Robert F. DuPree, Jr.*
Office Sought: School Board Dulles
Age: 51
Residence: Ashburn.
Education: BA, government, University of Virginia.
Occupation: Government/media relations executive, textile trade association; former legislative director, Rep. Bill Chappell.
Web site:http://www.robertdupreeforschoolboard.com
E-mail address: rfdupree@aol.com
Offices and positions held: Chairman, Loudoun County School Board, 2006-present; Dulles District representative, Loudoun County School Board, 2003-present; chairman (appointed post), 1999, Dulles District representative, 1996-99, Loudoun County Planning Commission; past manager and assistant coach, Dulles Little League; past assistant coach, Loudoun Youth Soccer Association; founding member, St. Theresa Catholic Church.
Why should voters elect you?
"I have an unmatched, two-decade record combining experience, effectiveness and problem-solving to make Loudoun a better place to live and provide children a world-class education."
What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
"Dealing with continued massive enrollment growth is still the top challenge for the Dulles District. Since I joined the School Board in 2003, I have successfully supported construction/funding for 14 new Ashburn/Dulles area schools to serve 15,000 students, but we must buy land and build even more schools to reduce class sizes further and promote long-term school boundary stability. This means working in a bipartisan manner with all supervisors to secure support for land acquisition, construction funding and new initiatives to make our quality school system, the 11th best in the nation according to a Forbes.com analysis, even better."
What is your plan to address the traffic problems in Virginia?
While this is not within the purview of the School Board and we have no legal authority to build off-site road improvements, we must continue to work with the Board of Supervisors to make sure that the traffic impact of our new schools is properly mitigated and to communicate the need for road improvements to ensure safe access to our schools. We must also work with our communities to ensure better pedestrian access to schools, and I have been working with State Senator Mark Herring to explore ways to ensure needed safety improvements such as crosswalks are not held up while waiting for roads to be transferred to state control.
Do you think current policies governing growth & development in your area are too restrictive, not restrictive enough or just right?
not restrictive enough
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