.488 >>> SOME REPUBLICAN LEAD VERSE ALREADY SUGGESTED THAT IF YOU'RE 39:15.488 --> 39:18.491 ELECTED YOU COULD FIND A TOUGHER TIME GETTING MONEY FOR 39:18.491 --> 39:21.127 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 39:21.127 --> 39:25.131 HOW DO YOU INTEND TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT POLITICAL 39:25.131 --> 39:25.932 RESISTANCE? 39:25.932 --> 39:28.401 >> YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S A VERY SAD STATEMENT FOR ONE OF 39:28.401 --> 39:35.241 OUR IDAHO POLICYMAKERS TO SAY PUBLICLY. 39:35.241 --> 39:40.880 POLITICS HELP US GET ELECTED, THAT'S WHAT WE DO AND THAT'S 39:40.880 --> 39:43.149 WHAT WE BRING. 39:43.149 --> 39:52.625 ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE THERE TO REPRESENT ALLITE SHOE WINS. 39:52.625 --> 39:57.697 IT'S ABOUT BRINGING OUR BEST IDEAS FORWARD AND DOING WHATEVER 39:57.697 --> 40:02.535 WE CAN TO FAR IT FOR THE. 40:02.535 --> 40:06.172 MANY OF THE PEOPLE IN OR LEGISLATURE. 40:06.172 --> 40:09.743 I WOULD WORK VERY HARD WITH OUR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ALSO 40:09.743 --> 40:11.811 MOVE THINGS FORWARD THROUGH THEM. 40:11.811 --> 40:17.250 I WILL ALSO BUILD A COLIST OF FOLKS INCLUDING BIPARTISAN 40:17.250 --> 40:20.086 REPRESENTATION, PARENTS, BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES THAT 40:20.086 --> 40:23.023 CAN PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE KINDS OF DECISIONS WE NEED TO 40:23.023 --> 40:24.290 MAKE FOR IDAHO SCHOOLS. 40:24.290 --> 40:28.661 I BELIEVE A STATE SUPERINTENDENT -- I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, AND I 40:28.661 --> 40:35.769 KNOW I COULD MOVE IT, FOR BUT I DO KNOW WHAT JFAC IS, I'VE 40:35.769 --> 40:44.010 RECEIVED IN FRONT OF JFAC SEVERAL TIMES. 40:44.010 --> 40:47.113 >> NEXT QUESTION FROM BILL DIRECTED AT SHERRI IBARRA. 40:47.113 --> 40:52.052 >> MS. IBARRA, YOU HAVE SAID HOW IDAHO EDUCATION IS FUNDED IS 40:52.052 --> 40:54.754 SOLELY UP TO THE LEGISLATURE. 40:54.754 --> 40:58.692 HOW CAN YOU PORTRAY YOURSELF AS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER IF YOU 40:58.692 --> 41:01.961 DON'T WORK WITH LAWMAKERS AND DON'T BRING YOUR VOICE TO THE 41:01.961 --> 41:06.700 DISCUSSION OF FINDING THE BEST SOLUTION TO PAY FOR SCHOOLS? 41:06.700 --> 41:09.002 >> I THINK I STATED THAT EARLIER. 41:09.002 --> 41:13.540 AS A STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THE FASRS 41:13.540 --> 41:20.246 BALLET TO EXPLAIN IT, AS I'M TALKING WITH TAXPAYERS, IT IS 41:20.246 --> 41:23.717 THE JOB OF THE STATE OPPORTUNITY. 41:23.717 --> 41:28.288 WHAT COMPANY DO YOU HAVE AND WHAT IS IT BEING SPENT ON. 41:28.288 --> 41:36.663 HOW IS IT FUND HE AND HOW MUCH YOU GET IS ONLY UP TO THELENTLY 41:36.663 --> 41:37.664 SIMILARITIES. 41:37.664 --> 41:43.103 WE TELL THEM WHAT I IF HE QUIT AND I WILL BE A CHAMPION WORKING 41:43.103 --> 41:47.941 WITH LEGISLATORS AND TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHAT IS WORKING AND 41:47.941 --> 41:49.042 WHAT IS NOT. 41:49.042 --> 41:51.745 WE HAVE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MOVING 41:51.745 --> 41:52.645 FORWARD. 41:52.645 --> 41:57.050 WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO WORK AS A TEAM. 41:57.050 --> 42:06.693 I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THE SUNDAY IF I'M THOUGHT. 