Candidate: Jack Kelly

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Hi  Folks,

I have been a St. Lucie County resident for 30 years. The community has treated my family and me very well. My wife and daughter have been SLC county teachers for over 20 years. My close work with the  Boys’ and Girls’ club for over 25 years and having been a 12 yr.  elected official has kept me well aware of school district issues.
The decision to run for office did not come hastily. After being encouraged by current and past county leaders, I spoke with all school board members and the school superintendent at length. They are a united, knowledgeable, amicable board with individual, sensible aligned visions. They are all well aware and very concerned about the difficult decisions we face in our current crisis that will affect the health, safety and welfare of  all our children, teachers and staff.
I contemplated the decision critically because I needed at this stage of my life to be IN … 100 %.
I felt the need to give back to the community that has inspired and given me so much to be thankful for everyday in a sometimes crazy world.  

In this unprecedented year the priority is to help create a feasible team plan to keep the district children and staff safe and secure. Easily said but quite difficult to create in an ever changing environment with state and federal mandates leaving most decisions to locals without dedicated funding.  All decisions should be based on scientific and expert facts. The decisions must be A-political, with no room for partisan influence. At this point we do not know if there will be a 2and wave of covid or if there will be a vaccine in the near future. I will monitor and employ constant efforts to keep our children and staff safe and secure with the best possible education during a sensible fight against the virus, and a delicate return to a safe and secure normal environment. My decisions will always include keeping equitable policies for all children no matter what zone or zip code they reside. These priorities could well consume my entire first year.

I already possess the knowledge, ability and experience to help form alliances with local children services organizations and help create inter local government agreements. It will take the combined efforts of the entire County to combat our problems. I know and understand the $ 520 million operating  budget ($647 overall).. There will be limited "on the job training " ...and extensive monitoring and gathering of constant new  information,
If elected I will be a full time board member with a transparent, accessible open door policy, as I always have practiced in my prior elected capacity. My main task will be the Safety, Security and best possible education of our Children.

                           I ask for your Support Nov 3rd  …. Sincerely, Jack Kelly..Candidate SLC School Board Dist.2

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