CHARLES FREEMAN
OCCUPATION: District Executive, Boy Scouts of America
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: District Executive, Boy Scouts of America, 2006 – 2009; Attorney, Law Office of Charles Freeman, 2004 – 2006.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: JD, Tulane University, 2001; BA, San Francisco State University, 1994
PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: U.S. Army Reserve Band, Ft. Vancouver, WA, 2003 – 2009
Membership – Oregon State Bar, 2002 - 2009
I am running for the David Douglas School Board to improve the quality of life in our community. Schools are the focal point around which communities grow.
As the father of two boys in the David Douglas School District, I have a personal stake in the quality of education in our District, and I recognize the importance of extracurricular activities that promote character development, physical fitness and citizenship, as well as a love of nature and the arts. If elected, I will ensure that our children have the greatest possible access to such activities.
As a homeowner and taxpayer, I appreciate the special burdens borne by those working families who, for cultural reasons, choose to home-school or send their children to private school, while at the same time funding the public school through their taxes. With your vote, I will be an advocate for all of the families and residents of our District.
I personally have had positive first-hand experiences in our District with both of my children in finding educational programs to serve their individual needs. I intend to make sure that other parents also have available to them the widest possible array of options and educational choices.
With relatively high proportions of low-income and non-English-speaking students, our District is confronted with some special challenges. I intend to confront these challenges head on by working to ensure we provide the highest possible quality education to the families of our District at the most reasonable possible cost to the taxpayer.
Please contact my by e-mail with any questions at Freeman4schoolboard@rocketmail.com.
Thank you for your time and for your vote.
(This information furnished by Charles Freeman)
The above information has not been verified for accuracy by Multnomah County.