ANDE BOSTAIN TALKS ABOUT HIS RUN FOR THE BURTON SCHOOL BOARD

  

Ande Bostain is running for reelection to the Burton School Board, having completed his first 3 year term on the board.   Two other candidates are also running for the two at large seats on the board; David Warner and Tracey Cox.  Incumbent Brian Jaeger is still listed on the ballot, but he resigned from the board in April.

Bostain says his priority if elected is to get everyone working together and moving in the right direction for the school.  He says another priority is getting more pay to the teachers.  He said part of the issue has to do with the lack of state funding, but the board needs to do what it can to increase teacher salaries.  Burton voters rejected an $18 million bond election in 2016 and Bostain says the board needs to handle it differently next time:

Bostain also says that it is important to divide the bond into separate parts to give the voters choices on what they want.  When asked about academics and athletics, Bostain said that both are important to students:

The Burton School board election is Saturday, May 5th and voting will take place in the Burton High School lobby that day from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM.