Republican Phyllis Criswell and Democrat Jim Roach each survived primary challenges in the race for Putnam County Superintendent of Schools and will face each other in the General Election.
Scroll down to read about the two candidates.
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Phyllis Criswell
FAMILY: 2 daughters
OCCUPATION: 25 years in education in Putnam County, serving as a teacher, guidance counselor, principal, and assistant superintendent
CAMPAIGN WEBSITE: Facebook.com/VotePhyllisIn2012
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Personal information to the Putnam County Supervisor of Elections
Jim Roach
AGE: 59
FAMILY: Wife, Vicki, a math teacher; son, Patrick, a 6th-grade social studies teacher; daughter, Jamie, a 3rd-grade teacher
OCCUPATION: Dean of students/assistant athletic director at Crescent City Junior-Senior High School
EDUCATION: Bachelors of Science in Education and a masters degree in Educational Leadership
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: None. "I'm an educator"
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE TOP THREE ISSUES IN THIS RACE?
HOW CAN YOU HELP VOTERS IN A WAY THAT OTHERS RUNNING FOR THIS OFFICE CANNOT?
- "I can help voters in a way that the others can't because of my proven leadership in the district. As principal, I led Beasley Middle School to its only "B" rating in the school's history so I have experience in turning around a low performing school. Also, when I was principal at Beasley Middle School we had the lowest incident of violence in all the county schools for seven consecutive years"
WHAT WOULD YOU HOPE TO BE REMEMBERED FOR ACCOMPLISHING AFTER SERVING IN THIS OFFICE?
- "Reuniting the administrators and the employees by including them in all decision making processes and letting them know their opinions and expertise is valuable to me. Also for the development of a magnet vocational school for Putnam County."
CAMPAIGN WEBSITE: Jimroachin2012.com | Facebook.com/VoteJimRoach | @JimRoachin2012