The Okaloosa County School District impacts our local military, our real estate agents, new businesses coming to Okaloosa, and so much more. Normally, I would not chime in on school board elections however, there is too much at stake for our school district. So, this has led to countless individuals asking me my opinion. We have to ask ourselves the question, why? Our school district is not for sale. He is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars (literally) of his own money to secure three board member seats. In my opinion, no one person should be able to “buy” our school board, which is exactly what Mr. He is also the man who worked to oppose the school district half cent sales tax efforts. Ryan is the same individual who wants an appointed superintendent which takes away the voting rights of the citizens of Okaloosa County and places the decision solely in the hands of the School Board Members… three seats of which he is trying to obtain. Ryan, who leads YES 4 Okaloosa, is trying his best to gather the three votes and in turn, attempt to take over the school district. Okaloosa County School Board Members vote on specific agenda items, and as long as you have three out of five votes, your votes rule the day. You will notice their three names jointly on signs throughout our county. The opposing candidates for school board are being in large part funded by one individual, Pat Ryan whose main goal is to take the school district over by securing three board member seats. Diane Kelley and Linda Evanchyk for re-election to the Okaloosa County School Board. For that and the fact that I believe our current Board Members are doing an outstanding job, I support Dr. I have often stated publicly that we are not perfect as a school district however, much, if not most, of what the three challenging school board candidates and the YES 4 Okaloosa Schools group are saying is simply not true. They have asked me about the accusations being made against the current School Board Members who are running for re-election, myself, the teachers, staff and administrators of our district as well as the school district as a whole and whether these accusations are true. Over the course of the last month or so, people throughout our county have asked me my opinion as it pertains to the upcoming School Board Elections. Pillars of the Yes for Okaloosa School’s platform include changing the superintendent role from elected to appointed and building new schools in the county.īelow is the entire letter posted by Marcus Chambers Saturday, August 13, 2022. A new initiative Yes for Okaloosa School is looking to battle three incumbent seats, gaining a majority vote. The school board is made of five members. Crestview Police announce death of K9 officer Sonic
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