Michael P Cichowicz

Non-Partisan | Kansas

Candidate Profile

Conservative (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Michael P Cichowicz


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2023


Election

General Municipal and School Board


Race

Shawnee Heights USD 450 Board of Education, Member At Large


Incumbent

No


Links

Michael P Cichowicz websites
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EDUCATION

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Bachelor of Arts, 2012

University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Master of Science, 2015

The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Master of Business Administration, 2018

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Christian Women's Job Corps, Board Member, Disability Rights Texas

Board Member, East Texas Center for Independent Living, Board Member

City of Tyler, Texas, Disabilities Issues Review Board, Board Member, Shawnee Heights Elementary School Site Council

Member, Meals on Wheels of Eastern Kansas, Volunteer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Moms for America Action

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Moms for America

Shawnee County Republicans

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Strongly Disagree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Agree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

Strongly Agree

School districts should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.

Strongly Disagree

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

I believe the government should continue to provide funding to public education from Pre-K through 12th based on per pupil enrollment, with an extra incentive for testing outcomes. College should not be generally publicly funded. I also believe a school voucher system should be in place to provide parents the option to explore the best school for their child and values. This will also ensure public schools are held accountable and compete to be THE choice for the students in their district.


EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

The central focus of the school board is to create policy and cast a strategic vision for the district that is carried out through the superintendent. Board members should be an active voice in the community to advocate for our district and be readily available for our community to contact us.

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

Ultimately the school board. The school board should have an open dialogue with the school personnel, parents, community stakeholders, and legislators to protect local control and listen to all points of view.

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

Never. I plan to advocate to change the policy to where we extend public comment from 3 to 5 minutes and allow board members to provide a response if asked a direct question.

Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, Political Activism, Personal Finances, Gender Identity, Physical Fitness, American History, Critical Race Theory, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Sexuality, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning

American history, language arts, mathematics, information technology, physical fitness, art and music, vocational learning, personal finances, foreign language.

Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.

Liberty and equality.

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

It means that all students have access to a quality education and equal opportunity to work hard and excel in their chosen pathways.

Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Strongly Agree

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

Agree

Parents are the ultimate authority in their child’s education and should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child.

Strongly Agree

School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.

Strongly Agree

Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?

No

All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.

Neutral

Do you believe print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review, including those without children enrolled in school.

Choose not to answer


2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Neutral


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

School boards should follow state law regarding vaccine requirements, including declinations.

I support mask mandates.

Strongly Disagree

All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.

Strongly Agree

All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.

Strongly Agree


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

NO

A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

Strongly Agree

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Did not answer

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

Did not answer

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2014 General Election 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 General Election 2020 General Election 2022 General Election


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am Catholic and believe in the core principles of faith, family, and opportunity for all.

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Neutral

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a child. With a parent's consent, I believe social transitioning of using alternative names and pronouns can be acceptable.

No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.

Strongly Agree

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

The parents or legal guardian should be teaching sexual education as it becomes developmentally appropriate.

If you support the teaching of Sex Ed, please answer the following question: Sexual education should include these topics (list all that apply and add your own, if needed) -- Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; sex acts and pleasures of sex

Did not answer

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Neutral

I support allowing public middle and high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.

Strongly Disagree

No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Neutral


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

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