Des Moines teacher elected to Urbandale school board

URBANDALE, Iowa — Dan Gutmann’s daily life revolves about schooling, and the Des Moines Public Universities elementary trainer hoped to make an impact in his hometown of Urbandale. Gutmann acquired his desire when he was elected to Urbandale’s university board this 7 days.

Gutmann defeated Steve Avis 56 p.c to 44 per cent in a distinctive election for Judy Downs’ vacant university board seat on Tuesday.

“Teaching and being on a faculty board, that is all component of the very same mission,” Gutmann stated. “We want individuals to be sensible, we want them to be informed.”

Gutmann and his relatives reside in Urbandale even though he teaches specific training at Mary Jackson Elementary Faculty in Des Moines. He mentioned the tensions involving some members of the public and college boards for the duration of the pandemic assisted motivate him to operate for management in Urbandale.

“Teachers and public education have been beneath assault for way too prolonged now,” Gutmann stated. “I seriously truly feel that community education and learning is the foundation of our democracy.”

This is Gutmann’s next time on the ballot he arrived in fourth all through past November’s election for three open Urbandale university board seats.

He’s self-assured his viewpoint as a teacher will increase worth to the faculty board, specifically as some educators reconsider irrespective of whether they want to carry on their career.

“We have to make guaranteed we have enough competent adults in the building, we can not do nearly anything if we never have enough older people in the developing,” Gutmann explained. “As one of the folks with boots on the floor, I’m conscious of what’s heading to work and what’s not likely to work, and I can certainly recommend the other faculty board customers and the superintendent. We’ve acquired to assistance our kiddos. We’ve received to assist our teachers. We have bought to be vocal about it.”

Urbandale’s following faculty board conference is scheduled for August 22.