The candidates have varied views on the $93.7 million budget proposal, on Common Core standards and required tests, on contracts, and on what should be done about excess classroom space in the district.
Catherine Barber, who is seeking a fourth term on the school board, would like to see some of the tasks underway to completion. “So much is going on in education right now,” she said. “There’s a lot of news.”
Timothy Burke, who has regularly attended school board meetings since 2003 and served for five years on the district’s now-defunct Citizens’ Budget Advisory Committee, is making his first run for the board because he believes there is a lack of leadership.
Nicholas Fahrenkopf believes the school district needs to make long-range plans, and that his ability to analyze data to solve problems can help with that.
As a new school board member three years ago, Christine Hayes recalls taking a course where she learned “it takes a board member 2.6 years to become fully functional.” Hayes is at that point now. “I want to give back all that information I’ve been learning,” she said. “I’m learning more every day.”
Seema Rivera is a Guilderland High School graduate, a mother, a taxpayer, and an educator, all of which she says well qualify her for serving on the school board.
ALBANY — A jury found a Guilderland man guilty of attempted assault last Thursday, according to a release from the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.
Reluctant to comment on whether she supported the $22.3 million budget put forward by the school board for next year, Lillian Sisson-Chrysler said she thinks the district is well funded.
Between two candidates for two school board seats, the person with the most votes will fill a four-year term, and the person with the second most will take a three-year position.
As part of the hamlet’s master plan, adopted in October 2014, sidewalks are being installed on both sides of Route 146 and School Road, in phases. Sidewalks were the second-most pressing concern for residents when the Guilderland Center Master Plan was formed.
