Narcisse for Iowa

Video: Branstad Can Still Fix the State

Todd — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:23:11 +0000

On Friday, November 12, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Jonathan Narcisse broadcasted live from the studios of DesMoinesAmplified.com. Narcisse laid out a comprehensive outline of the first steps Governor Branstad and the Iowa House should utilize as the foundation to fix Iowa government, restore Iowa’s excellence in education, and create an environment for the people of Iowa to grow economically and prosper. Below is the broadcast via YouTube videos for your review.

Part 1 of 10 & Part 2 of 10 (embedded below):

Part 3 of 10, Part 4 of 10, Part 5 of 10, Part 6 of 10,
Part 7 of 10, Part 8 of 10, Part 9 of 10, Part 10 of 10

2010 Results: Double Digit Votes in All 99 Counties, Votes in 97% of All Precincts

Todd — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:13:08 +0000

Narcisse for Governor Votes by County and Number of Precincts

Unofficial State Result: 20,747 Votes for Jon Narcisse, Iowa Party

Secretary of State: 515-281-0145

Precincts: Votes in 1720 out of 1774

1. Adair County – 75 votes; 5/5

CS: Greenfield; Population: 8,243

Auditor: 641-743-2546

2. Adams County – 55 votes; 11/11

CS: Corning; Population: 4,482

Auditor: 641-322-3340

3. Allamakee County – 38; 11/11

CS: Waukon; Population: 14,675

Auditor: 563-568-3522

4. Appanoose County – 149; 13/13

CS: Centerville; Population: 13,721

Auditor: 641-856-6191

5. Audubon County – 39; 4/4

CS: Audubon; Population: 6,830

Auditor: 712-563-2584

6. Benton County – 154; 19/19

CS: Vinton; Population: 25,308

Auditor: 319-472-2365

7. Black Hawk County – 498; 63/63

CS: Waterloo; Population: 128,012

Auditor: 319-833-3002

8. Boone County – 301; 16/16

CS: Boone; Population: 26,224

Auditor: 515-433-0502

9. Bremer County – 98; 15/16

CS: Waverly; Population: 23,325

Auditor: 319-352-0340

Did not get vote in: Waverly Ward III

10. Buchanan County – 86; 13/15

CS: Independence; Population: 21,093

Auditor: 319-334-4109

Did not get vote in: Independence 2nd Ward, Lamont

11. Buena Vista County – 148; 13/13

CS: Storm Lake; Population: 20,411

Auditor: 712-749-2542

12. Butler County – 135; 12/12

CS: Allison; Population: 15,305

Auditor: 319-267-2670

13. Calhoun County – 129;11/11

CS: Rockwell City; Population: 11,115

Auditor: 712-297-7741

14. Carroll County – 140; 13/13

CS: Carroll; Population: 21,421

Auditor: 712-792-9802

15. Cass County – 106; 12/13

CS: Atlantic; Population: 14,684

Auditor: 712-243-4570

Did not get vote in: Victoria Township

16. Cedar County – 59; 10/11

CS: Tipton; Population: 18,187

Auditor: 563-886-3168

Did not get vote in: Fremont/Red Oak

17. Cerro Gordo County – 154; 24/26

CS: Mason City; Population: 46,447

Auditor: 641-421-3034

Did not get vote in: Lake Lincoln, Grimes Meservey

18. Cherokee County – 80; 7/7

CS: Cherokee; Population: 13,035

Auditor: 712-225-6704

