ATTENTION CITIZENS OF PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 voters in Plainview-Old Bethpage will elect two (2) members of the Board of Education. The members of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Congress of Teachers are supporting Ginger Lieberman and Debbie Bernstein. While our members have not always agreed with their policy positions, we have come to respect Ginger and Debbie for their commitment to the welfare of the children of our district and their appreciation of the work our members perform. At some of our District’s worst moments, they have been voices of moderation and conciliation. They have always put the quality of our academic program first, helping us to avoid the massive cuts that neighboring districts have sustained while maintaining the District’s solid financial position. Unlike their opponent, Ginger Lieberman and Debbie Bernstein are not single issue candidates. They, too, have worked with our union to end the scourge of high stakes testing in our state. They were instrumental in ending the superintendent’s regulation forcing students refusing to take the state assessments to “sit and stare” with nothing to do. They, too, oppose the field testing that the state wants to do in our district and are working to build Board support for sending the tests back. But they have worked with us and the community on much more. Next year, for example, in the toughest times for financing public education, we will begin an experimental program seeking to provide extra help to elementary students struggling with aspects of the Common Core State Standards. Proposed by the PTA, Ginger and Debbie were quick to realize the need and were essential to gaining the support of the entire Board of Education. They have always been supporters of trying to find better ways to help the community’s children. We enthusiastically support Ginger Lieberman and Debbie Bernstein for POB Board of Education. In these challenging times for public education, experience and commitment to the institution of public schools is vital. Ginger and Debbie have demonstrated both. They deserve our support.
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 16:37:37 +0000
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