VOORHEESVILLE – believes that he can make a difference.
He understands how to be a "good team player and make good budget decisions that are good for everyone," he said.

Signer, 47, manages a large network for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) across New York State. He has lived in the school district for 17 years.

Signer has three children, and also has custody of his godson, whom he helped to graduate from high school, and go on to college, he said.
Through his experience with his godson, he became "so impressed with the programs at the school," Signer said of Voorheesville.
He has "a lot of experience dealing with different people and situations," said Signer.

He has 31 years of state service under his belt, he said. He managed facilities for the state’s Office of General Services; he has a grasp for the logistics of transportation; and he understands the New York State contract, which is used by most schools for purchases, Signer said.
If elected, he would "make sure kids can get what they need to stay current with what’s happening globally," he said. "I’m a tech guy."
Signer said that "in this day and time," Tech Valley High School is "a very good thing." He said it is important to balance regular education with tech education.
"These students are being afforded an incredible opportunity," Signer said. In order to grow the Tech Valley, he said, "We’re going to need more IT [Information Technology] people with good, strong backgrounds." Math, communication, and writing skills should be strong, he said.
Regarding the situation of the former administrators who were found by the state comptroller to have inappropriately paid themselves more than $200,000, Signer said, "I would ensure the proper procedures and controls are in place to be sure this doesn’t happen again."
He said he hopes that the current board has "already put in place controls to track and monitor finances."
Regarding the resignation of music teacher Charles Reader, Signer said, "There’s no perfect world."
If there was conduct "unbecoming" of a teacher, Signer said, "it’s something the district and the individual parents need to handle themselves.
"Every situation has to be handled individually" There’s no cookie-cutter mold," he said.

Signer also said that he doesn’t see why The Enterprise should submit a Freedom of Information Law request to the district; he could understand why a district parent might, but not a newspaper.
"Districts don’t give all the information the paper might want because you can change those words," Signer said. "I don’t think the newspaper’s responsibility is to look into a child’s trauma.
"We have to watch out for our children, first and foremost," he said.

Signer said that he didn’t have enough information to comment on the enforcement of school policies or the new social-worker position.
The growth within the district, he said, is something that "all parties should be able to have input in." The need for additional teaching staff should be evaluated by teachers, parents, and the district, he said.
"The quality of education is what is paramount, and is the most prideful thing in Voorheesville," he said.

Signer said that he doesn’t hear complaints about the district’s taxes being high.
"I see an awful lot of great kids graduating from our district" Can you put a price on that"" he asked.
Signer, who has a background in making state office buildings safe, said, "I think we’re fairly safe, but we should always be looking at ways to enhance it."
Security could be strengthened by observing traffic flows and patterns, and rotating teachers in the hallway to look for behavior problems, Signer said. "A teacher that’s got their eyes open should hopefully see things going awry."
Signer said that his understanding of new technologies and his talents in the "facilities side of things," along with his involvement in the community make him a good candidate for the school board.
He should be elected, he said, "because I truly care."