Donna Framke
March 29, 2011 12:38PM
Donna Framke, SD 146 school board president
Office Sought: Community Consolidated District 146 school board
Name: Donna Framke, 47
Residence: 15518 Harbor Town Drive, Orland Park
Occupation: Marketing director, village of Tinley Park
Education: B.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; graduate studies in marketing at DePaul University.
Spouse, spouse’s employer: No response
Children: No response
Political (elected or significant appointment) experience: District 146 school board member since 2001; president and treasurer of Kruse Education Center PTA for many years prior to joining board.
Please list any relatives, including in-laws, who are employed by a government agency at the federal, state or local levels. What are their job titles and with what agency are they employed?
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What other elected offices have you sought?
I have been on the District 146 school board since December 2001.
Do you have any criminal convictions on your record?
No response
In your view, what are the two most important issues facing your constituents? How would you address those issues?
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Please explain something significant you would like to accomplish within the next two years if you are elected to the office to which you aspire.
I am proud of my community-centered focus, fiscal conservativeness and collaborative problem-solving capabilities and am motivated by a strong desire to make the District 146 schools the most outstanding schools in the region.
Do you believe the current way Illinois pays for education is working? If so, why? If not, why not? What would you change?
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Would you make any changes to the budget of the governing unit to which you are seeking elected office? If so, what?
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Are there any other issues you want to bring to the public’s attention?
I am a graduate of the University of Illinois and Victor J. Andrew High School and a resident of Orland Park since 1977. My husband and three children are all current students or alumni of District 146.
I am a strong believer in giving back to the community, and there is nothing more important to me than our children. We owe it to the children of our community to give them the best education we possibly can. The District 146 school board has worked diligently to ensure our school facilities are 21st Century-ready while always exercising fiscal conservativeness, and I look forward to focusing on curriculum and enrichment as we move our district forward.
