2023 Juneau Municipal Election
What makes you a good candidate for the Juneau school board?
- What makes you a good candidate for the Juneau Assembly?
- The city is asking voters to fund a new city hall through a $27 million bond. What are your thoughts?
- Do you think the city should limit cruise ship tourism? Why or why not? If so, how?
- What do you intend to do about Juneau’s housing crisis?
- City-hired experts produced hazard maps for avalanches and landslides — how should the city balance responsible development with the needs of community members already living here?
- What do you think is the most important issue facing Juneau right now?
- School Board
- What makes you a good candidate for the Juneau school board?
- What do you think is the biggest challenge facing the Juneau School District right now?
- If the school district were to consolidate schools and close certain campuses, what factors do you think district leaders should consider?
- How do you think the district should handle communicating with parents during emergencies?
- Do you think transgender students should be allowed to use bathrooms and play on sports teams that match their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth?
School Board
David Noon
Candidate for School Board
I have lived in Juneau for 21 years. For that entire time, I’ve been teaching American history at the University of Alaska Southeast. I have two children who have been in the district and are in various ways nearing the end of their high school careers, so I’ve had a lot of exposure to the district over the years. I’ve spent some time serving on the site council at Harborview Elementary. At the university, I’ve done some time over the past five years in university governance. I served as faculty senate president at UAS. I also served on the statewide faculty alliance, which is an assembly of officers from all three of the universities, so I’ve had a lot of experience with governance. I’ve, of course, over the years, been increasingly distressed by the state of funding and support for public education. I’m at a point in my career now where I’ve got some time that I can devote to community service and this seemed like a pretty good opportunity to put my name into the hat, so I did.
Britteny Cioni-Haywood
Candidate for School Board
I have a lot of experience, both with the state in budgeting and fiscal, and as well as facilities management, which are all important to the school district. I’ve also served on the Juneau Community Charter School board, so I already have board experience that I think will be important in understanding the roles. And then a diverse, kind of eclectic career path, really, of other experience, including being the director of economic development and understanding some of those post secondary education and trade needs. Education is really dear to my heart. I adjunct for the University of Alaska Southeast. So a different format, but an educator at heart.
Paige Sipniewski
Candidate for School Board
I think what makes me a good candidate for the Juneau school board is I’m a lifelong Juneauite, I care about our community and the kids that are growing up in it. I’m a mom of four kids and I think I have a diverse perspective on what works for children as far as learning. I want them to focus on reading, writing and math and getting our test scores up and retaining good quality educators.