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Keith Sutton pledges to be a Wake school board leader

Submitted by KeungHui on 08/18/2009 - 15:06
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New Wake County school board member Keith Sutton pledged today to be a leader who will be a strong advocate for the school system.

Sutton said that "despite being recognized as one of the best school systems in the nation," Wake was "one of the best kept secrets in the state." He said Wake can't afford to lose the progress it has made.

Sutton was sworn in this afternoon to fill the District 4 vacancy in Southeast Raleigh caused by Rosa Gill being appointed to Dan Blue's seat in the state House.

Sutton said he will be a strong advocate for special-education students. He said he brings "a fresh approach" and "a little political saavy" to his new position.

Sutton was president of the Triangle Urban League. In 2008, he served as an outreach director for Gov. Beverly Perdue's campaign and as a political director for the N.C. Democratic Party.

He currently is legislative affairs program manager for the N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which is a lobbying position.

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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 16:15 — Sideburns

Rita Rakestraw is clueless. It is obvious she doesn't have school-aged children and has never had to deal with WCPSS. 

From the Indy questions:

10. Year-round schools are one way the county's kept school taxes low. Should more schools be made (or built to be) year-round? Should students be assigned to attend them?

Here, I think flexibility is the key. There are no mandatory year round schools in Wake County. Parents in Wake County have a choice. They can choose the year round school or the traditional school that is assigned to them. Some students may benefit from year around schooling, and others may need the traditional summer vacation.

Hey Rita

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 16:21 — AngelaW

babe, didja know that my traditional "choice" this year was a Title I school???  choice, MYR vs. Title I ??  REALLY?  Get a clue....

District 7 voters

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 15:58 — AngelaW

this is all you need to remember on October 6th, she does NOT know about our District,

Karen Simon
Candidate for Wake County Board of Education District 7
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A399656
10. Year-round schools are one way the county's kept school taxes low. Should more schools be made (or built to be) year-round? Should students be assigned to attend them?

For growth and budget purposes, more schools should be built to be year-round. Students should be assigned to them.

Elections

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 15:53 — AngelaW

http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Section?oid=oid%3A33533&category=oid%3A160812

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T. Keung Hui covers Wake schools.

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