ANDY

GUILLERAULT

for

SCARBOROUGH

SCHOOL BOARD

PARENT • COACH • ADVOCATE

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Andy Guillerault in a red Scarborough S cap

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Meet Andy

Parent, coach, and former district employee

Stay-at-home dad of two middle-school-aged daughters, longtime youth coach, and former Scarborough School District employee.

IEP parent. His oldest daughter has a disability and receives support services at school, so Andy has spent plenty of time navigating the IEP and 504 processes.
Sports, clubs, and chorus parent. His younger daughter went through Scarborough schools from kindergarten through fifth grade. She is now in middle school in the district where her mom teaches.
Married to a teacher. His wife teaches in a nearby district, which gives him another view of daily life in a public school.

He brings one question to every decision: what is best for the kids?

Stay-at-home dadYouth coachFormer district employeeIEP & 504 parentHomeowner & resident

Coach Andy at first base, holding out a fist bump — Coach Andy at first base, offering a fist bump after a great play. Photo by: Eric Tirrell This communication contains audio, video and/or images that have been manipulated or altered.Cropped/edited to protect student privacy.

Why I’m running

“Every kid in Scarborough deserves a school system where they are safe, known, challenged, and given real opportunities to succeed. We have strong schools and a strong board that takes its responsibility seriously, and I want to help build on that. I will bring preparation, effort and follow-through to every decision: listen all the time, study the facts and follow the data, respect the parents’ perspective, and support teachers. Every dollar comes from our neighbors, so making sure it is well spent will always be part of the equation. And I will keep asking whether our choices are working for the kids.” Andy Guillerault

What I’d add

A view from all sides of the table

Scarborough has a collaborative board and schools this town can be proud of. I’m not running because something is broken.
I’ve seen district policy from three angles: as an employee working under it, as a parent working through it right now, and as a homeowner and resident who helps fund it.
I know where the language gets confusing and where families may get stuck.
Asking questions is the job. It’s how good boards get to good decisions.

Platform & priorities

Kids. Parents. Teachers.

My top three priorities are kids, parents, and teachers. Every policy has to work for all three.

All three, every time

Good decisions start with the people closest to students. Kids, parents, and teachers each need a seat in the conversation.

Plain language

Policies that are accessible, transparent, and written so any family can read them and know where they stand.

A culture that includes

Strengthen a school culture where kids are encouraged, teachers are given what they need, and parents are always positioned as partners in their kids’ journey through the district.

Every dollar, well spent

Our schools are funded by the people who live here. I’ll be a careful steward of every dollar the district collects.

The test for every policy

How does this work for students?
How does it work for families?
How does it work for educators?
Who benefits, who has access, and who might get left out?
What is best for the kids? That’s the question I’ll keep coming back to.

Accountability to every household

No kids in school? This race is still about you.

You may not have a child in our schools, but you help pay for them. You deserve a school board member who treats that money with care.

Many of the people who fund Scarborough’s schools never set foot in one. Whether your kids are grown, you never had children, or you simply live here and pay your taxes, the school budget is your business too.

As a homeowner, I am committed to fiscal discipline. I will be your steward on the school board, making sure every dollar is focused on classroom achievement.

Strong schools protect our community’s property values, but we must also protect residents’ wallets to keep Scarborough affordable for everyone.

Where I stand

On the issues

I support it

Bell to Bell, No Cell

It’s officially law. We must find a way to implement the ban that works best for each age group and school. The state set the framework, and our job locally is to make it work: clear expectations, workable routines, and restorative responses when kids slip up, not just punishment. And we should teach kids the reasoning behind the ban.

Use it well

Education technology

I’m not automatically for or against classroom technology. I am in favor of using the right tools for the right reasons. Let’s follow the research and the data, and ask teachers for their input, while always keeping students, teachers, and human connection at the center.

They’re essential

Extracurriculars

For a lot of kids, music, art, sports, and clubs are the reason to show up every day. I’ve coached long enough to know the kid who struggles in third period can be a leader at 3:30. After-school activities aren’t extras to trim when the budget gets tight. They are key to keeping kids engaged and motivated to learn.

Andy on the softball field watching a pop fly

My promise

I’ll listen before I decide.
I’ll do the homework.
I’ll make sure every dollar counts.
I’ll work to keep policy in language families can follow.
I’ll ask the questions that need asking, and work with my fellow board members to get to good answers.

And I’ll judge every decision the same way: what’s best for the kids.

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