42:06.693 --> 42:10.530 TAKING TWO MONTHS TO STUDY HOW WE ARE GOING MOVE FORWARD AND 42:10.530 --> 42:12.999 FUND EDUCATION IN IDAHO. 42:12.999 --> 42:24.611 >> QUICKLY WITH THIS: HAVE YOU GOING TO BEES OPPORTUNITITY I 42:24.611 --> 42:27.814 THE RISK METHOD OF FUNDING SCHOOLS ARE, OR WHETHER WE 42:27.814 --> 42:31.751 SHOULD DO A TAX INCREASE OR CHANGE HOW THE SCHOOLS ARE 42:31.751 --> 42:32.452 FUNDED. 42:32.452 --> 42:43.830 ARE WE GOING TO SEE YOU INVOLVED IN THAT APPROXIMATE I DON'T 42:43.830 --> 42:46.933 THINK ANYBODY COULD HAVE FORESEEN THE ECONOMY WOULD HAVE 42:46.933 --> 42:48.668 TURNED LIKE IT DID. 42:48.668 --> 42:54.741 THE JOB IS SPECIFICALLY LEFT UP TO THE LEGISLATORS. 42:54.741 --> 43:01.147 HE WILL EXPLORE EVERY OPPORTUNITY FOR PUNTING FOR. 43:01.147 --> 43:05.685 THAT POSITION I SIT ON AS A LAND BOARD MEMBER, I TAKE THAT VERY 43:05.685 --> 43:06.619 SERIOUSLY. 43:06.619 --> 43:11.224 >> OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM CLARK TO BE DIRECTED AT SHERRI 43:11.224 --> 43:11.791 IBARRA. 43:11.791 --> 43:14.327 >> AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DEBATE YOU SAID THIS WAS THE 43:14.327 --> 43:16.329 BIGGEST JOB INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME. 43:16.329 --> 43:19.699 NOW, I WANT TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE ACCUSATIONS THAT YOUR 43:19.699 --> 43:20.900 OPPONENT MADE THIS. 43:20.900 --> 43:24.537 SUMMER SHE ACCUSED OF YOU PLAGIARISM AFTER AN ENTIRE 43:24.537 --> 43:28.441 PARAGRAPH SHE HAD WRITTEN IN JANUARY OR DECEMBER APPEARED ON 43:28.441 --> 43:29.976 YOUR WEBSITE MONTHS LATER. 43:29.976 --> 43:33.113 I WONDERED IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT, HOW IT HAPPENED AND HOW 43:33.113 --> 43:34.547 YOU HANDLED IT. 43:34.547 --> 43:35.749 >> SURE. 43:35.749 --> 43:38.251 I WOULD GLADLY ADDRESS THAT. 43:38.251 --> 43:44.357 I WAS PRETTY SHOCKED MYSELF TO LEARN ABOUT THE SIMILAR IN 43:44.357 --> 43:46.993 LANGUAGE YES, SIR. 43:46.993 --> 43:49.195 AS THEIR LEADER I APPROVED THAT. 43:49.195 --> 43:52.465 I STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR 43:52.465 --> 43:52.832 THAT. 43:52.832 --> 43:54.734 THAT'S WHAT WE REPUBLICANS DO. 43:54.734 --> 43:57.037 THAT'S WHAT A GOOD LEADER DOES. 43:57.037 --> 44:00.974 THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM. 44:00.974 --> 44:04.511 IN MOVING FORWARD I DID PERSONALLY REACH OUT TO MY 44:04.511 --> 44:07.213 OPPONENT AND APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. 44:07.213 --> 44:10.050 I THINK PLAGIARISM, THOUGH, IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ANY OF US 44:10.050 --> 44:12.485 ACCEPT OR WANT TO EVEN THINK ABOUT. 44:12.485 --> 44:16.089 BUT AGAIN AS THEIR LEADER FOR THE CAMPAIGN TEAM I TOOK FULL 44:16.089 --> 44:17.323 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. 44:17.323 --> 44:20.627 >> CLARK, I BELIEVE YOU HAD A FOLLOW-UP. 44:20.627 --> 44:21.161 >> YEAH. 44:21.161 --> 44:25.231 I MEAN, DO YOU THINK THAT THERE'S A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 44:25.231 --> 44:28.702 IDAHO WHERE IF A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT HAD PLAGIARIZED AN 44:28.702 --> 44:34.708 ASSIGNMENT OR WAS ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM SHE WOULD RECEIVE A 44:34.708 --> 44:37.177 ZERO OR DETENTION AND HER PARENTS WOULD BE CALLED. 