All candidates strongly support the plan. Wich says he sees the new middle school and preschool as the biggest priorities. DeMarco and Puzio say relieving the district's crowding is the underlying priority. The board has been trying to beef up school security.
All candidates say they want an effective plan for dealing with a school crisis.
They are also considering security cameras, door alarms, and hand-held metal detectors to be used by school security guards. DeMarco said he would like to see fewer entrances at the high school. None of the candidates say they see a problem with nepotism or a lack of minority hiring. They did, however, hire a consultant this year to address what they called a perceived problem that their minority-hiring efforts were not aggressive enough.