Prince George’s County Board of Education District 3

What’s the job: Sets policy, hires the school system superintendent and approves the district budget. Some boards are fully elected, some are fully appointed and some are a blend of both. Terms vary by district.

Non-Partisan

Name: Juan Arango-Millan

Age: 27

Personal: Prince George’s County resident.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Salisbury University.

Experience: Brentwood Town Councilmember.

Coordinator, Career Pathways for All, Employ Prince George’s; former teacher and education professional; senior legislative aide, Montgomery County Council President’s Office, working on health and human services, education, constituent services, policy, and community engagement.

Questionnaire

Q: Do you think the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is helping or hurting school districts?

Q: Do you support restrictions on students’ personal devices, like cellphones, in schools? How much screen time should students be getting in class?

Q: Math test scores are low across the state. What do you think your district should be doing differently to improve math achievement?

Q: With public school enrollment trending down statewide, how would you approach the potential of campus closures and redistricting? And how do you think districts should be recruiting families back?

Q: Should parents have more influence in how school library books are selected? How would you change the system for book selection?

Name: Jamie McGonnigal

Age: 51

Personal: Married, one child.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, communications studies and theater arts, Bridgewater State University.

Experience: Director of Partnerships for Mobile Commons; organized hundreds of events from large scale global conferences with multi-million dollar budgets to Broadway concerts raising millions for local charities to the Hyattsville Elementary School PTA Winter Market.

Questionnaire

Q: Do you think the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is helping or hurting school districts?

Q: Do you support restrictions on students’ personal devices, like cellphones, in schools? How much screen time should students be getting in class?

Q: Math test scores are low across the state. What do you think your district should be doing differently to improve math achievement?

Q: With public school enrollment trending down statewide, how would you approach the potential of campus closures and redistricting? And how do you think districts should be recruiting families back?

Q: Should parents have more influence in how school library books are selected? How would you change the system for book selection?