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I am really excited that Sandra Alexander is running for an at-large seat. She had a great impact on me when I was a student at A&T and has made her mark in the field of education for many years. She would be a balanced and well informed member of the GCS school board. I especially like her call for both accountability and teacher support- you cannot have one without the other.

When you say "sound familiar" - what does that mean? I thought her platform of "innovative educational programming" sounded like Terry Grier himself.

Sandra Alexander
http://www.greensboroscenictour.com/School_Board_Candidate.html

This sounds like a first class education Achiever.

Education:

NC A & T State University-Greensboro, NC - BS-English-1969
Harvard University-Boston, MA - MA-English-1970
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh, PA - Ph.D.-English-1976

Harvard and UP don�t hand diplomas out like pop corn
I would say head and shoulders above anything we have now.
Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, North Carolina A & T State University, 2003
Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences, NC A & T State University, 2003
Sojourner Truth Award Recipient (Organization�s Highest Award), Greensboro Club of NANBPW, 2003
Black Butterflies: Stories of the South in Transition, St. Andrews Press, 1994
North Carolina Arts Council Writer�s Fellowship, 1992 ($7,500)
First Prize, North Carolina Writer�s Network Fiction Competition, 1990
NAACP George Simpkins Community Service Award, 1987
Lady of the Year Award, Greensboro Young Men�s Club, 1982
Danforth Fellowship Recipient, 1969

Community Service:
Participant, Impact Greensboro, 2008
Member, Board of Trustees, Triad Stage, Greensboro, 2005-present
Ivy Leaf Reporter- Beta Iota Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 2005-2007
Chairman, Non-Traditional Entrepreneur Platform, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 2008
Member, Board of Directors, North Carolina Writer�s Network, 1990-1992
President, Board of Directors, Greensboro YWCA, 1988-1989
Founder, Member of the Board of Directors, First President and Life Member, Greensboro Club,
National Assn. of Negro Business and Professional Women�s Clubs, Inc.- 1979-present

We would have to be idiots to pass this lady up.
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David,

I should remind you that Walter Childs also has a PhD in education and he was not an effective school board member. Diplomas and other awards does not necessarily equate to a good school board member.

I'm looking for another Darlene Garrett - someone who looks out for the students, their parents, and the teachers.

Anonymous

I apologize for my reasoning.
You appear correct.

I just read that Ms Alexander believes we need to hire another phoney like Grier.

So much for education.

David,

It appears that Dr. Alexander is made from the same mold as Grier and Childs.

Give me another Darlene Garrett!!

It seems as if you guys are jumping to a lot of conclusions without proof. How are Childs and Grier in the same mold? What exactly does that mean? How can you question someone else's judgement when you don't seem to have good judgement yourself? A substantive discussion needs to take place surrounding what's best for our children in Guilford County so that we as voters can make informed decisions about who should represent us on the board. Posturing and sarcasm is self serving, destructive, and hateful.

Childs + Grier = Useless.

You people need to read this.

http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/boe/2008/2_25sc/M.%20Green%20Attachment%201.pdf

Anonymous:
The web address you posted obviously got chopped off. Can you post the last part of the address for us?

It works for me. Quite revealing really and gosh we have got a lot of problems in our schools havent we!!!

I downloaded the file. Its an adobe reader file.

Erik Huey states that he has received Darlene Garrett's and Paul Daniels' "mutual support."

Don't know anything about Childs.

Lots of experience with Grier.

He is a Phony. Period.

Ive been misinformed by him and he games the numbers.

Speaking of "a lot of problems in our schools"... how in the world was Kevin Miller hired by GCS after being run out of Hartford for inappropriate behavior with a 15-yr-old female student?!

It is bad enough that lax discipline is allowing students to be dangerous to others. Now we have to worry about inadequate screening of employees allowing staff to be a potential threat to our children!

I hope and pray Miller's resignation came before his inappropriate behavior affected one of our students. Grimsley students have suffered enough.

To Voices of Reason Needed

"How can you question someone else's judgment when you don't seem to have good judgment yourself?"

I resent that.

I think I showed reasonable judgment.

I read the ladies qualifications and formulated an opinion, When I got further information I changed my opinion. That seems reasonable to me.

Also I sign my name.

That should be worth something.

Hell you could be Terry Grier. Who knows

I the Rhino this lady says she has been a long time admirer of Dot Kearns and she thinks that we need another Grier.

She has to be one of the worst candidates there is in my book.

Kearns?

I thats true then she wont get in!

Over my dead body!

Kearns supporting her will be a big handicap.

Connections with the Simkins PAC.....say no more

Friend of Deena's, Grier and Dot

VOTE FOR HUEY!

I am really having issues with a quote from Mrs. Alexander in the paper. She stated, (I'm paraphrasing) that she felt she knew exactly what Dist. 4 needed and she would make that a priority. I would like to know just exactly what she is talking about? Is she thinking she's going to just come to my district, (as an At-large rep) and start making changes? Dist. 4 has had ENOUGH changes! Change is the LAST think we need! We need to be LEFT ALONE and if she's thinking of busing us again she can just FORGET it!

I seriously worry that she has been talking to Dot Kearns. Dot was in favor of busing and still seethes that she did not get to finalize her little plan. I want to know which candidate it is that Dot Kearns is endorsing so I can run as fast as possible the opposite direction!

I'm anxiously awaiting someone to please clarify Mrs. Alexander's words. It seems she had a lot to say to the Rhino that day and now she's disappeared. I have tried to call her and have had no success. Also, why is her name wrong on the board of elections site? They have it as Alexandra.

To summerize what I tried to say above: Dist. 4 does NOT need another Dot Kearns mentality!

District 4 is Alan Duncan's district. I'm confused about Alexander's remarks and those of the poster above.

What changes has District 4 had?

If you are running at large, you should think what is best of ALL students, not one district over another. For one, I am tired of having an at-large that only concentrates on one area. I want someone that looks at all the educational issues and tries to do the best for all concerned.

Yes, another Nancy Routh would be good. I don't think that she has ever favored one segment of the county over another. She is a true at-large representative and well represents all the children.