The Canby Current, Canby Education Association, CTV Channel 5 and other local organizations will present a series of impartial community forums engaging with candidates for the Canby School Board.
A total of four seats on the seven-member board will be on the ballot for the May 18 special districts election, with two candidates running for each position.
Position 2: Tom Scott (incumbent), Olga Jimenez
Position 3: Sara Magenheimer (incumbent), Stephanie Smith
Position 4: Mike Zagyva (incumbent), Sherry Smith
Position 7: Angi Dilkes (incumbent), Shelley Vissers
These forums are intended as a service to both the community and the candidates themselves, offering an opportunity for candidates to connect with voters at a time when traditional campaigning may be more difficult due to the continuing pandemic.
Spanish translation for each forum will be available through Zoom, courtesy Bridging Cultures Canby. The Spanish translations of each forum will be available at the following links.
April 19: drive.google.com/file/d/1zqvkALrGoepAQH_7P06EGTTxO9LOJ0hF/
April 27: drive.google.com/file/d/1V1FQ4-mZF9ltX1GVr2ThmcRdg1Fkk6BU/
April 28: drive.google.com/file/d/1pxM9_CuJTBMrALLJv3RAUh8LucpYBUC3/
Additional support for this event comes from the Canby Area Chamber of Commerce.
Downloadable flyer for the Candidate Forum series available here.
Each candidate will be asked the same questions, covering subjects such as their own qualifications and vision for the district, educating during the pandemic, school funding and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Due to scheduling challenges, these question-and-answer forums will take place over the course of three evenings, starting at 6:30 p.m. each night. These forums are scheduled for Monday, April 19, Tuesday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 28.
Monday, April 19, 6:30 p.m.
Mike Zagyva, Position 4
Olga Jimenez, Position 2
Tuesday, April 27, 6:30 p.m.
Angi Dilkes, Position 7
Tom Scott, Position 2
Stephanie Smith, Position 3
Wednesday, April 28, 6:30 p.m.
Sara Magenheimer, Position 3
Sherry Smith, Position 4
Shelley Vissers, Position 7
The forums will be broadcast live on CTV, the Current‘s Facebook page and the Canby chamber’s Facebook page.
April 27 is also the deadline to register to vote in this election, and April 28 is the day ballots will go out in the mail.
More information about each candidate is available in the Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet.
