Page 1 - REPORT Brinkman 1-MAY EDU Roundtable

Town Hall (May 1, Anderson Library) – Hosted by INDIVISIBLE 02

Overview
What follows is a summary of the full meeting. At the end of this document you will find additional questions
that were written but not addressed in the session.
Welcome
• Welcome and introductions (Martha Bonvillian, Indivisible 02)
o Thanked Mr. Brinkman for participating and thanked the audience. Set a positive tone
around Rep. Brinkman hearing the people and finding points of collaboration
• Remarks from Rep. Brinkman
o Thanked people and noted his recent constituent survey and the top areas of concern it
revealed:

• Remarks from the moderator (Chris Hicks)
o Pointed out that we will ask some electronic polling questions during the event using small
keypads. Noted that he came up with the questions and answers, that Martha had a chance
to review. Chris offered apologies in advance if the options were not perfect.
o Put forth the topic flow that had been agreed:
 For each topic, we will have 1 electronic question at the start.
 Rep. Brinkman will speak for 1-3 minutes on the topic.
 There will be one question from Nancy O., Nancy B., Ruth or Gretchen.
 Then we will take questions from the audience.
 At the end of each topic we will have a closing electronic question.

Topical Area Discussions

EDUCATION
These were noted as areas to address within the agenda:

• Charter Schools and Public School
• Workforce skills / vocational options
• Vouchers / choice

The opening electronic question (and result) was as follows:

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