Real Name: Tami Keeling Address: 112 Spokane Victoria, TX 77904 Member Since: May 05, 2008 Last Signed In: June 14, 2008 Profile Views: 295 Blog Views: 2201 *VOTE TODAY* VOTE TODAY and KEEP KEELING KEELING on the ISSUES Tami Keeling for School Board Commercial Keeling Responds to Viper View Truth is, Jaynes has Ethical Dilemma on Voting Keeling Responds to League of Women Voters Questions On the Issues May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 RE-ELECT KEELING Trustee District 5, VISD School BoardLinks: www.visd.com/board/index.aspvisd.com 
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Voters in VISD District 5 have the opportunity today to make an important choice. Our school system is in the middle of an exciting and long-overdue transformation. I am proud to have been an important part of it during my first term in office.
I believe that, under the leadership of our present administration, we are on the right track towards improved facilities and improving what goes on inside those walls. The board will be making important decisions regarding those facilities. Because of sharply rising costs, I think we will have to make some hard choices, but I have articulated my approach to making those decisions: I will consider our primary mission of education first, and will choose schools and repairs over ancillary facilities. On the inside, we have to consider new approaches to overcome problems in discipline and enhance student achievement. To say, as does my opponent, that we simply need to enforce the policies we have is an unhelpful gloss over the facts and circumstances we face in our large and diverse district. We need to listen to administrators and teachers and give them the tools they need to do their jobs. I believe that I have presented the voters with specific and substantive answers to what I will do if granted another term as your representative on the VISD board. I want to continue the work the voters sent me out to do three years ago. I believe that I have done the job they asked me to do, and I will continue to devote my time and energy to the betterment of our school system as the important cornerstone of our social, civic and economic lives that it is. I ask for your vote today. Tami Keeling Re-Elect TAMI KEELING for Victoria School Board "Our superintendent has a proven track record and a viable plan for success. Your school board is operating in top form, and I have been an impartial voice for positive progress. I ask for your vote today and pledge to continue on the path of fiscal responsibility that provides a quality school system for all Victorians." Tami Keeling VOTE TODAY KEEP KEELING I’m Tami Keeling I’m running for re-election to the VISD school board, place 5. I have the time to commit to this type of community service and give it the attention it deserves. It has been my privilege to serve you over the last three years. I have the experience, training and dedication to follow through on the bond and the continued improvement of our public school system. Two very important issues face the school board. How will VISD spend your $159 million? My view is that we must build and repair schools first. I pledge to be fiscally responsible and openly communicative with all constituents in this regard and to make decisions that will insure that VISD reaches the goals and educational successes that our community seeks. Buildings alone aren’t the solution. I will continue to support competitive pay for our teachers and staff. I will continue to work with VISD administration to craft programs that will attract the brightest new teachers to the District and that will support and compensate the experienced, tenured educators already within VISD. It’s time for new solutions to disciplinary issues. Under Superintendent Bob Moore, the VISD Safe and Secure Learning Environment Committee has been working for the past year on recommendations for changes in the way the district instills and enforces discipline. These recommendations come from those working in the trenches, including administrators and teachers who deal with these issues daily. My opponent thinks the current codes of conduct and dress are fine as long as they are enforced. I disagree. Our current system is broken; it pits administrators against teachers and lacks real consequences. Enforcement alone is not the answer. I support a system that puts all our administrators and teachers on the same team, with clear guidelines and consequences. I will work to give campus administrators and teachers the tools they need, including recommended changes to VISD codes of student conduct and dress. A safe and productive learning environment for our children must remain a top priority, and we need these changes to see improved results. Regarding student achievement and preparation. The public school system is an economic cornerstone of our community. That’s why I serve on the Victoria Education and Business Coalition and work to strengthen relationships between local businesses and VISD. The HOSTS mentoring program is an excellent example of the business community and VISD working together to improve learning. I support strong academic paths to college, community college, technical college and the work place. I am proud to have been a part of the great progress VISD is making in these areas. I want our students to graduate from VISD with the ability to live their lives as responsible adults, the skills to get a job and the knowledge to pursue their educational dreams beyond high school, whatever those dreams may be. For the past three years, I have been an impartial voice for positive progress that benefits all students. It would be my privilege to continue to serve as your trustee. I ask for you vote on JUNE 14th. As always, I welcome your input and advice. Please feel free to contact me. Tami Keeling 575-4434 935-5142 & nbsp; &n bsp; Paid for by the Tami Keeling for School Board Campaign |
