Denise Boothby
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Denise Boothby was a candidate for District 9 representative on the Williamson County Board of Education in Tennessee. The general election was held on August 4, 2016.[1] She lost the election[2]
Biography
Boothby has lived in Williamson County for over 30 years. She has two sons who graduated from Williamson County Schools.[3]
Elections
2016
Seven of the 12 seats on the Williamson County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[4] The District 1, 3, and 11 seats were left open for newcomers when incumbents Kenneth Peterson, PJ Mezera, and Mark Gregory, respectively, did not file to run for re-election. Richard Davis and Angela Durham ran for the District 1 seat, and Durham won the election. The District 3 race featured candidates Christy Coleman, Kimberly Little, and Eliot Mitchell. Mitchell was elected to the seat. The District 11 race featured candidates Stuart Cooper and K.C. Haugh, and Haugh won the election. In the race for the unexpired term in District 4, incumbent Anne McGraw defeated challenger Joey Czarneski. In District 5, incumbent Gary Anderson defeated challenger Julie Ellen Mauck to win another term on the board. District 7 incumbent Robert Hullett won re-election against challengers Jennifer Luteran and Christopher Richards. The District 9 race featured incumbent Rick Wimberly and challenger Denise Boothby. Wimberly was re-elected to the seat.[1][5][2]
Result
| Williamson County Schools, District 9 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rick Wimberly Incumbent |
62.57% | 1,312 |
| Denise Boothby | 37.24% | 781 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 2,097 | |
| Source: Williamson County Election Commission, "Summary Report: Primary and General Election August 4, 2016," accessed August 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Boothby reported $5,400.70 in contributions and $2,135.73 in expenditures to the Williamson County Election Commission, which left her campaign with $3,264.97 on hand as of June 30, 2016.[6]
Endorsements
Boothby received no official endorsements in the election.
Campaign themes
2016
The Franklin Home Page asked Boothby the following bolded questions. Boothby's responses are shown below.
| “ | Rezoning is one of the first issues the new board will deal with together as the Nolensville schools open and a Thompson's Station school is on the horizon. What's your philosophy on school rezoning, grandfathering and the anticipation of future growth for rezoning?
It would be ideal for children to attend the school where they are closest to geographically. Rezoning is a natural occurrence to be expected with the county's growth. Students travel time should be as limited as possible. I am in agreement for grandfathering. It was stressful for me as a parent knowing it might occur. When my kids were in school, everyone across the street went to Independence. On our side of the street, everyone stayed at Franklin High School. What is your position on standardized testing - is there too much, too little? The Tennessee Department of Education assigned a task force to determine the effectiveness of standardized testing. It is state controlled so as a board member my input would have little influence. Parents are telling me that the benchmark testing is in excess. Testing measures your ability to test well. It is not always a measure of a student's knowledge, so I don't give it a lot of credibility. What is your position on Common Core, and what do you agree with the state phasing it out? I believe in exceptionalism. So, the idea of something being common is never appealing. It seems to serve as a baseline standard, which we should have a minimum expectation, but ideally set exceptions high for our students. Again, Common Core is state mandated and not controlled by our local board. I don know that the county spoke clearly regarding their opinion of Common Core in the 2014 elections, so it would be wise to listen to the parents of our county who are mostly opposed from what I can tell. What do you think of current state education standards? The local board members do not have the ability nor is it their duty set the state standards. My position for education is that we need to have available curriculum for students to qualify for admission in the university of their choice as well as multiple vocational training programs for those not seeking higher education to be prepared to enter the work force. I also believe we need to be equipped to meet the needs of students' individual learning styles. Do you think world religions should be part of history or social studies curricula? Not at the middle school level. I see this as a world history course, which if taught factually and historically accurate, would be part of that curriculum. If further religious studies courses were desired by students and parents, I can see us offering a religious studies course that incorporates studies of all religions. If the curriculum is required to be taught in the middle school and parents do not want their children exposed to these studies, then I believe they should have the opportunity to pull out and have an alternative curriculum available. What is your opinion of the current state of WCS and the current leadership? We are blessed to have the best schools in the state; I believe with our growth, (schools) face enormous challenges. Our current leadership seems to have stirred up a lot of interest in the community, which is a good thing to have people paying attention and engaged. What is the best thing about WCS? The best thing is the quality teachers, involvement of parental support and impact on the community. What needs attention, and what aspect of it could need adjustment? I believe there is too much focus on scores. I would like to see a focus on outcomes. Focus on the needs of the individual students and the individual learning styles of students. I would also like more counseling available for students' future preparedness in their studies and help them to understand the reward and consequence of choice today and how they will impact tomorrow. To me, the real measure of our schools is to look over the past five to 10 years see where our students are now. We will see a lot of success but not enough for the internationally competitive world we live. We need a bigger focus.[7] |
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| —Denise Boothby (2016)[8] | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williamson County Election Commission, "Candidate List-August 4, 2016-State Primary/County General Election," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Williamson County Election Commission, "Summary Report: Primary and General Election August 4, 2016," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ Vote Denise M Boothby, "About," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Williamson County Schools, "Board Members," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Chad Gray, Williamson County Administrator of Elections," July 29, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Franklin Home Page, "Election 2016: Franklin mom said it's 'right time' to run for District Nine seat," May 19, 2016
