<p>Candidate name: DISD district: </p><p>Please complete questionnaire below. You must send a completed electronic copy to [email protected] or mail a completed copy to P.O. Box 192305 Dallas, TX 75219 by Monday, March 6th. You can download an editable MS Word version of this document at the “Endorsements” page of our website at www.StonewallDemocratsOfDallas.org .</p><p>1. Your background and the LGBT community </p><p>Please share any experience that illustrates your understanding and interest of the needs of LGBTQ Dallas residents. </p><p>Stonewall Democrats of Dallas seek to inform members of the LGBTQ and Democratic Party community of candidate's political background. Our organization’s by-laws require us only to consider candidates with Democratic Primary voter history or affirms their party affiliation via an oath of allegiance to the Democratic Party. Do you qualify or would you be prepared to sign an oath of allegiance form from the Dallas County Democratic Party? </p><p>2. Creating an inclusive community </p><p>Cities and Counties compete for residents, tax payers, conventions and new businesses/economic development. As a member of the Dallas Independent School Board, how would you insure that Dallas County can compete effectively with other places in the area of LGBTQ inclusion? </p><p>Would you recruit and consider qualified LGBTQ constituents for your staff and appointments? </p><p>3. Dallas Independent School District (DISD) as a LGBTQ inclusive employer </p><p>The private sector has seen a large increase in policies and benefits for LGBTQ employees, how should the DISD remain competitive to attract and retain top LGBTQ talent? Do you support comprehensive LGBTQ and especially transgender-inclusive health benefits? As a DISD board member will you work on lobbying the state and Teachers Retirement System to implement such benefits?</p><p>It is great to have policies supportive of non-discrimination for LGBTQ personnel and students. Does DISD do any diversity training of personnel related to non-discrimination and anti-bullying? </p><p>What will you do to support Gay Straight Alliances for your school district?</p><p>4. Current Events</p><p>What do you see as the top challenges for the DISD board going into the next school year, and what are your personal priorities for your work on the board for DISD?</p><p>LGBTQ youth make up approximately 40% of the homeless youth population, but only 10% of the youth population as a whole. They also face considerable discrimination and abuse in traditional homeless assistance programs. Given these facts, is there anything that DISD can do to help this at risk population stay in school, and any other assistance to help get them off the streets? </p><p>Dallas County's Department of Elections has made it a priority to encourage new young voters to participate in elections more. In what ways would you attempt to increase participation in Dallas County's successful Student Election Worker program? Is there anything more that DISD can do to help student voters participate in elections?</p><p>What are your concerns regarding the new A-F grading system for Texas public schools that is being rolled out in 2018? What specific improvements to this new school evaluation system should DISD be lobbying for?</p><p>I, ______, am seeking an endorsement from the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas for the 2017 Dallas Independent School Board elections. </p><p>Signed______Date______</p>