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School Directors are elected on behalf of the community to oversee the education of students in their jurisdiction. They serve as agents of the state legislature. They are responsible for curriculum and instruction management; all finances including development of annual budgets and levying of taxes and issuance of debt obligations when necessary; personnel; legal matters; management of facilities; and transportation of students as appropriate. Schools may include pre-K and career and technical schools.

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    Angela Anderson
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Megan Chuderewicz
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Michael Devine
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Thomas Feeney
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Adam Hill
    (Dem)

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    Tiffany Hyde
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Jill Klipa
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Gary Motor
    (Rep)

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    Beverly Purcell
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Ronald Sakolsky
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Geter R. Sloan, III
    (Dem, Rep)

Biographical Information

What is your experience with your public schools, and what in your background would contribute to your being an effective school board member?

How would you address anticipated shortfalls in school funding over the next few years? Please be specific.

How would you approach decisions about curriculum selection and access to books in the district to balance educational value and community concerns?

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Campaign Web Site http://https://sites.google.com/view/wwwplumborodemsorg/about/our-candidates/tiffany-hyde?authuser=0
Occupation Licensing Analyst (Commonwealth of PA)
Qualifications for office Current PTO President (O’Block Elementary & Holiday Park Intermediate); policy interpretation and implementation through employment for the past decade; formerly enlisted in the PA National Guard.
Education BS - Criminal Justice at California University of PA
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Both of my children currently attend schools in the Plum Borough School District. I also have been leading the PTO at each of their schools - this involves interaction with student guardians and school faculty, creating and managing a budget for the non-profits, organizing and planning events, and presiding over others within the organization. These experiences would directly contribute to serving as an effective school board member, as there is a lot of overlap in responsibilities, just on a larger scale.
Unfortunately, it is likely that cuts will affect our schools’ budgets, especially knowing that we receive Federal Title funds. Pursuing other grants where available, reducing unnecessary or inflated spending, and finding new income streams are pivotal. Additionally, supporting the parent-teacher and booster organizations in turn supports the schools by reducing burdens that may otherwise be on the district (ex: field trips or assemblies, student events, equipment, etc). Our residents have been overtaxed rapidly to make up for previous shortfalls instead of smaller, more frequent incremental increases, and that cannot continue.
There is already a process in effect for opting out of state testing (such as PSSAs) - which requires a parent or guardian fully viewing the material on which they have a concern and then opting their student(s) out on a religious basis. If a parent or guardian wishes to opt out their student(s) from accessing books or receiving standard curriculum, a similar process should be individually allowed. However, this should NOT impact the other students, as students should retain access to an exemplary education and books to expand upon that. I do not support blanket bans on books.
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