Schuylkill Valley School District R2 4 yr
School DirectorSchool directors govern the school district. They set policy, establish curricula, adopt a budget, and determine the tax rate necessary to support it. They select the superintendent and approve appointments of staff. About half the board is elected every at each municipal election. They serve part-time and are not paid for their work.Term: 2 or 4 years.
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Bryan J O'Donnell
(Dem, Rep)
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Carol E Weyandt
(Dem, Rep)
1. What skills, knowledge, and experience do you have to help you be an effective School Director?
2. Why are you running for School Director?
3. What do you see as the top 3 challenges facing School Boards? And how do you think the School Board should respond?
4. Do we need our schools to better prepare students with life skills for young adulthood – cooking, financial literacy, civic engagement, household problem solving, self reliance? And if so, how could the schools accomplish this?
5. What is the place for Emerging Technologies (including AI & Zoom-type) in the classroom?
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I am a former SV school board member, having served 16 years as either Vice President or President. Throughout those years, I attended countless conferences, seminars and workshops; served on all standing board committees at various times; negotiated staff contracts; and served as SV's representative on the BCTC Board.
I am concerned with the current climate of our school district and want to be part of the solution to move Schuylkill Valley forward to be the best we can be. We need to focus on academics; provide a safe and secure environment; and encourage a collaborative effort between our professional staff and administration. Effective communication and mutual respect between all stakeholders involved is key to a successful school district.
Public education in general is facing many challenges. Providing all students with the skills needed to succeed is the top challenge and should be our primary focus. Balancing educational needs with available funding has always been a challenge, and at times that means being creative with the resources available without short-changing our students. And parents, students and staff want assurances they are in a safe environment to focus on learning and not on outside influences of our society.
A well-rounded graduate should be the goal of every school district, and that includes preparing students with life skills needed to become self-reliant. There are various ways to accomplish this - supplemental lessons within the normal areas of study, or by a stand-alone class required for graduation, perhaps using times normally set aside for study halls.
Education should challenge students to learn and possess critical thinking skills, and their use of technology, such as A-I, is a tool to enhance learning, not replace it. A-I can provide the ability to help teachers in student evaluations through data and pinpoint areas of instruction that need improvement. Technology is ever evolving and we need to stay current with the benefits, and challenges, that will no doubt occur.
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