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FASA – Legislative Dates January 27-28, 2025
OCASA-CCE
Candidates Forum – September 5, 2024
West Orange High School
5:00PM – 8:30PM
Welcome Introductions Matt Turner, OCASA President
| Name | Candidate for | Time to Arrive on Campus | Time to be In Media Center to Speak |
| Anne Douglas (Candidate) | District 4 | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Kyle Roger Goudy (Candidate) | District 4 | 4:45 PM | 5:15 PM |
| Marsha Summersill (Challenger) | House Seat 39 | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Joe Melendez (Challenger) | House Seat 43 | 5:40 PM | 6:10 PM |
| Belinda Ford (Challenger) | House Seat 40 | 5:50 PM | 6:20 PM |
| Rep Lavon Bracy Davis (Incumbent) | House Seat 40 | 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
| Rep Tom Keen (Incumbent) | House Seat 35 | 6:10 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Rep Keith Truenow (Candidate) New | Senate Seat 13 | 6:20 PM | 6:50 PM |
| Rep Doug Bankson (Incumbent) | House Seat 39 | 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Candidate Greg Pull (Challenger) | House Seat 42 | 6:40 PM | 7:10 PM |
| Rep Kristen Arrington (Incumbent) | Senate Seat 25 | 6:50 PM | 7:20 PM |
| Rep Johanna Lopez (Incumbent) | House Seat 43 | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM |
| Candidate Jose Martinez | Senate Seat 25 | 7:10 PM | 7:40 PM |
| Rep Anna Eskamani (Incumbent) | House Seat 42 | 7:20 PM | 7:50 PM |
| Candidate Maria Revelles (Challenger) | House Seat 47 | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM |
| Candidate Stephanie Dukes (Challenger) | Senate Seat 13 | 7:40 PM | 8:10 PM |
| Candidate Nate Douglas (Challenger) | Senate Seat 37 | 7:50 PM | 8:20 PM |
OCASA -CCE President – Anna D. Diaz, Ed.D.
Certified by the Florida Department of State
Affiliate of the Florida Association of School Administrators-Political Action Committee (FASA-PAC)
407-406-0468
School Board Candidate Questions
1. Vision for the School District
What is your vision for the future of our school district, and how do you plan to address the most pressing challenges facing our school administrators?”
2. Budget and Resource Allocation
In a time of limited resources, how will you prioritize budget allocations to ensure that all students receive a quality education?”
3. Student Mental Health and Well-being
What plans do you have to improve mental health resources and support systems for students in our district?
4. School Safety and Security
With increasing pressures on schools to meet additional safety and security mandates, what are your thoughts on the additional burden this places on school staff and what will you do to ensure school leadership can focus on their core business of education and creating a supportive and welcoming learning environment for students while remaining in compliance with these ever changing safety requirements?
Florida House and Senate Candidate Questions
1. Education Budget Priorities
Please share with us your top priorities in the state education budget, and how will you advocate for increased funding for public schools in our district? Additionally, how will you balance your priorities in a bi-partisan matter to advance the priorities of this district in the legislature?
2. School Start Times
Given the state of transportation needs within public schools, what is your position on amending the current law on school start time that unless amended will impact districts in the 2025-2026 school year?
3. School Safety
Given the robust discussion from school and law enforcement personnel regarding the increased burden that additional safety mandates have placed on school staff, what efforts will you take to amend school safety statutes to become a more practically effective model that doesn’t compromise the quality of education for our students, or lessen the safety of our students?
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