Dear Friends and Neighbors,We are less than four weeks from the November 3 election!
Thanks to my husband and many supporters for getting the yard signs in place throughout the district. Everywhere we go the message of "Trust a Teacher" is visible. As I continue to visit citizens each evening, many are beginning to recognize me as a candidate for School Board, and greet me with "I saw your sign", or "I saw the article about you in the paper". My favorite was the gentleman who looked at my flyer that says "Trust a Teacher", and said "OH, YOU ARE THE TEACHER!"
I have been featured in three different articles in the Winchester Star in the last week. On October 6, the Star ran an article about both candidates running for the Red Bud seat on the School Board. The article ran on the front page of the paper, and included a nice picture of each of the candidates which caught the eye of many readers. The link to that article is: http://www.winchesterstar.com/pages/view/budget.html. The article had several of my quotes attributed to both candidates, and included at least one untrue statement from my opponent who was quoted as saying that he had not received a questionnaire from the Political Action Committee of the Frederick County Education Association. Since those are sent by registered mail, and his signature showed receipt of the questionnaire, he was obviously not being completely truthful in his statement to the Star reporter.
My husband printed a heartfelt Letter to the Editor which also ran on October 6. Two articles in one paper - that was a great day for my campaign!
On October 10, the Star ran the Letter to the Editor from Patricia Grosso, Chairman of the FCEA Skyline UniServe PAC with a strong endorsement of my candidacy. I have printed an excerpt of that letter below:
Clark Gets the Nod
Each political season, the Frederick County Education Association committee of the Skyline UniServ PAC meets with candidates for local and state office to determine which are most supportive of our educational goals.
As the chair of the committee, I saw that letters and surveys were sent to all candidates requesting that they call our office to arrange an interview appointment. We received confirmation receipts from all candidates but one. But only one candidate chose to return a survey and meet with us this year.
Peggy Clark is an outstanding candidate for the School Board position in Red Bud District. Peggy served our members well as president of the Frederick County Education Association for two years and as vice-president before that.
She already has a good working relationship with the school administration and with other School Board members. Peggy understands the budget process, School Board policy issues, the SOQs on the state level, and how all of these affect the teachers and students in our schools. She also understands the joys, rewards, and difficulties of being a teacher. It is our pleasure to recommend Peggy as the candidate for Red Bud District.
My thanks to all of you who are helping me to get my message out to the citizens of the Red Bud District. I truly believe I am the best candidate for the School Board Seat from the Red Bud District. My experience as a local educator, parent, and my involvement over the last 35 years in community activities will give me an insiders view of issues and problems that will be brought before the school board in the next four years. I look forward to being given the opportunity to serve the citizens of the Red Bud District.
Peggy Clark
Candidate for Frederick County School Board
Red Bud District
