Welcome to our Voter Guide!

In short, we invited all candidates for the Amity Board to answer questions relevant to what the Board does. Our goal is to help you, the voter, get to know them better so you can make an informed choice when you vote, whether through early voting (starting October 20th) or on Election Day, November 4th.

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Meghan Rabuse (R) - Orange

Candidate did not respond.

The questionnaire:

1. What qualifications would you bring as a member of the Amity Board of Education?

Candidate did not respond.
2. What would you hope to accomplish in the next term as a member of the Board?

Candidate did not respond.
3. Do you have any concerns about academics, curricula, or extra curricular opportunities (athletics, clubs, etc) at Amity?

Candidate did not respond.
4. On what basis do you think the job performance of the Superintendent of Amity Schools should be evaluated?

Candidate did not respond.
5. What are the primary criteria you would bring to considering the administration’s annual budget proposals for the Amity district?

Candidate did not respond.
6. How do you view the respective roles of the Board, Amity administration, the State of Connecticut, and the federal government in determining curriculum in the district?

Candidate did not respond.
7. How would you weigh your responsibility as an elected representative of your town and your duty to support the district as a member of its Board?

Candidate did not respond.
8. How would you approach making decisions at Amity that may affect parents who also have students at the elementary school(s) in your town, such as those regarding the Amity schools’ calendar or a later start time at the middle and high schools?

Candidate did not respond.
9. How would you make sure that everyone - including parents and students - feels welcome in the district, regardless of their political views (conservative, liberal, or moderate), faith, cultural background, race, or how they view themselves?

Candidate did not respond.

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Jennifer Blando Jacquet

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Meghan Rabuse (R) - Orange

1. What qualifications would you bring as a member of the Amity Board of Education?

2. What would you hope to accomplish in the next term as a member of the Board?

3. Do you have any concerns about academics, curricula, or extra curricular opportunities (athletics, clubs, etc) at Amity?

4. On what basis do you think the job performance of the Superintendent of Amity Schools should be evaluated?

5. What are the primary criteria you would bring to considering the administration’s annual budget proposals for the Amity district?

6. How do you view the respective roles of the Board, Amity administration, the State of Connecticut, and the federal government in determining curriculum in the district?

7. How would you weigh your responsibility as an elected representative of your town and your duty to support the district as a member of its Board?

8. How would you approach making decisions at Amity that may affect parents who also have students at the elementary school(s) in your town, such as those regarding the Amity schools’ calendar or a later start time at the middle and high schools?

9. How would you make sure that everyone - including parents and students - feels welcome in the district, regardless of their political views (conservative, liberal, or moderate), faith, cultural background, race, or how they view themselves?

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Jennifer Blando Jacquet

Jennifer Blando Jacquet

Fact Check: Meghan Rabuse’s Letter About Amity

Context:

Claim #1: Amity’s surplus is due to using the prior year’s budget to determine its proposed budget for the following year

Claim #2: Amity is not transparent about its capital planning

Claim #3: A reduction in debt servicing will provide Amity more flexibility in spending

Claim #4: Meghan Rabuse is not suggesting we defund Amity

Meghan Rabuse (R) - Orange

1. What qualifications would you bring as a member of the Amity Board of Education?

2. What would you hope to accomplish in the next term as a member of the Board?

3. Do you have any concerns about academics, curricula, or extra curricular opportunities (athletics, clubs, etc) at Amity?

4. On what basis do you think the job performance of the Superintendent of Amity Schools should be evaluated?

5. What are the primary criteria you would bring to considering the administration’s annual budget proposals for the Amity district?

6. How do you view the respective roles of the Board, Amity administration, the State of Connecticut, and the federal government in determining curriculum in the district?

7. How would you weigh your responsibility as an elected representative of your town and your duty to support the district as a member of its Board?

8. How would you approach making decisions at Amity that may affect parents who also have students at the elementary school(s) in your town, such as those regarding the Amity schools’ calendar or a later start time at the middle and high schools?

9. How would you make sure that everyone - including parents and students - feels welcome in the district, regardless of their political views (conservative, liberal, or moderate), faith, cultural background, race, or how they view themselves?

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Jennifer Blando Jacquet

Jennifer Blando Jacquet Jennifer Blando Jacquet

Sean-Michael Green (D)

Jennifer Blando Jacquet (D)

Fact Check: Meghan Rabuse’s Letter About Amity

Context:

Claim #1: Amity’s surplus is due to using the prior year’s budget to determine its proposed budget for the following year

Claim #2: Amity is not transparent about its capital planning

Claim #3: A reduction in debt servicing will provide Amity more flexibility in spending

Claim #4: Meghan Rabuse is not suggesting we defund Amity

Jennifer Blando Jacquet