Jake Skinner
Jake Skinner (born August 21, 1979 ) is a Canadian Politician and elected Thames Valley District School Board Trustee from London, Ontario.[1] Jake Skinner is currently running for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party nomination in London West (provincial electoral district).
Background[edit]
Jake Skinner grew up in London, Ontario with his three siblings. He attended Westminster Secondary School in London, Ontario and has earned a bachelor's degree in Political science from the University of Western Ontario. Skinner holds a master's degree in American Studies from Western University and is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Western in the area of Education Politics.[2] Skinner has worked as an Adjunct Professor teaching public administration and was elected to the Thames Valley District School Board in 2014.
Career[edit]
In 2014, Jake Skinner ran in the Ontario Municipal & School Board Elections and was elected to become a Thames Valley District School Board Trustee in London, Ontario.[3] Skinner won on a campaign focused on improving the school achievement ranking of London public schools relative to surrounding municipalities.[4][5] Skinner gained notoriety in the 2014 election for being elected as a school board trustee despite choosing to homeschool his children although he explains the choice was based on health related reasons.[6]
As Trustee, Skinner has been focused on Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. He started the movement in Ontario to add coding and computer science to the Ontario elementary curriculum and has strongly supported FIRST Robotics teams at the Secondary level. He provided additional funding to Thames Valley District School Board robotics teams - a first for Ontario schools. School Boards throughout Ontario have followed his lead urging the province to add coding to the elementary curriculum.[7]
Skinner supported the Municipal Government of London Ontario in lowering the speed limit in school areas from 50 km/hr to 40 km/hr (the risk of fatal injuries drops around 70 percent at 50 km/hr, to less than 30 percent at 40 km/hr).[8][9]
Skinner currently serves on the Budget Advisory Committee, the Policy Working Committee, the TVSDSB/City of London Liaison Committee, the Alternative Learning Committee, and the Ontario Public School boards Association Committee.[10]
Jake Skinner is running for the Ontario PC Party nomination in London West.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Voters choose mostly familiar faces for Thames Valley District school board." Ingersoll Times. October 28, 2014. Retrieved September 25th,1026.
- ↑ "2014 Ontario Municipal & School Board Elections." TVDSB. Retrieved September 25th, 2016.
- ↑ "2014 Ontario Municipal & School Board Elections." TVDSB. Retrieved September 25th, 2016.
- ↑ "Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools 2015." Fraser Institute. 2013. Retrieved September 25th, 2016.
- ↑ "Thames Valley schools’ test scores lowest of area boards." London Free Press. February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 25th, 2016
- ↑ nurun.com. "Home-schooled kids, candidate challenged". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ "Trustee Pushes Province To Teach Coding." Black Burn News. APRIL 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25th, 2016.
- ↑ "Council Expected to Seek Public Input on School Zone Speed Limits." inews880 .May 03, 2016. Retrieved September 25th, 2016.
- ↑ "School Board Trustee Candidates Call for Lower Speed Limits Near School." SL. 23 OCTOBER 2014. Retrieved September 27th, 2016.
- ↑ "Thames Valley District School Board." TVDSB. December 2014. Retrieved September 26th, 2016.
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