Skaneateles Central School District |

Proposed finances: $37,407,110, … + 4.2%

Estimated tax levy: +2.6%

Tax cap: Under cap, easy majority wanted for approval

Particular poll propositions: 1. Proposition for the district to be licensed to buy and finance alternative pupil transport autos at a complete price to not exceed $501,000. 2. Proposition for the tax levy for the Skaneateles Library Affiliation to be elevated to $14,000 to the sum of $364,000 yearly.

Faculty board candidates (two three-year seats accessible, together with one one-year seat and one two-year seat):

Household: Married; three youngsters, ages 10-23

Schooling: Grasp’s diploma in enterprise administration (College of Liverpool)

Elected workplace and group service expertise: 1. Auburn Schooling Basis 2. Skaneateles Schooling Basis 3. Skaneateles Lions Membership 4. Pt. Lisas Rotary Membership

1. Social, emotional, well being: On a nationwide scale, social, emotional and psychological well being points are that includes ever extra prominently inside pupil our bodies, academics and directors. Not solely is it essential to shine a lightweight on this pervasive subject, it is usually crucial that our district’s total strategic targets are aligned with this rising new actuality. Present initiatives comparable to Therapeutic Disaster Intervention for Colleges (TCIS), Form Up NY Studying collaboration and Peaceable Colleges, ought to be continued and expanded. Moreover, continued entry to each in home sources such because the newly created place of “Coordinator for Scholar Providers and Household Engagement” together with exterior sources comparable to Helio Well being Consultants, ought to be adequately funded and supported.

2. Board oversight and Monetary accountability: When an atmosphere is created the place social, emotional and psychological well being challenges are squarely addressed, college students are greatest poised to learn from an enhanced curriculum, instruction and evaluation schema which are absolutely funded and coordinated.

3. Curriculum, instruction and evaluation: Due care have to be noticed, nevertheless, in attaining a stability between prioritizing initiatives greatest aligned to the district’s strategic targets and being fiscally accountable. With nationwide inflation charges projected to proceed rising within the close to time period, our Board have to be extraordinarily delicate to the affect of rising prices 4 fellow constituents. To realize this in an environment friendly method the Board constituents should concurrently be receptive to all inputs while distilling priorities in its quest for broad-based enduring success.

Why did you determine to run for college board?

Gary’s immersion in numerous cultures has bolstered the worth, advantages and significance of teamwork, group involvement, variety of views, inclusion, tolerance, and strategic planning. Whereas our district has significantly benefited from the inspiration established over prior a long time, Gary believes that the appearance of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with pervasive digital media now warrants a extra strategic, ahead leaning, tolerant and fiscally astute governance group; one that may concurrently be receptive to all inputs while harnessing the narrative for broad-based success. Particularly, whereas persevering with to raise our concentrate on high-quality curriculum, instruction and evaluation, Gary prioritizes the social, emotional, and psychological well being of all stakeholders (college students, educators, directors and group members) as being the inspiration upon which the enduring success of Okay-12 schooling relies and as such must be the overarching focus of our efforts at sustainable success. Gary believes that his breath of experiences, collaborative nature, end result orientation and basic philosophy, could be complimentary to the beliefs of the Skaneateles Central Faculty District’s Board of Schooling.

Household: Widowed; three grownup youngsters

Schooling: Certificates of superior research, Syracuse College – Instructional Management; Grasp’s diploma in schooling Syracuse College – Science Schooling; Bachelor’s diploma, Cortland State – biology; Minor- Physics

Elected workplace and group service expertise: Administrator for 20 years within the Skaneateles Central Faculty District. 5 years because the assistant principal/athletic director at Skaneateles Excessive Faculty and 15 years because the Center Faculty Principal. I’ve had years of main college students and employees in group service initiatives, together with some applications that also exist in the present day. One of many largest initiatives was working with Golisano Youngsters’s Hospital.

