Aug. 10, 2004 --- Next Question for all St. Mary's School Board Candidates:
Do you feel the superintendent's contract should be renewed? In detail, I would ask, In light of the excessive spending in the construction of the Moakley Street Mansion without public input, the loss of free property for the building of a school in the Wildewood development with an "in place" infrastructure, the solidification of a funding formula through secret meetings with some BOE members and the Board of County Commissioners that guarantees St Mary's County will remain 23 of 24 in per pupil spending, the unwillingness to disclose financial information without numerous Freedom of Information Requests, the generation of new administrative positions disproportionate to teacher hires, and the inability to spend $30,000 to improve retirement benefits and funds to increase teacher salaries while having a 2.4 million budget surplus, do you believe the superintendent has exhibited qualities that would lead you to extend her contract another 4 years?
Tim Twigg
Lexington Park
No answers received at this time.

Aug. 10, 2004 ---
Next Question for all St. Mary's School Board Candidates:
If elected to the school board, will you vote to increase starting teacher's pay to equal that of a deputy and keep all teachers pay levels at least equal to what deputies are paid?
This question is posed by ST. MARY'S TODAY
No answers received at this time.