ANDY

GUILLERAULT

for

SCARBOROUGH

SCHOOL BOARD

PARENT • COACH • ADVOCATE

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Andy Guillerault in a red Scarborough S cap

License plate graphic: Vote Andy Guillerault, School Board, Nov 3

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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. Getting there means being willing to change, and it’s time to move past the status quo. I’ll ask the questions, question the answers, and make sure everyone has a seat at the table. Life is challenging. Let’s listen to our neighbors and to the ones who are in front of our kids all day. 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

Why change

Time to move past the status quo

Change is good. “That’s how we’ve always done it” isn’t a good enough reason to keep doing it.
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.
I’ll ask the questions, and I’ll question the answers. That’s the job.
Everyone gets a seat at the table: kids, parents, teachers, and every household that helps pay for our schools.

A neighbor, not a politician

No favors owed. No status quo to defend.

I’ve never held public office. I’ve never run a campaign. And that’s exactly why I’m your choice for school board.

What I don’t bring

A party. Running for office feels a little “politicky” to me. I’m not beholden to any political party, because politics don’t belong at a school board meeting or in a school board race. Our kids’ education should never be a partisan issue.
Favors owed. No one to protect, on the school board or in town government. No quid pro quo.
Decisions already made. Nothing settled behind closed doors, at the board table or at town hall, before the community gets a say.

What I do bring

A willingness to listen. I want to sit down with the passionate people in this community who keep asking for real change.
Questions that don’t stop early. I’ll ask the questions and question the answers until a decision passes the sniff test.
Objectivity. Our kids’ education should be backed by the facts and nothing else.

On November 3, vote for a neighbor, not a politician, a board insider, or a career town player.

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 get a seat at the table.

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 call Scarborough home, 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 question the answers, even when that means challenging the way things have always been done.
I’ll make sure everyone has a seat at the table.

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

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