Harium Martin-Morris
Harium Martin-Morris
Seattle School District
Director District 3
2007 SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
Historic Seattle thanks you for taking time out of your busy campaign schedule to complete this questionnaire. Your responses on the questionnaire will be placed on Historic Seattle's website and provided to our members, local media outlets, and other interested parties.
1. Building public awareness: What priority do you assign to the Seattle School District's efforts to educate community residents about the importance of historic preservation?
□High Priority X Medium □ Low □ No opinion
Statement: One of the district’s core values should be to not only educate its students but all the citizens of Seattle. By working in partnership with organizations like Historic Seattle, we can promote awareness of historical preservation.
2. Preserving designated City landmarks: What priority do you give to sustaining the Seattle School District's designated landmarks and saving other landmark-eligible historic places as properties that enable residents to see history and learn from it?
X High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion
Statement: As stewards of this city, it paramount that we attempt save a many landmarks as we can. As I have traveled the world, it has been made clear to me the importance saving landmark places for future generations.
3. Influencing public policy: What priority do you place on the Seattle School District's work to foster preservation-friendly policies and funding?
X High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion
Statement: I feel that it is most important that the School District create more direct connections to the all the various segments of our community. By establishing these lines of communication we ensure that our children are made aware of the pivotal role historic preservation plays in making our city livable. The School Board can, through policy formation, make certain the community is aware and that value of preservation in communicate to a city-wide audience.
