School Board Candidates on the Challenges and Opportunities of the 2024 Education Legislation

Please join us on Tuesday July 23rd for

Challenges and Opportunities in the School System

SB1 candidate Matthew Lane

SB1 candidate Page Lewis

SB5 candidate Mike Letsky

SB5 candidate Suzanne Page

SB5 candidate Gloria Branch

In August, those of us who live in School Board districts 1 and 5 will be asked to choose a candidate to replace the long serving holders of those seats who have decided to leave the field.

At least until November, when ballot amendment one will decide if they remain that way, the School Board races are non-partisan. The candidates who are registered as Republicans tend to let you know that by advertising in the wire and appearing at clubs and the REC, and we have asked them to participate in our forum on July 23rd.

In district one, the far north part of the county and heavily Republican (R+17), Matthew Lane and Page Lewis are facing Democrat Francesca Wernisch.

In district five, which is the far south part of the county mostly south of Clint Moore Road and evenly divided (R+0), Gloria Branch, Suzanne Page and Mike Letsky will face off against Democrats Mindy Koch and Charman Postel.

In both districts, all the Republican candidates have agreed to join us.

If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in August, a run-off with the top 2 will appear on the November ballot.

Besides hearing the candidates present their value proposition – why they are the best choice, we have asked them to comment on some of the legislation passed this year that affects K-12 education. That includes for example, a focus on courses supporting the building trades (HB917), the introduction of chaplains (HB931) and presentations by patriotic organizations (HB1317) and the teaching of the history of Communism in the curriculum (SB1264). There were also enhancements to school choice (HB1403) and the school guardian program (HB1473), and the use of Artificial Intelligence to improve classroom effectiveness (HB1361). We would also like to hear their views on Amendment one which would make their races partisan.

We will also be awarding our 2024 Anne Roberts Scholarships at this meeting.

Please join us for what should be an interesting event!

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
Program Noon – 1PM, Buffet starts at 11:30AM
Cash Bar Available

Palm Beach Kennel Club – Paddock Restaurant
1111 N Congress Ave
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
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$28/Members $35/Guests
Pay at the door.

Make sure you submit your RSVP in advance by clicking on our link below:

or by emailing info@gopclubpb.org, or by calling 561-855-0749.

  Please respect Club rules: Cell Phones Silenced, Business Casual Attire.
Republican Club of the Palm Beaches
213 29th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 855-0749