The Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation, the Carmel Education Foundation (CEF) and OneZone have partnered to hold three separately recorded conversations with the 2022 Carmel Clay School Board candidates by district.
“We aim to create a thoughtful, unbiased and nonpartisan atmosphere where each candidate has an equal opportunity to respond to questions centered around themes that Carmel community members consider to be significant,” CEF Executive Director Jennifer Penix said. “We invite all Carmel community members, whether they have children in the schools or not, to rank what they feel is the most important topics to be covered in these conversations.”
A survey listing the themes, along with information regarding the roles and responsibilities of board members, will be open through 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23.
As 501(c)(3) organizations, the Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation, the Carmel Education Foundation, and OneZone will not endorse or promote individual or groups of candidates. Carmel schools are an integral part of the community, and together, the three organizations strive to inform the public about the role of the school board, voting procedures, and what the candidates understanding and vision of the role is. All candidates have been invited to participate.
Carmel Clay School Board members serve four-year terms. Of the five board members, three represent a district and two are “at-large.” Voters may vote for one candidate per district in the 2022 election for a total of three candidates. There are four candidates for District 1, three candidates for District 2 and two candidates for District 3 running in the 2022 election.
Recordings of the conversation series will be released on each of the presenting organization’s Facebook pages by Oct. 10 to provide information prior to the start of early voting which opens Oct. 11.
Click here to access the survey.