Sheena Barnes

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Sheena Barnes

Nonpartisan

Toledo Public Schools Board of Education At-large

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2023

Years in position

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2019

Sheena Barnes is an at-large member of the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio. Barnes assumed office on January 1, 2020. Barnes' current term ends on December 31, 2023.

Barnes ran for election for an at-large seat of the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio. Barnes won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Barnes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2019
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2019
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2019[edit]

See also: Toledo Public Schools, Ohio, elections (2019)

General election

##### General election for Toledo Public Schools Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

Sheena Barnes and incumbent Stephanie Eichenberg defeated Dan Jaksetic in the general election for Toledo Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Sheena Barnes (Nonpartisan) |

39.5

| 12,493
✔ |

| Stephanie Eichenberg (Nonpartisan) |

38.5

| 12,174

| Dan Jaksetic (Nonpartisan)  |

22.0

| 6,973

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 31,640

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2019[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Sheena Barnes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barnes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Clear and transparent communication being TPS staff, teachers and TPS families. Support increasing wrap around services for TPS students. Increasing equity of treatment for all TPS students.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Policies surrounding the supportive services of our special education department and special education teachers. I am a proud TPS mother and know first hand the challenges navigating TPS special education department as I had to advocate for my youngest son with autism.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to several Civil Rights leaders known and unknown. I look up to my great-great-great-great grandfather that fought for fair and equal education for his son and other youth in California and won a supreme court case (Wysinger v. Crookshank). I look up to him because he was determined to fight for the betterment of his family and the community youth education, like myself.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Knocking Down the House

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, Fairness and Empathy

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I have worked with Toledo area youth for 11 years as a community engagement specialist and have help many through the challenges of being homeless, hungry and traumatize. So I know first hand what TPS teacher are trying to navigate as they prepare our students for their future.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To assist the students to obtain high quality education, support teachers and fight for better resources to help them give quality education without risking their family sustainability and be an advocate for public schools on a local and state level.

What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?

Advocating for their school district on every platform for the betterment of their school district.

Who are your constituents?

Everyone that see our youth as our future.

How would you support the diverse needs of your district’s students, faculty, staff, and community?

By being present and making sure all are seen, heard and welcomed in TPS.

What will you do to build a better relationship with parents in the district? What plans do you have to be inclusive of parental involvement?

Have a honest and open discussion on how to make parents/ guardians involvement more inclusive to all the households we have in TPS.

What issues get in the way of quality education? How would you address these obstacles?

Extreme poverty: By creating wrap around supportive non-judgement services for families, since 86% of our students identify as economically disadvantaged Behaviors/ high disciplinaries: By creating a system that focus on the trigger of the behavior instead of focusing on the behavior with a criminal mindset. Increasing mental health support within the schools for students and teachers.

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## Footnotes[edit]

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