Incumbent Clark County School District Trustees Mary Beth Scow, Ruth Johnson and Shirley Barber won easily. The results mirror the outcome of the primary election, which gave those four women the majority of the vote in their areas. To Scow, who represents southeast District A, receiving 66 percent of the vote with 98 percent of precincts reporting was an affirmation that constituents recognized her commitment to improving student achievement. But it's been so general with no specific information given.
People can see through that.
She plans to return to her tasks as a trustee with a renewed vigor and tackle the funding shortfalls and declining graduation rates that have grabbed headlines in recent weeks. I always ask myself how the decision is going to affect kids. Johnson feels much the same way. Shirley Barber, a retired elementary school principal, garnered 71 percent of the vote in District C with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Barber was unavailable for comment.