According to the National School Boards Association, school board members are charged with overseeing budgets that total millions of dollars, and must contend with issues such as student achievement, special education, technology, and hiring and retaining quality teachers.
What expertise do you bring to the school board to best accomplish these duties?
» Diane Butler: “I was a city leader in California and dealt with massive growing pains in the school district. As president of St. John?s Community Association, I worked to meet all of the citizens? needs.”
» Faenita Dilworth: “I have been a business owner, [and] two of my three children attended HCPSS. My skill set and competencies include financial management, sales and marketing, customer relations and negotiations, and problem solving.”
» Allen Dyer: “As a lawyer, I know the Maryland Education Article. I servedas treasurer of TUG, an international organization, and I created an asset-management system for Shriners of North America.”
» Ellen Flynn Giles: “I bring an analyst?s expertise in understanding the big picture through the assessment of critical details, and more than 20 years? experience on budget, curriculum, planning and program review committees.”
» Betsy Grater: “Budget oversight is a primary responsibility of the school board. I bring the experience I have had as a member of a school board … [and] the fiscal experience inherent in running a business.”
» Janet Siddiqui: “Being a current board member, my education and professional experience as a pediatrician and [health care business] instructor … provide the leadership to make fiscally informed decisions that look at all aspects of a child?s … development.”
» Di Zou: “I recently graduated from HCPSS, so I know the issues concerning students, teachers and families. I know what kind of teachers are good and … [am] also on the Technology Advisory committee.”
