Candidate questionnaire: Linda Reinwald-Pickup

NAME: Linda Reinwald-Pickup

AGE: 58

PLACE OF BIRTH: Marshall, Missouri

SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES:

Dr. Harry W. Pickup III, daughters Suzi Reinwald and Dana Reinwald-Proffer, stepson Christopher Pickup, stepdaughter Sharon Pickup-Thompson

OCCUPATION:

Retired Teacher; Independent Distributor of Young Living Oils: Raindrop Practitioner

EMPLOYER:

Retired from Perry County School District #32

BUSINESSES OWNED, ALL OR PART: Pickup Health

PREVIOUS OFFICES HELD OR SOUGHT:

President of Perry County Retired School Employees, Vice President of Southeast Region Retired Teachers and School Employees, President of Perry County Master Gardeners, Clerk of Session of First Presbyterian Church, former Board of Director of Missouri State Teachers Association, former president of Southeast Missouri Region Missouri State Teachers Association, former president of Perryville County Community Teachers

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FACING PERRYVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

I intend to hold the same high standards that have been established. The challenge will be to maintain those standards with the present economic restraints. I am looking forward to improving communication between the board and staff. As a lifetime member of Missouri State Teachers Association, I am taking my focus statement "Children First" from that organization. I believe all my decisions should be based on what is best for the students of Perry County School District #32.

WHAT IN YOUR BACKGROUND OR EDUCATION MAKES YOU QUALIFIED FOR THIS OFFICE?

I hold an AS degree in Early Childhood, BS in Elementary Education with emphasis in Early Childhood, MS in Elementary Education