Ellen Flynn Giles*
Office Sought: Howard County Board of Education
Age: 59
Residence: Scaggsville.
Education: BA, French, art history, Agnes Scott College; certification, language/literature, Instituto Internazionale, Rome.
Occupation: Senior editor, Platts, a division of McGraw-Hill.
Web site: None given.
E-mail address: efg4boe@comcast.net
Offices and positions held: Vice chairman, Howard County Board of Education, 2006-present; Board of Education liaison, Community Advisory Council; advisory committee, PCs 4 Kids; member, League of Women Voters, Women's Giving Circle; chairman, Citizen's Advisory Committee, 1998-2006; executive board, Howard County School Health Council, 2004-06; trustee, Vision Howard County, 2004-06; PTA Executive Board, 1984-2002.
Why should voters elect you?
My analytical perspective, coupled with 20 years on planning, curriculum and budget committees allow me to put together the pieces that make sound public policy.
What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
Although Howard County ranks at the top of the state in student performance, the system faces a significant challenge in meeting rigorous federal and state mandates for the academic achievement of every school, student group and individual student. Our enrollment continues to increase in size and diversity while the state and county are projecting significant budget reductions. We must employ strategies that maximize our available resources in order to address program needs at aging facilities and maintain instructional staffing and targeted supports that will prepare every child to meet or exceed these mandated standards and succeed in a global economy.
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