Scott Glascock for Rolla School Board

04/05/2023

Congratulations to the Rolla Public Schools and most importantly for the teachers, staff and administrators that both propositions passed!!

04/05/2023

Congratulations to Sue Eudaly, Carla Clayton and Mark Sells for being re-elected to the Rolla Public School Board. Well done.

04/04/2023

I have met a lot of great people while campaigning for Rolla school board. For those I haven’t met I look forward to meeting you in the future. What a great community to live in and have our children and grandchildren grow up in!

04/02/2023

The election is Tuesday, April 4th. Please exercise your right to vote. There are 3 open school board positions. I would appreciate your vote for one of them. Thank you.

03/23/2023

Here is question 4 and 5 the Phelps County Focus asked all candidates running for Rolla School Board and the most important for teachers and staff. Please read, thank you.

4. Are you in favor of Proposition I, the 85-cent operating levy increase? Why or why not?

Yes, the City of Rolla should be proud that 48% of the funding for the district comes from local revenue and that we don’t have to rely on state funding as much, which has been flat for the last three years. There is no increase currently being proposed at the state level for funding and the state’s formula is broken. Teacher shortages and turnover are at an all-time high and the current pay structure has become less of a competitive advantage for the district. Attracting people to drive our buses, clean our schools, prepare our student breakfasts and lunches, help our teachers in the classrooms and numerous more staff members, with what we are currently paying our staff, is not sustainable. The cost of hiring and training a new teacher or staff member is immeasurable. The morale of a team that is not adequately staffed and the anxiety that is created can be felt by the students, which is unacceptable. The local levy has not been increased for salaries since 2001. The teachers and staff have had one increase in the last three years and that was 2%. Not only are we asking the great citizens of this district to support this, but we are asking the teachers, staff and administrators to do the same. We are in the people business; we have to invest in people and in our children’s future and we do that by employing the best in the business at RPS. The City of St. James has added $.65 to their ballot in April to compete with Rolla and the loss of teachers to the district. The $.85 increase would rank us in the top ten of neighboring districts and again establish that competitive advantage that Rolla deserves for our teachers, staff and students.

5. Are you in favor of Proposition N, the no-tax increase $10 million bond issue? Why or why not?

Yes, the $10 million bond issue is tax free; it will extend the life of the debt that we currently owe. That being said, it is part of the long-range plan of the district to improve the facilities for our students for years to come. I look at it as the investment in our district for improvements in our buildings, like we would do for ourselves in home improvements. It helps to address one of my top concerns of safety and security of the schools. The previous $25 million bond addressed some of the safety and security concerns through construction, at a few of the schools, along with some additional, measures that were put into place, that were needed. However, we have approximately 300 doors in the district that could be monitored to ensure they are closed. Some of these doors are in need of repair or replaced all together. Propped open doors are a major concern for every school in the country as a form of entry for intruders. One point of entry/exit is another concern that has been addressed at some schools, but not all. I have a lot more ideas and experience that I can bring on the subject of safety and security, if elected. There are 80 HVAC units, on the top of the middle school alone, that are at end of life and need replaced. We all use LED lighting in our homes now and realize the benefit and if replaced in each building, will be much more efficient for the district. If the levy passes and the bond doesn’t, then we will be taking resources away from our people to address safety and maintenance issues, so it is very important that both of these measures pass.

03/21/2023

Here is the third question the Phelps County Focus asked all the candidates running for Rolla School Board.