44:37.177 --> 44:40.447 DO YOU THINK THE ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS SHOULD BE DIFFERENT 44:40.447 --> 44:48.521 FOR A 12-YEAR-OLD VERSUS SOMEONE RUNNING FOR THE TOP HE HAD 44:48.521 --> 44:53.026 INDICATION KIDS, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADULT, ABSOLUTELY, 44:53.026 --> 44:54.094 WE ARE ROLE MODELS. 44:54.094 --> 44:58.198 IT WAS MY CAMPAIGN TEAM THAT MESSED UP. 44:58.198 --> 45:06.139 I 'TUDE UP AND TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT HE AND I 45:06.139 --> 45:06.773 WILLS. 45:06.773 --> 45:09.409 GOOD LEADERS KNOW THEY CAN TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM. 45:09.409 --> 45:14.681 >> CAN WE ASK ANOTHER QUESTION TO JANA? 45:14.681 --> 45:15.715 >> EMILIE, I'M SORRY. 45:15.715 --> 45:19.052 >> SURE, THAT'S FINE A. STUDY FROM THE NONPARTISAN IDAHO 45:19.052 --> 45:24.691 CENTER FOR PHYSICAL POLICY HAS QUESTIONED WHETHER THE STATE IS 45:24.691 --> 45:32.699 MEETING ITS DUTY TO MAINTAIN A GENERAL AND INCOME KIT FOR 45:32.699 --> 45:37.170 TERROR SKILLS. 45:37.170 --> 45:42.709 FIRST OF ALL WORKS NEED TO HAVE A STATE OPPORTUNITY WHO OPERATE 45:42.709 --> 45:45.712 WITH INTEGRITY AND IS TRANSPARENT AND OPEN. 45:45.712 --> 45:50.550 I THINK IT'S REALLY CENTERLINE THAT APPROXIMATE WE LOOK AT THE 45:50.550 --> 45:55.822 QUALITIES OF THE KIND OF PERSON WE WANT LEADING OUR STATE 45:55.822 --> 45:59.759 EDUCATION TESTIMONY, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT THIS FIRST. 45:59.759 --> 46:05.298 THE OTHER THING, LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE AND. 46:05.298 --> 46:09.602 I KNOW WE'RE NOT, OUR DISTRICTS KNOW WE'RE NOT, OUR PARENTS KNOW 46:09.602 --> 46:10.403 WE'RE NOT. 46:10.403 --> 46:13.206 IF YOU LIVE IN THE TREASURE VALLEY YOU CAN'T COMPARE WHAT 46:13.206 --> 46:18.878 YOU HAVE HERE TO WHAT THEY HAVE IN LED OR KAMIAH. 46:18.878 --> 46:22.782 OUR SCHOOLS ARE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT IN IDAHO. 46:22.782 --> 46:30.724 I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I BRING TO THE TABLE. 46:30.724 --> 46:34.260 I'VE WORKED IN EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT OF THE STATE. 46:34.260 --> 46:38.798 SO I CAN SEE WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN OUR SMALL RURAL 46:38.798 --> 46:43.003 DISTRICTSES AS COMPARED TO LARGER DISTRICTS IN IDAHO. 46:43.003 --> 46:49.542 I AM PROPOSING THAT WE BRING TOGETHER INCLUDING OR 46:49.542 --> 46:54.014 LEGISLATORS, THAT WILL ONCE FOR FORGES. 46:54.014 --> 46:58.852 WHAT DOES PUBLIC EDUCATION EQUALS PUBLIC EDUCATION LOOK 46:58.852 --> 46:59.486 LIKE? 46:59.486 --> 47:04.224 AND THEN COME UP WITH A PROCESS ON HOW WE FUND THAT EDUCATION 47:04.224 --> 47:04.824 SYSTEM WHEN. 47:04.824 --> 47:08.128 WE HAVE PA. 47:08.128 --> 47:10.296 WE HAVE ALL AGREED THIS WAS THE BASICS. 47:10.296 --> 47:13.967 WE KNOW REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU LIVE IN IDAHO YOU HAVE AN 47:13.967 --> 47:22.876 EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT AT LEAST MEETS THE BAKE STANDARDS. 47:22.876 --> 47:27.247 >> THOSE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT BISQUE STANDARD. 