125: RISD Place 5 Candidate Forum

Dates of Candidate Interviews
Jim White- March 11, 2022
Nikki Harris- March 8, 2022

Campaign Websites
Jim White- https://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-White-For-Rockwall-ISD-Trustee-Place-5/100078480386326/
Nikki Harris- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1111506969612252

To jump to questions that most interest you, click the timecode next to the candidate’s name.

Candidate introductions & bio’s.
2:21 Jim White
4:36 Nikki Harris

1. Why are you running for RISD School Board?
5:29 Nikki Harris
6:05 Jim White

2. Do you have a faith & if so, what is it and how will it/does it guide you if elected/re-elected?
8:11 Jim White
8:55 Nikki Harris

3. In your view, what are the best attributes of Rockwall schools and what do you see as the greatest areas for improvement?
9:26 Nikki Harris
11:31 Jim White

4. Is there a specific issue or set of issues that you wish to focus on if elected?
14:34 Jim White
16:25 Nikki Harris

5. What do you believe is the key to attracting and keeping high quality faculty & staff in Rockwall schools and what might be done to improve this?
19:21 Nikki Harris
22:15 Jim White

6. Is there anything in the approved RISD budget that you disagree with or that you would like to see changed?
27:54 Jim White
30:44 Nikki Harris

7. Republican voters overwhelmingly approved ten ballot propositions that are intended to provide clear direction to and elevate accountabilities for all republicans elected to public office. Even though a school board race is non-partisan, I’d like to review the three propositions with you. First was Proposition 4, which states: Texas schools should teach students basic knowledge and American exceptionalism and reject Critical Race Theory and other curricula that promote Marxist doctrine and encourage division based on creed, race, or economic status. Do you support this proposition, and do you believe that Rockwall schools are already doing this?

32:07 Nikki Harris
33:15 Jim White

8. Next was Proposition 9, which states: Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student. Do you support this proposition and how do you believe this would impact Rockwall schools?
36:00 Jim White
38:06 Nikki Harris

8. Finally, Proposition 10, which reads: Texans affirm that our freedoms come from God and that the government should have no control over the conscience of individuals. Do you agree with this proposition and how do you believe this applies to Rockwall schools? (Mask mandates? Vaccine mandates? Other?)
39:14 Nikki Harris
39:54 Jim White

9. As a school board member, who do you see as your primary constituent and how do you intend to make sure that you are listening to their concerns? (Parents, Faculty, Administrators, Taxpayers…?)
41:08 Jim White
42:47 Nikki Harris

10. RISD posts nine outcomes that they hold as a goal for every graduate. If you were forced to choose just one, AND ONLY ONE, outcome from the list that best reflects your hope that every student might take away, which would it be and why?
43:24 Nikki Harris
44:42 Jim White

Candidate closing remarks.
45:41 Jim White
46:48 Nikki Harris

47:21 Bunker Bob’s Closing Comments