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4 Year Term

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    Alyssa Beckwith
    (Dem, Rep)

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    David Caruth
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Patrick H Foose
    (Dem, Rep)

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    David J Hein
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Jon Macklin
    (Dem)

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    George Rivera
    (Rep)

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    Matthew Weimann
    (Dem, Rep)

Biographical Information

What do you view as the most important priorities of your school district and how would you pay for them?

Education MS in Project Management from George Washington University; BS in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University
Occupation Director, Pharma R&D
Qualifications Lived in Lehigh County most of my life; graduate of Allen High School; lived in PSD since 2017.
My priorities are to ensure Parkland School District continues to have the right resources provided for students and teachers that enable optimal educational opportunities and provide the right foundation for success post-graduation. I would work with the other Board members on identifying potential budget efficiencies as well as optimizing utilization of local taxes.
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Education BA English/Political Science Moravian University, M.Ed Curriculum/Instruction Kutztown University
Occupation Legislative Asst.
Qualifications Parkland School Board Director (2019-2023), Former Chairman of the Buildings, Grounds, and Transportation Committee
Parkland is seeing incredible growth in our population. As such, we need to prioritize expenditures as they relate to capital improvements. I have consistently advocated for smart spending where we could do the capital projects in increments. Additionally, we need to prioritize funding student academic and extracurricular success and cut wasteful spending.
Campaign Website http://forparkland.com/david
Education Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Accounting
Occupation Fiscal Director
Qualifications 3 term Parkland School Board director, LCTI joint operating committee member, LCCC trustee, PSBA governing board member
The most important priority for Parkland is addressing our facility needs (expansion and normal maintenance) in order to meet the ever-growing student population. We need to keep our students and staff safe and continue to provide high quality programs. We need to review all spending, while keeping tax increases as low as possible.
Education BA Pepperdine University MHA Virginia Commonwealth University
Occupation Stay-At-Home-Dad
Qualifications I am committed to ensuring that every student in the Parkland School District has access to a high-quality & robust education
1.Promoting high-quality, robust educational opportunities for all students. 2. Attracting and retaining top-notch educators and administrators and 3. Ensuring there are resources and programs to support the social & emotional learning of our students. Clearly funding is dependant on local taxes as well as state & federal funding sources
Education Some College
Occupation Managing Partner
Qualifications 1. People Leadership skills 2. Effective Communicator 3. Ability to work with others 4. Problem Solving
The most important priority of our school district is to provide the resources necessary for children and teachers to thrive in an exceptional learning environment. Financial responsibility from a budget aspect would ensure proper funding for education. Residents I have spoken with disagree with the addition of 12 administrative staff since the 2018-2019 school year.
Campaign Website http://forparkland.com/matt/
Education Masters of Education from DeSales University
Occupation Teacher
Qualifications Strong Advocate for Public Education
Above all else, maintaining and growing the high quality learning that students receive is the most important priority for Parkland School District. Therefore, helping teachers and administrators meet the needs of students comes before all else.