19. Chickasaw County – 73; 12/13

CS: New Hampton; Population:13,095

Auditor: 641-394-2100

Did not get vote in: Jacksonville Township

20. Clarke County – 94; 7/7

CS: Osceola; Population: 9,133

Auditor: 641-342-3315

21. Clay County – 61; 13/13

CS: Spencer; Population: 17,372

Auditor: 712-262-1569

22. Clayton County – 104; 13/14

CS: Elkader; Population: 18,678

Auditor: 563-245-1106

Did not get vote in: Grand Meadow

23. Clinton County – 244; 29/30

CS: Clinton; Population: 50,149

Auditor: 563-244-0568

Did not get vote in: Washington Township

24. Crawford County – 52; 15/15

CS: Denison; Population: 16,942

Auditor: 712-263-3045

25. Dallas County – 667; 27/27

CS: Adel; Population: 40,750

Auditor: 515-993-6915

26. Davis County – 132; 8/8

CS: Bloomfield; Population: 8,541

Auditor: 641-664-2101

27. Decatur County – 73; 13/13

CS: Leon; Population: 8,689

Auditor: 641-446-4323

28. Delaware County – 76; 14/14

CS: Manchester; Population: 18,404

Auditor: 563-927-4701

29. Des Moines County – 134; 17/19

CS: Burlington; Population: 42,351

Auditor: 319-753-8734

Did not get vote in: Burlington 8, Burlington 9

30. Dickinson County – 39; 9/10

CS: Spirit Lake; Population: 16,424

Auditor: 712-336-3356

Did not get vote in: Center Grove 2

31. Dubuque County – 181; 39/39

CS: Dubuque; Population: 89,143

Auditor: 563-589-4499

32. Emmet County – 43; 10/11

CS: Estherville; Population: 11,027

Auditor: 712-362-4261

Did not get vote in: Ellsworth Township/Lincoln Township/Dolliver

33. Fayette County – 104; 24/25

CS: West Union; Population: 22,008

Auditor: 563-422-3497

Did not get vote in: Center Township

34. Floyd County – 94; 9/9

CS: Charles City; Population: 16,900

Auditor: 641-257-6131

35. Franklin County – 144; 13/14

CS: Hampton; Population: 10,704

Auditor: 641-456-5622

Did not get vote in: Dows City

36. Fremont County – 14; 5/8

CS: Sidney; Population: 8,010

Auditor: 712-374-2031

Did not get vote in: Riverton, Hamburg 2, Hamburg 3

37. Greene County – 111; 7/7

CS: Jefferson; Population: 10,366

Auditor: 515-386-5680

38. Grundy County – 176; 7/7

CS: Grundy Center; Population: 12,369

Auditor: 319-824-3122

39. Guthrie County – 146; 8/8

CS: Guthrie Center; Population: 11,353

Auditor: 641-747-3619

40. Hamilton County – 155; 13/13

CS: Webster City; Population: 16,438

Auditor: 515-832-9510

41. Hancock County – 121; 10/10

CS: Garner; Population: 12,100

Auditor: 641-923-3163

42. Hardin County – 247; 8/8

CS: Eldora; Population: 18,812

Auditor: 641-939-8109

43. Harrison County – 38; 11/13

CS: Logan; Population: 15,666

Auditor: 712-644-2401

Did not get vote in: Little Sioux, Cincinnati/Clay/Taylor/Modale

44. Henry County – 134; 9/9

CS: Mt. Pleasant; Population: 20,336

Auditor: 319-385-0756

45. Howard County – 39; 10/10

CS: Cresco; Population: 9,932

Auditor: 563-547-2880

46. Humboldt County – 88; 10/11

CS: Dakota City; Population: 10,381

Auditor: 515-332-1571

Did not get vote in: Humboldt 5

47. Ida County – 39; 7/7

