Thursday, September 3, 2015
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Nine
ALBRECHT
Concluded from 13.1
my children to be a part of
the district, as well as the
potential of me being in-
volved on the board. I
work in Norwalk every
day and see firsthand that
this school is the backbone
of our community. It
draws in families, busi-
nesses and guides and
shapes our children for a
lifetime by enabling con—
tinued education, success-
ful careers and citizenship.
I am fortunate that my
employer allows me the
flexibility to undertake
something like this.
Q. If this is your first
time seeking election to
the School Board, have
you attended meetings
prior to your becoming a
candidate?
A. This is my first time
seeking election to the
school board. I have not
attended school board
meetings prior to my can-
didacy. I have attended
several school committee
and other school-related
meetings in the past.
Q. Do you serve on any
city or school committees
and if so, which ones?
A. I have served on the
school Legislative Com-
mittee and the Norwalk
Area Chamber of Com-
merce Board and current-
ly am a member of the
Cumming Planning and
Zoning Commission.
Q. Do you have any
specific changes you
would like to see made? If
so, what are they?
A. I am not seeking this
position with any specific
changes in mind. My pref-
erence is to review avail-
able research and data to
help make informed deci-
sions on material changes.
Q. Have you been active
in other community
projects and if so, what are
they?
A. Through my work at
City State Bank, my Nor-
walk Area Chamber mem-
bership and personally, I
have been involved in
countless community
projects through the years
and hope to be a part of
many more in the years to
come.
Q. Do you have mem-
berships in professional,
civic, social, church orga-
nizations? List them if you
wish.
A. I am a member of the
Iowa State Bar Associa—
tion, the Iowa Trust Asso-
ciation, the Des Moines
Estate Planners Forum, the
Iowa Bankers Association
, the Cumming City Plan-
ning and Zoning Commis—
sion.
Q. What are your hob-
bies and/or special inter-
ests?
A. Golfing, fishing and
spending time with my
family.
KAUL .
Concluded from p. 1
the School Board, have
you attended meetings
prior to your becoming a
candidate?
A. I have been elected to
the School BOard three
times previously‘and did
attend meetings prior to
being elected.
Q. Do you serve on any
city or school committees
and if so, which ones?
A. Ihave served and am
serving on: PPEL Renewal
Committee, School Local
Option Sales Tax (SILO)
Committee, SIAC Com—
mittees, Warren County
Conference Board, City-
School Committee, Build-
ings and Grounds Com-
mittee, Capital Projects
Committee and Legisla-
tive Action Committee.
Q. Do you have any
specific changes you
would like to see made? If
so, what are they?
A. I have no specific
changes to suggest; how-
ever, I would like to see the
District continue the
progress made in student
achievement and profi-
ciency. I would also like to
make sure the School Dis-
trict is prepared for
growth and the changes in
education that all schools
will be facing with Iowa
Core and other issues.
Q. Have you been active
in other community
projects and if so, what are
they?
A. I have not been active
in other community
projects in recent years,
other than providing ver-
bal support for projects
that will improve Norwalk
living.
Q. Do you have mem-
berships in professional,
civic, social, church orga—
nizations? List them if you
wish.
A. Outside of the Nor-
walk School Board, I am a
member of the Mechanical
Contractors Association of
Iowa and Hot Alma
Nights (an organization in
my home town that pro-
duces an annual car show
as a cancer fundraiser.)
Q. What are your hob-
bies and/or special inter-
. ests?
A. I prefer outdoor ac—
tivities such as fishing, bik-
ing, riding my motorcycle
or ATV and home projects.
If my kids or nephews are
involved, it’s even better. I
believe Norwalk Schools
qualify as my “Special In-
terest” as I want to see our
schools continue to out-
perform all other schools.
Although I no longer have
children in the District, I
still take pride in the
achievement of the stu-
dents, staff and adminis-
tration. I did not attend
school in Norwalk, but I
am a Warrior.
*3”!-
Life is a long lesson in humility.
James M. Barrie
REYNOLDS-
WARD
Concluded from p. 1
A. Yes.
Q. Do you serve on any
city or school committees
and if so, which ones?
A.. None at this time.
Q. Do you have any
specific changes you
would like to see made? if
so, what are they?
A. I think the most im-
portant thing for a new
board member would be
to continue supporting the
quality initiatives in place
in Norwalk and to main-
tain the strong tradition of
quality education in Nor-
walk. Things have been
done very well in N orwalk
and any new members will
have big shoes to fill in or-
der to keep Norwalk pro-
gressive educationally.
Q. Have you been active
in othar community
projects md if so, what are
they?
A. I “as a board mem-
ber for the Urbandale Girls
Recreatzon Association
that was responsible for
running several athletic
programs for girls K-12 in
Urbandale.
Q. Do you have mem-
berships in professional,
civic, social, church orga—
nizations? List them if you
wish.
A. Since my transition
to Urbardale, I have not
been a pirt of any organi-
zation, bit I look forward
to chang‘ng that soon. I
previouily served as a
mentor in Big Brothers Big
Sisters for over 15 years.
Q. What are your hob-
bies and/or special inter-
ests?
A. I am passionate
about children and sup-
porting at-risk students. I
volunteer much of my
time offering free tutoring
and menbring.
