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4 Year Term

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    Evette D'Amore
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Tom Houck
    (Rep)

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    Dianne L Michels
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Robert E Smith Jr
    (Dem, Rep)

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    David F Zimmerman
    (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 Some College
Occupation Office Manager
Qualifications I am a mother of two ASD students both whom have IEPs. For the past decade, I have learned a great deal advocating for them.
We need to give both students and teachers the tools that they need to teach and learn effectively. We should pay for it by rooting out the waste in the current ASD budget. We also need to engage in political advocacy to encourage Harrisburg to change the way that public schools are funded.
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Education Associates from Community College of the Air Force, Applied Science, Criminal Justice with electives in Business Management
Occupation Retired Law Enforcem
Qualifications Held Several positions of supervision as well as management with the US Air Force, Allentown Police Department, DoD
To work toward the goal of having all youth within our district to have universal access to free education, to guarantee equal opportunities for all youth, to unify a diverse population, to prepare students for citizenship in a democratic society, to prepare our youth to become economically self-sufficient, to improve social responsibilities and conditions. Diligently!
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Education Liberal Arts, Theatre, Political Science and Business Ethics
Occupation Program Specialist
Qualifications School Board 16 years-Finance & Negotiations committee; Vice Chairman Human Relations Commission; City Council
1-We need to build a middle school on the East side and Replace 151 year old Harrison Morton as soon as possible.Emergency state funds can be utilize for the Harrison Morton school which is a historical landmark. 2- We deal with the teacher shortage by growing our own teachers. 3 - Support our students who want to become teachers. 4 - Safety and employee turnover
Education University of Miami - Bachelors Degree - Economics / Columbia University NY, NY - Master of Public Health
Occupation Substitute Teacher
Qualifications 45 year resident of The city of Allentown - Past History on Allentown School Board Member - 8 Years (2Yrs. President).
Determining the proper balance between developing an educatonal system to best serve the students of the district balanced against teacher needs and requirements, community input, district goals and objectives, the PA deparatment of education and the avalability of adequate funding. Negotiate with all parties to find the most opitmal effective system possible,