1. Protected college atmosphere: Youngsters aren’t able to be taught except they really feel secure of their atmosphere. That features enhancements to mitigate or take away bodily threats, verbal (bullying), psychological well being (despair/anxiousness/life adjustments) and as a lot as attainable set youngsters up for a optimistic college/house atmosphere

2. Lecturers: Deal with discovering the very best academics attainable to execute plans with rigorous and inclusive curriculums for Okay-12 and buying the highest technological assist and/or enhancements

3. Extracurriculars and enrichments: Offering athletic and creative alternatives to assist college students of all ages to offer motivation for the scholar and to spherical out their experiences at college. These “extras” improve life-long abilities like: Group Constructing, Respect, Communication, Creativity, Reminiscence Recall, Summary Reasoning, Sense of Group and Expression. And all of these items must be completed whereas being aware of being fiscally chargeable for taxpayers.

Why did you determine to run for college board?

I had a life change (my spouse handed away) so I had a want to present again. Having seven grandkids within the Skaneateles Central Faculty District, I’ve a excessive curiosity within the district, I assumed making an attempt to present again to a group that supported me for 20 years was match.

Household: Married; two youngsters, ages 14 and 16

Schooling: Bachelor’s diploma in pharmacy from Albany School of Pharmacy

Elected workplace and group service expertise: Volunteered in school rooms from Okay through eight grade together with discipline journeys, and actions exterior throughout college; developed a poison prevention schooling for the elementary aged youngsters; labored with Skaneateles group and Kinney Medication to arrange fundraising occasions for The Youngsters Miracle Community; aiding with the Women on the Run program, advocating for visually impaired at native libraries with interactive braille schooling for youngsters.

1. Altering the main target from the next schooling, i.e. school, and rising consciousness to our kids that every one profession paths are vital and creating applications to extend consciousness for all life paths.

2. Herald audio system from exterior the college atmosphere to concentrate on tips on how to enhance psychological well being and consciousness and use these abilities to work by life’s hurdles acknowledging strengths and weak spot of ourselves.

3. Deliver again drivers schooling for our college students to assist educate them secure driving strategies, ensuring that folks or guardians who don’t have the time to observe secure driving or don’t have a automobile would nonetheless have the chance to enroll their youngsters in a driver schooling course.

Why did you determine to run for college board?

I’m working for the Skaneateles Central Faculty District Board of Schooling place as a result of I can contribute what I’ve discovered all through my life and use this life expertise to assist the board make insurance policies and moral selections which are in the very best curiosity of our kids and our Skaneateles Group. I used to be Skaneateles’ group pharmacist for 15 years and I genuinely felt like I used to be an vital a part of the group. I like Skaneateles group together with its capability to alter and took it as a privilege that I used to be capable of assist the well being and wellbeing of group members. Now I need to increase my contributions to this beautiful group by changing into a member of the college board.

Household: Married; two youngsters

Schooling: Bachelor’s diploma in enterprise administration, Northeastern College; grasp’s diploma in enterprise administration, Suffolk College

Elected workplace and group service expertise:  I’ve served one time period on the Skaneateles Central Faculty District Board of Schooling (2019-2022) and am presently in my third time period on the Lourdes Camp Board. I’ve participated in quite a few local people initiatives together with volunteering my time on numerous college committees previous to my board service. As well as, I’ve organized a number of e book drives, amassing and delivering hundreds of books to elementary college students within the Syracuse Metropolis Faculty District over three years

1. Fiscal Duty: Having a strong monetary footing permits our district to have the ability to supply our college students top quality academic alternatives, together with sturdy assist companies for all pupil wants. A district’s wants are at all times evolving, which requires the district to be agile and fiscally accountable to make sure our stability so we will proceed to pivot and adapt to the tutorial, social-emotional and different basic tutorial wants of ALL our college students. That is achieved with knowledgeable, nicely thought out selections and budgetary planning.

2. General pupil readiness: It’s our accountability as a district to make sure ALL college students are studying at excessive ranges and making progress towards their particular person greatest development. Starting when youngsters enter our doorways in kindergarten, we should proceed to supply numerous tutorial assist companies in any respect grade ranges to assist shut studying gaps and create a strong academic basis for which to construct upon. We should additionally present extensions to a pupil’s studying with rigorous and difficult studying alternatives. We should assist our academics’ ongoing studying so they’re able to proceed to offer top quality academic experiences for all college students.

