Deanna Kaplan (D) - Board of Education At Large
Q: How important is it for the Board of Education to ensure children and families have access to healthy and affordable food? (1-5 scale)
A: 5
Q: How will you help combat rising food insecurity in Forsyth County and provide access to healthy, sustainable foods? (open-ended question)
A: We as a Board of Education assure that all students who are eligible for Title 1 funds receive healthy meals through our school nutrition program
Q: How important is it for WS/FCS to integrate local environmental issues like climate change into school curriculum? (1-5 scale)
A: 5
Q: As a Board of Education member, how will you ensure we are teaching about vital environmental issues like climate change? (open-ended question)
A: By providing essential curricula based studies that impact our environment. We are currently collaborating as a team with various community groups to make that happen.
Q: How important is it for the Board of Education to ensure educational and administrative buildings are energy efficient? (1-5 scale)
A: 5
Q: As a Board of Education member, how will you promote renewable energy and energy efficiency within WS/FC schools? (open-ended question)
A: We are currently looking at proposals from sustainability providers who will assess our energy usage and offer help to conserve energy in our buildings. They will also assess renewable energy options for our district.
Q: How important is it for the Board of Education to ensure equitable and sustainable school transportation? (1-5 scale)
A: 5
Q: When elected, will you support allocating funds to update school buses to electric models? (yes/no)
A: Yes
Q: The City of Winston-Salem is currently working on a NCDOT-funded Safe Routes to School project to increase the number of students who bicycle or walk to, from, or at school. Do you support the Safe Routes to School project? (yes/no)
A: Yes
Q: How important is it for the Board of Education to support environmental justice curricula and actively address environmental racism in schools? (1-5 scale)
A: 5
Q: As a Board of Education member, how will you promote environmental justice within the WS/FC school system? (open-ended question)
A: I will support policies and help with the creation of policies to support environmental justice within the school system.
Q: How important is it that the Board of Education implement more recycling and composting opportunities in school buildings? (1-5 scale)
A: 5
Q: As a Board of Education member, what will you do to increase school wide recycling and composting? (open-ended question)
A: A couple of years ago we implemented the compostable trays program along with recycling at a target school. We will bring this back with additional pilot programs to schools who would like to participate. In addition, we will work toward policies that address recycling and composting in all schools. We also have addressed bottle fillers, compostable trays etc.