CS: Ida Grove; Population: 7,837

Auditor: 712-364-2626

48. Iowa County – 218; 11/11

CS: Marengo; Population: 15,671

Auditor: 319-642-3923

49. Jackson County – 118; 16/16

CS: Maquoketa; Population: 20,296

Auditor: 563-652-3144

50. Jasper County – 607; 21/21

CS: Newton; Population: 37,213

Auditor: 641-792-7016

51. Jefferson County – 164; 12/12

CS: Fairfield; Population: 16,181

Auditor: 641-472-2840

52. Johnson County – 572; 58/58

CS: Iowa City; Population: 111,006

Auditor: 319-356-6004

53. Jones County – 90; 15/18*

CS: Anamosa; Population: 20,221

Auditor: 319-462-2282

Did not get vote in: Center Junction/Madison, Onslow/Clay, Wyoming

Received 26 absentee votes but they do not redistribute them to precincts

54. Keokuk County – 162; 16/16

CS: Sigourney; Population: 11,400

Auditor: 641-622-2320

55. Kossuth County – 86; 18/22

CS: Algona; Population: 17,163

Auditor: 515-295-2718

Did not get vote in: Bancroft/Ramsey, Lotts Creek, Luverne Sherman, Cresco

56. Lee County – 146; 21/22

CS: Fort Madison & Keokuk; Population: 38,052

Auditor: 319-372-3705

Did not get vote in: Keokuk 2A

57. Linn County – 647; 85/86

CS: Cedar Rapids; Population: 191,701

Auditor: 319-892-5300

Did not get vote in: Cedar Rapids 6

58. Louisa County – 53; 8/8

CS: Wapello; Population: 12,183

Auditor: 319-523-3371

59. Lucas County – 138; 8/8

CS: Chariton; Population: 9,422

Auditor: 641-774-4512

60. Lyon County – 28; 7/8

CS: Rock Rapids; Population: 11,763

Auditor: 712-472-3713

Did not get vote in: Little Rock

61. Madison County – 262; 10/10

CS: Winterset; Population: 14,019

Auditor: 515-462-3914

62. Mahaska County – 375; 11/11

CS: Oskaloosa; Population: 22,335

Auditor: 641-673-7148

63. Marion County – 520; 17/17

CS: Knoxville; Population: 32,052

Auditor: 641-828-2217

64. Marshall County – 484; 19/19

CS: Marshalltown; Population: 39,311

Auditor: 641-754-6323

65. Mills County – 35; 8/11

CS: Glenwood; Population: 14,547

Auditor: 712-527-3146

Did not get vote in: Deer Creek-Whitecloud, Glenwood Ward 1, Silver City/Ingraham

66. Mitchell County – 41; 13/14

CS: Osage; Population: 10,874

Auditor: 641-732-5861

Did not get vote in: Riceville/Jenkins Township

67. Monona County – 22; 9/11

CS: Onawa; Population: 10,020

Auditor: 712-433-2191

Did not get vote in: Ashton, Castana

68. Monroe County – 85; 7/7

CS: Albia; Population: 8,016

Auditor: 641-932-2865

69. Montgomery County – 33; 7/7

CS: Red Oak; Population: 11,771

Auditor: 712-623-5127

70. Muscatine County – 159; 25/25

CS: Muscatine; Population: 41,722

Auditor: 563-263-5821

71. O’Brien County – 57; 9/9

CS: Primghar; Population: 15,102

Auditor: 712-957-3225

72. Osceola County – 17; 8/9

CS: Sibley; Population: 7,003

Auditor: 712-754-2241

Did not get vote in: Melvin

73. Page County – 34; 10/11

CS: Clarinda; Population: 16,976

Auditor: 712-542-3219

Did not get vote in: Coin Community Building (Colfax Township, Lincoln Township & Washington Township)