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SCHUEMAN N
Concluded from p. 1
A. Ihave a real appreci-
ation for the education I
received as a Norwalk stu-
dent and I believe public
education in Iowa and in
Norwalk is at a critical
juncture. To stay competi—
tive in the world, our kids
need a quality education
more than ever, while they
are facing increasing bud-
getary constraints. The
growth this district is like-
ly to face in the years
ahead will put a strain on
our budget and capabili-
ties. Thanks to my own
education from Norwalk
and the U of 1, I’ve enjoyed
career and personal suc-
cess. I have a skill set I
think will be useful to help
the Board decide the best
use of the funding they are
given and a desire to ad-
vocate for the best educa—
tional experience we can
afford our kids. I feel this
is the right time for me to
become more involved in
the school district and to
give back to this commu-
nity that’s given me so
much. .
Q. Have you attended
meetings prior to becom-
ing a candidate?
A. I have not attended
school board meetings in
Norwalk for many years. I
think like most parents, we
get busy with work, fami-
ly, etc. and don't make the
time for civic involvement
like we should. I do attend
bank board meetings in
the course of my employ-
ment on a regular basis, as
well as numerous other
committee and subcom-
mittee meetings for com-
pliance related discus-
sions.
Q. Do you serve on any
city or school committees
and if so, which ones?
A. I do not. I guess in
that sense I’m jumping
into the deep end of the
pool right up front. I am
committed and willing to
serve as a volunteer for
this district giving my time
to help. I have legal and
financial experience and
I’m comfortable working
as a team member to make
critical decisions for an or-
ganization, having served
that role in my profession-
al life many times.
Q. Do you have any
specific changes you
would like to see made?
A. I don’t. I think Board
members need to be mind-
ful of providing the best
education possible while
serving as responsible
stewards of the taxpayer’s
money. I believe the dol-
lars we spend on educa-
tion are one of the best in-
vestments we can make in
our collective future. But
of course the decision to
spend has to be logical,
well-considered and effec-
tive. The School Board
should work as a team to
listen, weigh and consider
carefully any spending
decisions before it. I don’t
think its appropriate for
any board candidate to
enter this process with a
preconceived agenda or an
issue they champion. No
individual board member
can control the decision on
a single item and all are
asked to come to the table
ready to collaborate
thoughtfully while keep-
ing an open mind In my
job, research is key to what
I do and every decision the
bank makes is better when
it comes from a place of
well rounded, well in-
formed discussion and
knowledge. the School
Board is no different in my
view.
Q. Have you been ac-
tive on other community
projects?
A. I served on the Board
‘of Serendipity Preschool
in Norwalk when my son
was a student there.I also
coached a summer of t-ball
through the Parks and Rec.
department in Norwalk. I
helped organize several
class reunions for our 1983
tions and questions. Last
year I helped organize and
volunteered when my
bank provided ticket sales
and services to the Nation—
al AA Junior Olympics
during their stay in Cen-
tral Iowa.
Q. Do you have mem-
berships in professional,
civic, social, church orga-
nizations?
A. Through my em-
ployment, I’m a member of
the American Bankers As-
sociation (recently obtain-
ing their Certified Regula-
tory Compliance Manager
certification), the Iowa
Banker’s Association and
the Risk Management As-
sociation.
Q. What are your hob-
bies and/or special inter-
est?
A. I enjoy gardening,
reading, writing, pets,
knitting and rock collect-
ing. I live on an average
and we like to camp and
hike so I enjoy the great
outdoors. I loved partici-
pating in sports when I
alumni, each held in the was younger, but find that
local area. I volunteer with I make a much better spec-
Iowa Legal Aid monthly to tator nowadays.
assist with client applica-
BOOSTER CLUB MINUTES
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Booster Club provides for
them. Darin will get in
touch with the person who
put together some of the
videos for the video board
for A1 and determine a
time we can all get to-
gether to write the script
for the video.
Al Lammers repOrted
that an Athletic Hall of
Fame has been developed
for the school. He is trying
to coordinate it so the in-
duction of the first person
can be on September 10th
at the community pep as-
sembly and then introduce
this person at the Home-
coming half—time. Al asked
Matt Leek to be part of this
selection committee as a
representative of the
boosters. Anyone can be
nominated at the AD
website norwalkwarriors
.org.
The golf outing is com-
ing together nicely. Matt
Leek questioned the
board’s thoughts on
whether we should offer
free golf to one person of
each company who do-
nated a $250 hole sponsor-
ship. The board deter-
mined this would be a
good idea. Matt further
reported that he is still in
: the process of determining
a sponsor for the hole-in—
one, but unsure if this will
work out.
Al Lammers indicated
that he would look at the
school calendar and deter-
mine the best dates to have
the boys and girls youth
basketball tournaments
next year and get back to
the board.
Open Discussion
No open discussion
items at this meeting.
Adjournment
Motion was made by A1
Lammers to adjourn the
meeting, seconded by
Nancy LaVelle. Motion ‘
carried. Meeting was ad-
journed at 8:47 pm.
The next NABC meet-
ing will be held on
Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 7
pm. at the Norwalk High
School Library.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stacy Rosonke
Secretary
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