3. Social-emotional nicely Being: Faculty districts are within the enterprise of youngsters and prime ought to be ensuring we have now pleased, wholesome, well-adjusted youngsters who really feel that they matter. To ensure that our college students to realize their private greatest, we have to be aware of the entire pupil which makes psychological well being consciousness extra vital than ever. I really feel great satisfaction that our district is taking the psychological well being of our college students severely and went ahead with the hiring of a psychological well being coordinator and continues figuring out alternatives to assist households with this vital subject.

Why did you determine to run for college board?

I imagine the success of our colleges is measured by sustaining a stability of fiscal accountability, whereas creating stability and providing a wide-range of educational, athletic and extracurricular alternatives, so each pupil and household feels they’ve a spot and voice in our colleges. I acknowledge that every pupil comes with their very own strengths, variations and pursuits, which ought to be welcomed, inspired and celebrated. I perceive the significance of guaranteeing that each baby is supplied with a secure atmosphere and the chance to succeed at their very own particular person highest degree, in addition to discovering a way of belonging. I’m working for a second time period on the board to proceed to advocate for the work wanted to make sure these items occur for our college students. I actually imagine in asking questions and discovering the mandatory info so as to make knowledgeable selections on behalf of scholars, dad and mom and group members. Our selections as a district ought to be made maintaining our college students on the heart of all of it, whereas preserving the long run monetary well being of our district. If elected for a 2nd time period, I’ll proceed to ask questions and be a voice of the group whereas additionally guaranteeing ALL college students are supplied with equitable alternatives and entry to district initiatives. I’m so proud to name Skaneateles my household’s house and am past pleased my youngsters obtain such stellar academic and extracurricular alternatives from our college district.

Household: Married; three youngsters, ages 11-17

Schooling: Bachelor’s diploma in electrical engineering from Clarkson College

Elected workplace and group service expertise: Faculty District’s Strategic Planning Group, treasurer of the Skaneateles Women Hockey Boosters, coached Skaneateles Youth Soccer.

1. Transparency: Our faculty board works for the residents of this group, it must reply questions requested on the college board conferences. Present extra element and time to assessment the objects being voted on. Present optimistic and damaging suggestions to the Superintendent throughout conferences and welcome criticism as a possibility to enhance. I’d moderately have the college board speak about all the issues we have now on the college district in order that we will repair them; over falsely pondering the whole lot is okay.

2. Defending parental rights: Respecting the medical selections dad and mom make with their youngsters and the medical selections made by academics and employees members. Materials lined in school must be age applicable. Working with the dad and mom of scholars who want particular lodging, to develop the very best plan for his or her baby. Understanding that households are the deciding issue within the schooling and care of their youngsters.

3. Small city values: Encouraging LAKER values and parental involvement, giving academics extra flexibility, letting the scholars kind their very own opinions by avoiding essential race principle or applications designed to influence the scholars to assume a sure means. Involving the academics, college, dad and mom and college students within the enchancment means of the faculties by listening to their suggestions.

Why did you determine to run for college board?

When my oldest daughter began kindergarten 11 years in the past, we have been amazed how snug it felt. The dad and mom have been invited in to kind a circle with the children on the ground and sing songs collectively. The college had: meet the creator days, discussions about matters comparable to Chinese language New 12 months and the dad and mom participated in these occasions with their youngsters. The academics had understanding of your baby’s persona and would tailor their educating to your baby. A lot of the academics, college students and school adopted the Laker values of: Management, Accountability, Kindness, Effort and Respect. You felt very comfortable when your youngsters have been at college they usually beloved going to highschool and discovered lots within the course of. I really feel like, particularly the previous few years, we have now misplaced a whole lot of what makes the Skaneateles Colleges so particular. Regardless of this, the inspiration continues to be there; we nonetheless have organizations such because the PTC and a whole lot of nice academics who take satisfaction of their job. By involving the: dad and mom, college students, academics, college and assist organizations such because the PTC we will restore the faculties we love. I’m working for college board to assist on this effort.