Silver Falls School District 4J Director, Zone 7

Jan (January) Roeschlaub

OCCUPATION:

Attorney, Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Private Practice Attorney

Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice

Attorney, Marion-Polk Legal Aid

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Duke University School of Law, J.D 1972

Knox College, B.A. (Political Science) 1969

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE:

Scotts Mills School Board and Budget Committee

Service on the School Board will allow me to fulfill the desire I have to reciprocate to the Silver Falls School District and the unified communities, which comprise our district, for providing my children twenty-three continuous years of quality public education. We all have a duty to ensure that future generations who grow in our community receive equivalent if not superior educational opportunities to those provided our students today. We must retain notable educators and provide an educational culture that attracts other inspiring and highly qualified teachers and staff to our district.

My education and employment experience qualify me to define, guide, and interpret Silver Falls District policies. If elected, I will bring strong analytical skills as well as my abilities to ask probing questions, to negotiate effectively, and to creatively but fairly solve complex problems to the issues the Board addresses.

In the immediate future the School Board must prudently marshal bond funds approved for high school construction. When this exciting project is completed, prudent oversight of the district’s other assets, specifically its real estate and building facilities will still be required. My service on the Scotts Mills School Board and Budget Committee prior to district unification provided excellent training in fiscal management of a school district challenged by limited resources.

However, the Silver Falls School District cannot lose sight of the fact its most valuable assets are its students. We measure ourselves as a district by the achievements of our students. Accordingly, I hope to promote an educational atmosphere that nurtures rather than deters achievement and encourages ambition and talent in all the various forms found among our diverse student population.

(This information furnished by Jan (January) Roeschlaub and is printed exactly as submitted.)

The above information has not been verified for accuracy by the county.