74. Palo Alto County – 76; 10/10

CS: Emmetsburg; Population: 10,147

Auditor: 712-852-2924

75. Plymouth County – 89; 12/13

CS: LeMars; Population: 24,849

Auditor: 712-246-6100

Did not get vote in: Precinct 2

76. Pocahontas County – 89; 11/11

CS: Pocahontas; Population: 8,662

Auditor: 712-335-3361

77. Polk County – 4,486; 183/183

CS: Des Moines; Population: 374,601

Auditor: 515-286-3080

78. Pottawattamie County – 193; 37/41

CS: Council Bluffs; Population: 87,704

Auditor: 712-328-5700

Did not get vote in: Carson, Grove, Minden/Pleasant, Washington/York

79. Poweshiek County – 199; 10/10

CS: Montezuma; Population: 18,815

Auditor: 641-623-5443

80. Ringgold County – 51; 7/7

CS: Mt. Ayr; Population: 5,469

Auditor: 641-464-3239

81. Sac County – 105; 9/9

CS: Sac City; Population: 11,529

Auditor: 712-662-7310

82. Scott County -731; 63/63

CS: Davenport; Population: 158,668

Auditor: 563-326-8631

83. Shelby County – 52; 9/9

CS: Harlan; Population: 13,173

Auditor: 712-755-3831

84. Sioux County – 67; 17/19

CS: Orange City; Population: 31,589

Auditor: 712-737-2216

Did not get vote in: Capel Sheridan, East Orange

85. Story County – 795; 41/43

CS: Nevada; Population: 79,981

Auditor: 515-382-7210

Did not get vote in: Ames W3 P3, Ames W4 P4

86. Tama County – 224; 16/16

CS: Toledo; Population: 18,103

Auditor: 641-484-2740

87. Taylor County – 44; 8/8

CS: Bedford; Population: 6,958

Auditor: 712-523-2280

88. Union County – 66; 9/9

CS: Creston; Population: 12,309

Auditor: 641-782-1701

89. Van Buren County – 103; 8/8

CS: Keosauqua; Population: 7,809

Auditor: 319-293-3129

90. Wapello County – 338; 21/21

CS: Ottumwa; Population: 36,051

Auditor: 641-683-0024

91. Warren County – 641; 25/25

CS: Indianola; Population: 40,671

Auditor: 515-961-1020

92. Washington County – 223; 10/10

CS: Washington; Population: 20,670

Auditor: 319-653-7715

93. Wayne County – 70; 4/4

CS: Corydon; Population: 6,730

Auditor: 641-872-2242

94. Webster County – 319; 29/29

CS: Fort Dodge; Population: 40,235

Auditor: 515-573-7175

95. Winnebago County – 49; 10/11

CS: Forest City; Population: 11,723

Auditor: 641-585-3412

Did not get vote in: Forest City Ward 2

96. Winneshiek County – 62; 13/14

CS: Decorah; Population: 21,310

Auditor: 563-382-5085

Did not get vote in: Decorah 4th Ward

97. Woodbury County – 335; 43/44

CS: Sioux City; Population: 103,877

Auditor: 712-279-6702

Did not get vote in: 33 Rutland

98. Worth County – 18; 7/9

CS: Northwood; Population: 7,909

Auditor: 641-324-2316

Did not get vote in: Silver Lake Township, Kinsett

99. Wright County – 118; 12/12

CS: Clarion; Population: 14,334

Auditor: 515-532-2771

First Steps for Branstad and the Iowa Statehouse

admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:55:05 +0000

An Iowa Worth Fighting for was created to serve as a future firewall against entrenched status-quo power following the November 2010 elections. On August 17, 2009, the content of this comprehensive review and recommendations debuted on the Jan Mickelson radio show in Des Moines.

It spoke to some basic principles, and addressed core governing concerns – like government is best that governs least.

But it offered more than platitudes. It offered specifics that included strategies to reorganize, reduce, and re-prioritize state government; to create accountable, efficient local government; to rebuild our economy based on tax reform and citizen – not government – stimulus; to reform our education system; to promote a healthy Iowa the effective way – not through government mandate; to affirm core rights, such as the right to property; to protect Iowa’s citizens; to interdict Iowa’s severe drug crisis; to reform illegal immigration; and to advance real leadership principles.