3. What is it about you that makes you a great candidate?

With 35 plus years of people leadership and business experience, I feel that I have a skillset that makes me uniquely qualified. Whether it is leadership in Walmart or being a member of the school board, we are in the people business. The business side I have addressed in other questions, but the people side I believe sets me apart. At Walmart, we call it Relational Leadership, in which we try to get to know our leaders and associates on a personal level, regardless of titles, so that we can talk and relate to one another on the issues that we are all facing on a daily basis. I will bring that same mindset to the board, in that we should get to know our teachers, administrators, staff and students as much as possible, not to solve as individuals, but to understand as people, the issues that they face daily in our schools. With that knowledge, we can shape policy and respectfully challenge our superintendents and as a team, determine the path forward for our students and the district. Our best ideas and solutions come from those that are putting forth the hard work and effort of educating our children every day. I have never underestimated the power of listening to someone that feels compelled enough to want to tell me something. If they feel it is important enough to share it with me, then I have always felt that it is important enough for me to listen and take notes. At the end of the day, our roles as board members are to be the liaison between the community and the administration as we get to listen to a lot of concerns, but we have to do what is in the best interest for the children.

03/19/2023

Here is the second question the Phelps County Focus asked all the candidates running for Rolla School Board.

2. Why are you running for a board position? What are you wanting to change, what are you wanting to keep in place?

My passion is to serve. I have the experience in business to make a difference and I have a vested interest in ensuring the long-term success of the Rolla Public School District. I am concerned about our teacher and staff pay, the safety and security of our schools throughout the district, and the sustainability and accountability of our budgeting process. Our teachers and staff have only received a raise in one of the last three years. The support staff have not been at full staffing in years and we have hired 110 new staff members since July, 2022. In one example, from what I have learned in talking to teachers, staff and administrators, everyone pitches in and helps keep our schools clean for our students, which is awesome teamwork, but is not sustainable. The school district has done a lot with safety and security, but there is more yet to do. One example is stopping the prop of exterior doors and how we can better monitor these doors. The district needs sustainability and accountability with the budget and with 35 years of business experience with Walmart and other companies, I have the skillset to help with these concerns. At the Walmart DC, we are held accountable for over $55 million in expenses, budgeting salaries and wages for 633 associates and 61 leaders, along with facility maintenance, safety and security and servicing 97 Walmart stores. I believe in talking with and asking questions of the stakeholders that I work with, to better understand the friction they may be having and how we can work together to resolve the issues that they face. I will be one to ask questions and challenge respectfully, to ensure we are making the best decisions for our children, teachers and staff.

03/19/2023

1. Tell us about yourself, your family, your own educational journey, your occupation, your community involvement and your affiliations or worldview.

My name is Scott Glascock and I am blessed to be married to Jarena Fleischman Glascock, who has been the Rolla Middle School counselor for the last 23 years and employed by the school district for 28. We have five grown children between us and 11 grandchildren with one on the way. Six of our grandchildren attend Rolla Public Schools and two of Jarena’s daughters work in the school district, so I have a vested interest in the future of the district. I work at the Walmart DC in St. James as the assistant general manager. I have been with Walmart for 24 years and have lived and worked in seven different locations for Walmart. Rolla is my last stop and is my home now. I was born and raised in Ashland, MO until I was 13 and we moved to Arkansas where I attended high school in Heber Springs and college at Arkansas College, which is now Lyon College, in Batesville and received a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. I have always been involved in every community that I have lived with Walmart and this is an opportunity to get involved in the Rolla community. My passion is to serve and give back to the communities in which I live. My son and oldest step-daughter both graduated from Missouri S&T; my son with a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and step-daughter with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Science. We value education in our family, as both myself and my wife were the only children in our families to go to college and earn degrees and all five of our children have done the same, with one in counseling, two in education, one in aerospace and one in accounting. My wife and I also serve at our church.

03/17/2023

With six candidates for three open terms on the Rolla 31 School District Board of Education, Phelps County Focus has posed 10 questions to those candidates to help voters decide

03/17/2023

Thankful for the opportunity to share my thoughts. Please watch. Thank you.

Rolla Board of Education Candidate Forum • March, 14th 2023

03/16/2023

We are are in the people business and we must invest in our high quality teachers and staff.

The most important factor in student success is good staff working with students and managing the educational environment.

Proposition I would raise starting teacher salaries from $38,500 to $40,086 and allow for a 4% increase across all schedules. All support staff would see a $3/hour increase across all schedules. This increase benefits existing employees and helps to attract and retain new hires to the district.