A 2½-hour panel interview, with 21 questions submitted by the public, faced four candidates for the Valparaiso School Board seat vacant following Jon Costas’ departure from the board when he began …
Valparaiso City Council President Robert Cotton, seated left in audience, and at-Large Valparaiso City Council Member Emilie Hunt, listen to Valparaiso City Attorney Patrick Lyp pose questions during the first round interviews at Valparaiso City Hall on Monday, May 6, 2024, for the next appointed board member for Valparaiso Schools. The candidates are, from left to right: Brett Miller, Ron Donahue, Kurt Minko and Ashley Kruse.
Valparaiso City Council Member Emilie Hunt, D-At-large, who serves as the council liaison for Valparaiso schools, spent the past two months reminding the public they had much of April to submit interview questions via the city hall website. The selected public-generated questions were sent to the four applicants by May 3 to prepare and research their answers. All provided questions were the same for each applicant.
Minko said he attended 13 various schools before reaching the eighth grade, and said it was through his classroom experiences that he found inspiration and stability, as well as valuing mentorships he embraced playing high school football.Kruse said her 2024 school board application marks her third time as a nominee for an open seat on the board.
All of the candidates agreed they do not think teachers should be allowed to carry firearms in the classroom, with all four applicants praising both the Valparaiso Police Department and the school resource officers. In reviewing the case with the Pride flag removal, Donahue said he doesn’t believe schools “support the needs of all students.”
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