Macfarlane is an excellent choice | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Published 10:40 am Monday, November 2, 2015

To the editor:

I hope you will join me in my enthusiastic support for Duncan Macfarlane for the Bainbridge Island School Board.

As a parent of two children attending Bainbridge schools, formerly Wilkes, now Sakai and Woodward, Duncan cares deeply about the education of all students and is ready to advocate fairly and passionately for students, families and teachers. He also has a goal: to help grow Bainbridge schools from being great schools to being extraordinary schools.

Rather than resting on past accomplishments, Duncan hopes to work with the school board and district administrators to improve our schools for students of today and those of tomorrow. This will be through pursuing ideas on best education practices, metrics to measure student outcomes, offering challenge and opportunity to students in a variety of learning environments, and to help ensure that the upcoming bond measure to replace aging buildings will embrace dynamic changes brought about by new technology, different learning situations, expansion of arts, theater and career and technical educational opportunities while being fiscally responsible.

While PTO experience is highly useful, two of the five school-board members already come from PTO backgrounds, and so Duncan provides new expertise and the opportunity to augment the board with education and strategic leadership experience, an ability to ask informed and smart questions, fiscal and business acumen and stewardship for a shared vision of learning.

On a personal level, I have known Duncan through scouting and can attest to his profound passion for public education and his belief that all student learning can improve regardless of past or existing circumstances or resources.

Learn more at www.BISBCandidate.com.

Let’s make Bainbridge schools extraordinary!

Vote for Duncan Macfarlane for the Bainbridge School Board on Nov. 3.

BERNADETTE WITTY

Bainbridge Island