On November 2, 2010, the political pendulum reversed course. Republicans again control statehouse politics. It was not even a decade ago they controlled both the House and Senate in Iowa. Which is to say: It was not a decade ago that they fought education reform, welfare reform, and the introduction of sound fiscal and management practices. When Terry Branstad left office, he had a Republican House and Senate. He did not fix welfare, education, our prisons, our courts, taxes, or our economy. While he managed the status quo much better than Governor Chet Culver – thanks to dozens of tax hikes and data manipulations – Branstad and the GOP did not repair, restore, or rebuild Iowa.

Now that he and Republicans have returned to power, simply invoking a term such as “conservative” isn’t good enough. This group of statehouse leaders must lead, but to lead they must first have a plan. This means not just an agenda, but a specific vision of how we fix Iowa.

At this point, every fiber of my being wants to lay out a detailed, point-by-point analysis of the severity of Iowa’s crisis. When my gubernatorial-election campaign released our detailed plans to fix education and the economy in Iowa, the solutions alone consisted of 25 pages. Data analysis and problem identification would consume many more. So, I will simply say government in Iowa is broken, our education system is broken, and our economy is broken. The mountains of empirical data confirm this and can be shared readily with anyone who seeks more evidence.

Statehouse leaders from both parties, advocacy groups, unions, business and professional associations, business leaders, and the media ignore mostly, but cover up at times, the severity of the condition Iowa faces. The budget hole is real, property-tax hikes were real, the loss of yet another Congressional seat is real. One hundred percent of the high schools and 95 percent of the middle schools in our 10 largest cities are officially failing. The media won’t report that fact, statehouse politicians and edu-crats deny it, business leaders refuse to believe it, activists apologize for it. Yet this failure is a fact reported by state employees, in a report paid for by tax dollars, on a Web site published by state employees and paid for by tax dollars.

So what are the first steps the Branstad administration and the new GOP leadership ought to take to fix Iowa?

(1) Institute a four-year flexible freeze, capping spending at the current level, and refusing to increase the budget one dollar more than current levels.

(2) Resist simple and irresponsible remedies such as not filling current vacancies. While Culver’s across-the-board cuts were reckless, simply not filling the positions he cut is equally reckless. Instead a department-by-department, division-by-division, bureau-by-bureau, program-by-program examination of state government must take place. The fat needs to go, but the Culver-sliced lean needs to be restored. For example, we are about 100 troopers short. Leaving those positions vacant serves no one, other than the administration that wants to look like it’s doing something.

(3) End the practice of spending 99 percent of estimated revenues and move to zero-based budgeting. Fund what we are supposed to do – keep courts open, public safety, etc. at 100 percent and veto every nonessential expenditure from Planned Parenthood to church projects. Private – not public – dollars should fund such things.

(4) Institute a Bounty program, rewarding state workers that help us save money by giving them a bonus – 5 or 10 percent of what they save us. This works in the private sector and the military, and would mobilize those best aware of waste to help us reduce, if not eliminate, it.

(5) Reorganize state government, reducing it to fewer than 10 bureaucracies within the governor’s line of authority. For example Regents, College Student Aid, K-12, and Cultural Affairs should all be under one roof sharing one administrative team. They might retain their unique autonomy in the delivery of services, but the vast bureaucracy supporting each must go. This should apply to public safety, economic development, etc. Iowans cannot afford wasteful and duplicative government anymore.

(6) End the circumvention of reporting created through the employment of a permanent consultant class. For far too long, started during the Branstad years, agencies such as DHS have used full-time, permanent consultants to avoid inflating employment reporting. And at much more expense than our regular workforce. Either they should be made permanent employees, or they should be terminated. I prefer the latter.

(7) Fix the board and commission structure. Iowans in 99 counties deserve to be represented. Also broadcast every board and commission meeting live over the Internet.

(8) Institute real reform at DHS, beginning with welfare reform by requiring work and personal responsibility.

(9) Institute real reform of our justice system and courts, including ending the notion that building prisons is economic development, and restoring work details. Why should Iowans spend $116 million, which will be much more after the obligatory cost overruns kick in, when we have lots of strong backs in prison that can build new jails and prisons as needed?