47:27.247 --> 47:31.251 >> I HAVE A REQUEST FOE SHIRR RARY. 47:31.251 --> 47:35.989 THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BACK IN 2012 SAID IT'S STUDENTS COME 47:35.989 --> 47:41.728 FIRST LAWS WOULD BE THE SAME. 47:41.728 --> 47:45.632 HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE STUDENTS IN BOISE GET THE SAME EDUCATION AS 47:45.632 --> 47:47.233 STUDENTS IN SALMON? 47:47.233 --> 47:50.704 >> I THINK THAT IS THE JOB OF LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENSURE 47:50.704 --> 47:55.642 THEIR STUDENTS ARE GETTING THE EDUCATION THEY DESERVE AS A 47:55.642 --> 47:59.913 NEXT-STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 47:59.913 --> 48:05.285 IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOU NEED AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER THAT I 48:05.285 --> 48:11.658 HAVE HAD APPROXIMATE WE'VE SEEN OUR DANGEROUS THAT IS WHEN YOU 48:11.658 --> 48:14.761 DON'T HAVE A STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 48:14.761 --> 48:21.301 INSTRUCTION WHO'S BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES, THE OTHER WAY TO DO 48:21.301 --> 48:25.038 THAT IS BY EMPOWERING DISTRICTS AND GIVING THEM BACK THE LOCAL 48:25.038 --> 48:26.973 CONTROL THEY HAVE BEEN LACKING. 48:26.973 --> 48:31.344 I'M VERY AWARE OF THAT AND I'M PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD AND 48:31.344 --> 48:37.517 GIVE THEM BACK EVERYTHING ALLEGED NEEDED. 48:37.517 --> 48:41.254 I'M THINKING OF SALMON THAT CAN'T PASS A LEVY. 48:41.254 --> 48:49.062 THEY MAY BE BETTER OFF THAN DISTRICTS THAT CAN'T PASSAL THAT 48:49.062 --> 48:49.696 LOVELY? 48:49.696 --> 48:52.332 >> I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TORM THAT YOU'RE 48:52.332 --> 48:57.270 TALKING ABOUT THAT TAX THINK OF THE IN 2006 THAT CREATED THE 48:57.270 --> 48:58.471 DESTABILIZATION IN EDUCATION. 48:58.471 --> 49:01.741 AND SO AGAIN, NOBODY COULD HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE AND WHAT THAT 49:01.741 --> 49:03.209 WAS GOING DO FOR IDAHO. 49:03.209 --> 49:07.213 BUT I THINK IN MOVING FORWARD THAT WILL BE MY JOB, TO WORK 49:07.213 --> 49:10.684 WITH THE LEGISLATORS AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY AT A 49:10.684 --> 49:15.488 POINT WHERE WE'RE NOT ADEQUATELY FUNDING. 49:15.488 --> 49:22.128 THAT HAS CREDIT THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS IN IDAHO. 49:22.128 --> 49:27.067 WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT DOES IDAHO FUNDING LOOK LIKE, A 49:27.067 --> 49:28.134 THOROUGH EDUCATION SYSTEM. 49:28.134 --> 49:29.769 THAT WOULD BE MY JOB. 49:29.769 --> 49:34.240 >> DOES NOT THAT JUST TAKE LARGE DISTRICT AND REPURPOSE IT TO A 49:34.240 --> 49:35.709 SMALLER DISTRICT? 49:35.709 --> 49:38.845 >> TAKING MONEY OUT OF ONE -- WHAT SPECIFICALLY? 49:38.845 --> 49:41.781 >> WE HAVE ONE POT OF MONEY IN THE STATE OF IDAHO. 49:41.781 --> 49:42.615 >> UH-HUH. 49:42.615 --> 49:45.251 >> IF YOU SAY A SMALLER DISTRICT NEEDS MORE MONEY, WOULDN'T THAT 49:45.251 --> 49:48.488 BE SAYING WE NEED TO PULL MONEY FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT? 49:48.488 --> 49:52.592 >> SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STATE BUDGET OF EDUCATION VERSUS 49:52.592 --> 49:54.494 LEVIES I THINK. 