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Educational Excellence, Fiscal Responsibility

Running for a position on the Board of Education (BOE) is a commitment to hours and hours of diligent committee work. It requires a dedication to and an understanding of the dual demands of educational excellence and fiscal responsibility. It is a job for problem solvers, long-range planners, and number crunchers. It is a job for those who know in their bones that only the best educational standards and practices will prepare our children for the futures we all want for them.

We have three such candidates running on our slate for the Board of Education. Joel D’Angelo is running for his third term, Suzanne Sack is running for her second term, and Nelson Rivera is stepping up and running for the first time.

All three have sterling educational credentials as their own letters on these pages show. Joel and Suzanne helped steer the BOE through a very difficult two years of planning for and presenting the Regional School District 17 reorganization plan. Nelson is fully prepared to jump into future planning with his own educational background.

As a former educator myself, I very much appreciate what this team of candidates brings to the table. Although BOE positions are elected through the party system, doing what is educationally best for our children should always be viewed through a non-partisan lens.

Our candidates share that view.

I encourage your readers to vote for Joel D’Angelo, Suzanne Sack, and Nelson Rivera for the BOE, Line A, on Nov. 5.

Kathleen Amoia

Killingworth