(10) Begin the systematic elimination of the 12,000-plus useless bureaucratic positions in public education, from Regents through K-12, that drain vast taxpayer dollars, and end the practice of funding nonexistent students.

(11) Present a bold and comprehensive agenda to address the scourge of illegal immigration within our borders. The impact on our economy, state resources, and communities is devastating. Throughout the campaign, lip service was paid. Now is the time for action to take place.

(12) Allow parents to decide who educates their children and let the money follow.

(13) Allow real academic competition to exist by allowing independent academies to be formed.

(14) Publish full, accurate, and complete academic data hidden by previous administrations, including Branstad’s.

(15) End the rampant abuse of the administrative-rules process, fully restoring the constitutional role of the legislative department.

(16) Introduce a comprehensive plan to phase out corporate taxation; institute real property-tax protection for all Iowans, not just select corporate allies; reduce the sales tax; and phase out the individual income tax.

There are many other reforms that ought to take place. This is a start, however. These are things that can be done right away by the new leadership and would prove they are committed to true small government with free-market principles, and not just interested in power and control.

Jonathan Narcisse was the independent Iowa Party candidate for governor in 2010. More information can be found at NarcisseForIowa.com.

Video: Election Night Address – We Are In a Fantastic Place

Todd — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:02:59 +0000

Video: Neither Incumbent Governor Has Solutions

Todd — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:35:23 +0000

(Well, it’s actually audio, put to a video…)

DAVENPORT, IOWA, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 – WOC Radio 1420 AM, morning show host Dan Kennedy has the Iowa Party independent candidate Jonathan Narcisse as a guest. On this election day morning Mr. Narcisse is as surgical as he has ever been laying out the vision and overview of this 2010 election, proving once again, he is the only candidate on the ballot with the skills, experience and solutions to fix a broken Iowa.

The Real Fun Begins Nov 4th

Todd — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:54:37 +0000

Iowa Party candidate for Governor, Jon Narcisse (right) plays chess with a friend at Border's to relax a bit while campaigning on election day, Tuesday November 2, 2010.

DES MOINES, IOWA | TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2010 - The independent Iowa Party candidate for governor, Jonathan Narcisse, continues to campaign in Polk county today through the poll closings at 9 p.m. Narcisse recently completed a 99 county tour of Iowa on the Common Sense Express. “All across Iowa we’ve found that Iowans, both Democrats and Republicans agree down the line on the Iowa values issues that are in most dire need of common sense solutions. From the beginning, we’ve consistently been the only candidacy with documented solutions for tax reform, education and fixing state governance,” stated the Des Moines native.

A driven campaigner, Narcisse started his day at 6:30 a.m. with a live interview on Davenport based talk radio, where he expounded on the differences between incumbent governor’s Branstad and Culver being only stylistic, rather than substantive. “What solutions have they advanced for the major issues facing Iowa? We have a massive fiscal crisis. It’s not enough to point out a billion dollar debt. What is your specific plan to address that and reduce spending?” he stated this morning. Narcisse is on record proposing zero based budgeting, funding only expenditures essential to the mission of state government, vetoing all other expenses and cease running the state via spending 99% of projected revenues. (Listen to the WOC interview below).

This evening, beginning at 7:00 p.m., Narcisse For Iowa campaign volunteers and supporters will be gathering at the Stoney Creek Inn in Johnston, Iowa (across from the Wynnsong Theatres). Narcisse will be arriving shortly after the polls close and is expected to address his supporters as the results are confirmed. “Regardless of the outcome tonight, we’ve advanced an agenda for fixing state governance, engaged in solution oriented discourse and successfully created a mechanism that can impact Iowa politics for years to come,” says Narcisse. “The real fun starts after we’ve had a day of rest and begin growing the effectiveness of the Iowa Party, whether I am governor or not.”