49:54.494 --> 50:00.100 SO WHEN THE STATE BUDGET HAS EARMARKS ON IT AND THAT SCHOOL 50:00.100 --> 50:04.637 DISTRICTS CANNOT USE THAT MONEY AS THEY SEE FIT, I WILL BE THE 50:04.637 --> 50:07.007 STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION THAT GOES IN AND 50:07.007 --> 50:10.443 REMOVES THOSE STRINGS ATTACHED AND FREES UP MORE MONEY TO COME 50:10.443 --> 50:16.349 BACK TO THEM SO THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS LOCALLY. 50:16.349 --> 50:19.119 >> JANA, DO YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP? 50:19.119 --> 50:19.619 >> I WOULD. 50:19.619 --> 50:22.922 THE PROBLEM WE RUN INTO BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING THE RESOURCES OUR 50:22.922 --> 50:26.893 DISTRICTS NEED TO KEEP THE BUSES RUNNING AND THE LIGHTS ON, THEY 50:26.893 --> 50:29.929 HAVE HAD TO TURN TO SUPPLEMENTAL LEVIES. 50:29.929 --> 50:34.034 IT USED TO BE WHERE WE COULD ENHANCE PROGRAMS OR BUY 50:34.034 --> 50:35.935 ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. 50:35.935 --> 50:38.672 NOW THEY ARE PART OF OUR BASIC BUDGET. 50:38.672 --> 50:43.677 I HAD ONE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SHARE WITH ME THAT THEY HAVE IN 50:43.677 --> 50:54.954 THEIR BUDGET, 27% IS BASED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL LEVY AND IT'S BEEN 50:54.954 --> 50:57.223 CUT SINCE 2009. 50:57.223 --> 51:00.727 THIS THEY CAN'T PASS THEIR LEVY, THEY HAVE TO MAKE DRASTIC CUTS 51:00.727 --> 51:01.961 IN THEIR DISTRICT. 51:01.961 --> 51:06.900 WE ARE DEPENDENT ON OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS MEETING THE 51:06.900 --> 51:09.102 CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION OR LEGISLATURE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO 51:09.102 --> 51:10.904 MEET THE LAST FEW YEARS. 51:10.904 --> 51:14.874 AS STATE SUPERINTENDENT I WILL WORK TO GET US BACK ON TRACK TO 51:14.874 --> 51:18.278 GETTING OUR LEGISLATURE TO MEET THEIR COMMITMENT THAT THEY MADE 51:18.278 --> 51:22.716 IN THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS OF RESTORING OUR 51:22.716 --> 51:26.886 FUNDING, OF MOVING EDUCATION FORWARD WITH THE FUNDING NEEDED 51:26.886 --> 51:29.989 TO IMPLEMENT THOSE 20 RECOMMENDATIONS. 51:29.989 --> 51:33.293 WE NEED SOMEONE WHO'S GOING STAND UP AND SAY, THIS IS NOT 51:33.293 --> 51:34.194 RIGHT. 51:34.194 --> 51:38.098 AND THEN LET OUR DISTRICT DOS THOSE SUPPLEMENTAL LEVIES FOR 51:38.098 --> 51:40.834 THE KIND OF THINGS THEY WANT THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC, BUT IT'S 51:40.834 --> 51:45.105 NOT FUNDING THAT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. 51:45.105 --> 51:47.741 >> EM MILLI, 30 SECOND FOR QUESTION AND ANSWER. 51:47.741 --> 51:49.743 >> THIS IS FOR SHERRI. 51:49.743 --> 51:53.380 MY COLLEAGUE CLARK REPORTED THAT YOU HAVEN'T VOTED IN 15 OF THE 51:53.380 --> 51:55.015 LAST 17 ELECTIONS. 51:55.015 --> 51:59.986 YOU HAVE SAID THAT GETTING THIS OFFICE WOULD MAKE UP FOR NOT 51:59.986 --> 52:01.254 VOTING. 52:01.254 --> 52:06.893 HOW GETTING A SIX-FIGURE SALARY AND A SEAT ON THE LAND BOARD 52:06.893 --> 52:09.896 MAKES UP FOR SHIRKING THAT DEMOCRAT, PRIVILEGE OF VOTING. 52:09.896 --> 52:13.066 >> I THINK THE QUESTION WAS ASKED THAT, WHAT IS YOUR VOTING 52:13.066 --> 52:13.600 HISTORY. 52:13.600 --> 52:19.005 I HAD TO PUT THAT RIGHT OUT THERE FROM DAY 1, IT WAS PRETTY 52:19.005 --> 52:22.075 INCONSISTENT AND I WANTED TO PAY BACK IDAHO. 52:22.075 --> 52:23.343 THAT'S A CIVIC DUTY. 52:23.343 --> 52:29.349 IF ELECTED THIS WILL BE A CIVIC DUTY I WILL REPAY IDAHO FOR MY 52:29.349 --> 52:32.452 LACK OF A CONSISTENT VOTING HISTORY. 