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Search every verified Matthew Jacobs interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Matthew Jacobs, a candidate for the Prairie South School Board in 2012, participated in a candidate forum on October 11, 2012. During the forum, Jacobs stated that he grew up in Moose Jaw and called the city home. He said that good schools contribute to good business and a competitive nation, and that the world is changing, requiring education to adapt. Jacobs expressed a desire to be a leader in the learning community who is also a listener, and said that if elected he would be an advocate for education who considers the community's values and prioritizes the educational needs of children. Jacobs discussed the role of the Prairie South School Division in early childhood education, noting that it already ran seven pre-kindergarten programs in Moose Jaw and an early learning program with the YMCA. He said the division should take a proactive stance to inform the community about available early childhood education through methods such as public information nights, mail outs, and social media. Jacobs also stated that the division's future role should involve providing additional funding to create more capacity for higher enrollment and opening pre-kindergarten programming in rural locations. He remarked that large amounts of money are poured into infrastructure and suggested that the system might need to be utilized more intensively.
“Good schools equal a lot of things in a community; they equal good business. Good schools ensure our students are prepared to keep our nation competitive and ensure that we're going to have a good city as well.”
“The Prairie South School Division already plays a very key role as a facilitator of early childhood education, with seven pre-kindergarten programs currently running in MoA as well as an early learning program partnered with the YMCA at Poiser Heights.”
“The role I see for the Prairie South School Division in the future is in providing additional funding in order to create more capacity for a higher enrollment as well as opening Pre-K programming in rural locations.”
“I believe it is possible to inform those that are unaware of the learning opportunities available for their children now through public information nights, mail outs, mass and social media, the internet and face to face communication whenever possible.”
“If elected, I believe that I'll be an advocate for education seeking to ensure that the educational needs of children are always considered first through working with School Division Administration, consulting parents, students, teachers and support staff.”
“We pour all these big piles of money into infrastructure and in order to extensively support the system that we have, maybe we need to find a way to utilize that more intensively.”
“I want to be a leader in the learning community and I think in order to be a leader, I'm also going to have to be a listener.”
“I made it my firm stance that I'll consider the community's values when making all decisions as well as ensure the educational needs of children are always considered first.”
“I strongly believe that in order to be a leader in the learning community, you must be willing to listen and learn and recognize that education must be different than when they were there.”
“As the world changes and adapts to advancement, so too must our education.”
Matthew Jacobs was one of eleven Prairie South School Board candidates to take part in a forum October 11th, 2012 at Peacock ...
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