To review the published solutions from the Narcisse For Iowa campaign and hear the full content of recent Narcisse interviews with WOC 1420 AM and WOI ABC 5, go to www.NarcisseForIowa.com

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Election Day Update

Todd — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:23:34 +0000

The Common Sense Express will be touring the Polk County region today, spreading the Iowa Values and Common Sense Solutions message. Be sure to get out and vote today, and encourage your family and co-workers and friends to do the same.

The Narcisse For Iowa Campaign team and supporters will be watching the election returns and celebrating at the Stoney Creek Inn and Conference Center in West Des Moines. Jonathan will be there after the polls close at 9 p.m. Campaign volunteers and supporters are welcome to arrive anytime after 7 p.m.
Stoney Creek Inn & Conference Center | 5291 Northwest 84th Street | Johnston, IA 50131

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Video: Dems & Reps Agree Down the Line on Iowa Value Issues

Todd — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:51:17 +0000

DES MOINES, IOWA, MONDAY NOV 1, 2010: The independent Iowa Party candidate for governor, was interviewed by Joe Augustine from WOI CH5 in Des Moines late Monday evening, after the Narcisse For Iowa team returned from three television interviews and four radio interviews across Eastern Iowa.

“Regardless of the outcome, a new Iowa Party will exist tomorrow night,” Jonathan Narcisse explains. However, he is in this election to win, and he explains how the 99 county tour on the Common Sense Express has re-affirmed his belief that Iowans can solve whatever challenges come our way. Iowans are telling him they “agree with each other down the line,” on the Iowa Values issues that need Common Sense Solutions, whether they are Democrats or Republicans.

When Augustine asked what he does to relax and get his mind off the election? “We will sleep on November 3rd.”

Published: Restoring Iowa’s World Class Education System

Todd — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:56:06 +0000

Independent Iowa Party candidate for Governor, Jonathan Narcisse, has distilled his ten years of studying, listening and collaborating with leaders statewide, on how to fix a broken education system in Iowa. According to Iowa’s own annual report, largely unreported, 100% of highschools and 95% of middle schools in Iowa’s largest ten cities are “officially failing.”

What used to be ubiquitous with excellence — Iowa and Education — is no longer the norm. Narcisse outlines his 5 components to restoring Iowa’s world class education system that includes opting out of No Child Left Behind, creating entrepreneur teachers and engaging parents in the decision making of their children’s education. The plan eliminates vast amounts of redundant administrative overhead and utilizes the regional Area Education Associations for their original purposes.

By changing the way student funding per classroom is distributed, the Narcisse plan fosters competition amongst teachers for parents to choose the most successful educators and centers for learning whether they be math, science and art academies or collaborations between individual teachers, schools, colleges and districts.

This comprehensive, common sense plan to restore Iowa’s education is the only alternative offered by any gubernatorial candidate that is outside of the current broken, top down system. The Narcisse plan addresses rethinking and reshaping how state government, educators, schools and parents engage more successful learning for students from pre-school through college.

The 10 page document is published online in pdf format and avaialble for viewing, sharing and downloading here.

Mr. Narcisse continues his 99 county tour of Iowa through election day, November 2nd.
The Common Sense Express will be touring southeastern and eastern Iowa through Monday, returning to Des Moines and central Iowa on Tuesday.
Complete schedule is available here.
Mr. Narcisse is available for questions or an interview at (515) 770-1218.

Restoring Iowa’s World Class Education System

VIDEO: Why Iowans Should Vote YES for Constitutional Convention

Todd — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:14:55 +0000

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Jonathan Narcisse, the independent Iowa Party candidate for Governor, webcast an address live on Oct 21, 2010 from the studios of Des Moines Amplified, outlining why Iowans should vote YES on the Constitutional Convention ballot option that occurs every ten years in Iowa. Top three reasons were to be able to fix Iowa’s Property Taxes, Education and Judicial systems. In this address, he outlines how and why Iowa is a “broken state” both literally and figuratively.