52:32.452 --> 52:34.187 I WOULD BE HONORED TO DO THAT. 52:34.187 --> 52:36.923 THAT'S WHAT WE DO AS IDAHO WANTS. 52:36.923 --> 52:40.193 WE DON'T FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE IN THE PAST. 52:40.193 --> 52:43.730 WE MOVED FORWARD AND RECOGNIZE IT AND SAY HOW CAN WE MAKE IT 52:43.730 --> 52:44.364 BETTER. 52:44.364 --> 52:46.266 THAT'S MY PLAN TO, REPAY IDAHO. 52:46.266 --> 52:48.935 >> ITS TIME FOR OUR CLOSING COMMENTS. 52:48.935 --> 52:51.571 EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE 90 SECONDS TO RESPOND. 52:51.571 --> 52:54.140 TONIGHT WE START WITH JANA. 52:54.140 --> 52:55.108 >> THANK YOU. 52:55.108 --> 52:57.277 REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT, 52:57.277 --> 53:03.249 THAT'S TO THE PANELISTS AND TO YOU, AARON, AND ALSO YOU, 53:03.249 --> 53:03.950 SHERRI. 53:03.950 --> 53:06.219 HOPEFULLY YOU UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO OF 53:06.219 --> 53:07.053 US. 53:07.053 --> 53:12.892 MY OLD BOSS SHAREY EVANS SAID KIDS DON'T COME TO SCHOOL WITH 53:12.892 --> 53:17.263 Rs AND Ds STAMPED UPON THEIR FOREHEADS AND OBVIOUSLY HE'S 53:17.263 --> 53:17.731 RIGHT. 53:17.731 --> 53:20.800 THE OFFICE SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT POLITICS AND PARTISANSHIP. 53:20.800 --> 53:23.903 IT SHOULD BE ABOUT DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR IDAHO'S KIDS. 53:23.903 --> 53:26.906 AND WHAT I WANT FOR OUR KIDS IS SIMPLE. 53:26.906 --> 53:32.278 I WANT SAFE SCHOOLS, HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS, MODERN 53:32.278 --> 53:35.281 UP-TO-DATE CLASSROOMS WITH TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS OR 53:35.281 --> 53:36.349 TEACHERS AND KIDS. 53:36.349 --> 53:41.287 AND STRONG, RIGOROUS STANDARD THAT HELPS OUR KIDS PREPARE FOR 53:41.287 --> 53:43.556 THE FUTURE OF THEIR CHOICE. 53:43.556 --> 53:48.028 MY OPPONENT SAID THAT SHE WOULD CARRY FORWARD TOM LUNA'S AGENDA 53:48.028 --> 53:52.565 AND WALK SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE LEGISLATURE THAT HAD A LED OUR 53:52.565 --> 53:54.834 SCHOOLS TO THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM. 53:54.834 --> 53:56.302 I BELIEVE THERE'S A BETTER WAY. 53:56.302 --> 54:00.774 IT'S TIME TO END THE ERA OF THE ONE SIZE FITS ALL TOP-DOWN 54:00.774 --> 54:03.476 APPROACH TO EDUCATING OUR KIDS. 54:03.476 --> 54:06.946 MY PLEDGE TO YOU IS TO RETURN LOCAL CONTROL TO OUR SCHOOL 54:06.946 --> 54:10.316 BOARD, SUPERINTENDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND TO BE THE KIND OF 54:10.316 --> 54:13.420 SUPERINTENDENT THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND THAT WILL LISTEN. 54:13.420 --> 54:18.058 AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PROVIDE LEADERSHIP YOU CAN TRUST. 54:18.058 --> 54:22.629 I'M JANA JONES, I'M RUNNING FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC 54:22.629 --> 54:23.096 INSTRUCTION. 54:23.096 --> 54:25.231 I STAND UP FOR OUR KIDS. 54:25.231 --> 54:29.069 AND ON NOVEMBER 4th, I HOPE YOU'LL STAND WITH ME. 54:29.069 --> 54:29.903 THANK YOU. 54:29.903 --> 54:31.004 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 54:31.004 --> 54:33.106 90 SECOND, SHERRI IBARRA. 