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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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    Terrie A Taylor
    (Dem)

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    Rachel Kuhn
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Melissa Phillips
    (Dem, Rep)

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    Kacie Rodriguez
    (Dem, Rep)

Biographical Information

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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Education, Experience Wyomissing Area School District and Kutztown University
Qualifications Current School Board Director currently serving 8th year
I am currently serving my second term as a WASD School Director. During this time, I have attended numerous board meetings involving critical issues involving the District. Such issues being: Finances, Facilities, Safety Protocols, Personnel and Curriculum.
Prior to 2017, I attended numerous school board meetings and felt that the then board was not being fiscally responsible, being fully transparent or making sound decisions as to the educational needs of our students. Since then, I have been elected to two terms as School Board Director. During that time, I worked diligently with both current and past boards and administrations to change these issues. I am seeking a third term to ensure the changes that I fought for continue.
I feel that the top 3 challenges facing school boards today are funding, teacher shortages and behavioral issues. To deal with these issues, I feel that the School Board will need to work with the administration to secure more funding through advocacy and grants, invest in teacher recruitment and retention programs, and implement stronger behavioral support systems to create a more positive and effective learning experience.
Yes, I do believe that Districts should assist with preparing our students with life skills such as accounting, civics, and home economics. However, I do feel in order for our students to be successful with all life skills, parental support at home is necessary for students to excel.
Emerging technology has a time and place. We must be careful how much technology is utilized in our classrooms, so that our students do not lose the ability to use critical thinking to solve problems for themselves. We will need to give our students a basic understanding of these technologies, however our primary responsibility is teaching them to problem solve for themselves.
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