Dr.
John Knox Crooks, D.Min
2420 Weatherford Court
Marietta, Georgia 30068
Republican
Cobb County School Board, District 6
48 years old, native
of Cobb County
I am a minister at
Roswell Street Baptist Church and I serve as the
Church Administrator.
I am married to Dr.
Cheryl Crooks, the Science Division
Head and a
teacher in the Magnet Program at Wheeler High
School. We have been married for 21 years.
Son, Patrick, a
recent 2006 graduate from Wheeler High School will
be attending Piedmont College in the Fall of 2006.
Daughter, Bethany, is a
rising 8th grader at East Cobb Middle School.
Education
High School: Marietta
High School (1976)
College: Baptist College at Charleston, Charleston,
South Carolina
Masters: New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Doctorate: Doctor of Ministry Degree with
specialization in Leadership, New Orleans
Theological Seminary (May, 2002)
What experience
will help me do my job as a board member?
During my tenure as a
board member, I will draw upon:
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My
educational experience
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My
community service experience
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My
voluntary leadership experience
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My
life-time community relationships
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My
inter-personal skills
What issue drew me
into this race?
The issue which drew
me into this race was, and still is, the lack of an
"open and fair" governmental process. Open and
fair government is essential to the educational
process.
Elected officials
must remain accountable to the voters for their
voting record. When I entered this race in May
of 2005, I observed the "open and fair" government
process failing. In my opinion, the board had
detached itself from the public, doing instead,
whatever it decided. Frequently, the board was engaged in
some controversial issue or found itself in court.
I became more and more frustrated so I entered the
race in order to help restore trust and credibility
to the board.
Children are our
greatest resource and providing them with quality
education is "job one!" My vision for
education in Cobb County includes an engaged Board
of Education responding to the needs of their
constituents. Also, I envision a board doing
whatever it takes to effectively communicate with
every county tax payer about the board's educational
agenda. We must do a better job!
How would I
achieve these goals?
I would immediately
replace the current "Carver" governance model with a
general "Georgia School Board" model connecting the
board with the voters. I would support any
measure that would dramatically improve
"communications" with the public as well.
Public E-Mail:
john@electjohncrooks.com
Web:
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