54:33.106 --> 54:35.642 >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING. 54:35.642 --> 54:40.814 IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS, 54:40.814 --> 54:42.115 WHICH IS EDUCATION. 54:42.115 --> 54:45.285 I WANT TO THANK THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS FOR HAVING ME IN 54:45.285 --> 54:46.252 THE PANEL. 54:46.252 --> 54:49.022 YOU REALLY DO HAVE A STARK DIFFERENCE IN CHOICES OF 54:49.022 --> 54:50.657 CANDIDATES FOR THIS POSITION. 54:50.657 --> 54:53.827 I AM A CONSERVATIVE LEAD WE ARE A VISION FOR THE FUTURE. 54:53.827 --> 54:57.831 MY OPPONENT HAS THE OLD TAX AND SPEND MENTALITY. 54:57.831 --> 55:01.301 I HAVE PROVEN MY VISION FOR IDAHO WORKS AND THAT I WILL BE A 55:01.301 --> 55:06.406 TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR OUR MORE THAN 250,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES 55:06.406 --> 55:07.140 K-12. 55:07.140 --> 55:10.243 I HAVE A FOCUS ON MAINTAINING WHAT OUR KIDS NEED. 55:10.243 --> 55:13.780 I HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES WITH MY SLEEVES ROLLED UP 55:13.780 --> 55:18.318 EARNING THE VERY RESPECT OF THE TEAM THAT I'M GOING NEED TO LEAD 55:18.318 --> 55:19.419 FORWARD IN EDUCATION. 55:19.419 --> 55:23.523 I THINK ABOUT OUR STUDENTS AND HOW THEY DESERVE A STATE 55:23.523 --> 55:26.960 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION WHO HAS BEEN THERE 55:26.960 --> 55:30.997 FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS ON THE FRONT LINES, WHO HAS NOT TAKEN A BREAK 55:30.997 --> 55:32.098 FROM EDUCATION. 55:32.098 --> 55:36.636 WHO HAS NOT BEEN WORKING IN THE BUSINESS WORLD AND MAKING THOSE 55:36.636 --> 55:39.906 ACCUSATIONS ABOUT OUR CURRENT LEADER AND DOING THE EXACT SAME 55:39.906 --> 55:40.607 THING. 55:40.607 --> 55:42.542 I HAVE A FOCUS ON OUR STUDENTS. 55:42.542 --> 55:45.078 I WILL ALWAYS MAINTAIN A FOCUS ON OUR STUDENTS. 55:45.078 --> 55:49.082 I AM A CONSERVATIVE LEADER WITH A VISION FOR THE FUTURE AND I 55:49.082 --> 55:53.019 WOULD BE PROUD TO REPRESENT IDAHOANS AS THE NEXT-STATE 55:53.019 --> 55:54.020 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 55:54.020 --> 55:56.756 MY NAME IS SHERRI IBARRA AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 55:56.756 --> 55:57.557 NOVEMBER. 55:57.557 --> 55:58.858 >> THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. 55:58.858 --> 56:02.062 AND THANKS TO OUR REPORTERS FOR THE GREAT QUESTIONS AND TO YOU 56:02.062 --> 56:03.129 WATCHING AT HOME. 56:03.129 --> 56:08.568 THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US, SEE YOU ON SUNDAY. 56:08.568 --> 56:09.235 * 56:11.771 --> 56:15.608 Captioning Performed By LNS Captioning www.LNScaptioning.com 56:16.710 --> 56:21.881 >>> THE IDAHO DEBATES ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY BOYS BOYS' SCHOOL OF 56:21.881 --> 56:24.884 PUBLIC SERVICE DEVOTED TO BUILDING FUTURE CIVIC AND 56:24.884 --> 56:29.422 COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY 56:29.422 --> 56:32.892 PROBLEM-SOLVING AND THE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE YOU CAN ONLY GET HERE 56:32.892 --> 56:33.793 AT THE STATE CAPITOL. 56:33.793 --> 56:37.263 THE IDAHO DEBATES ARE ALSO BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR 56:37.263 --> 56:39.632 CONTRIBUTION TO THE IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION ENDOWMENT. 56:39.632 --> 56:42.168 THANK YOU.