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Meet the candidates (you may vote for two on May 15)
Name: Paula E. Blumenau
Educational background: B.A. Science, SUNY Brockport; Goshen High School graduate
Occupation: Administrative assistant, Levitan, Yegidis & Assoc; Program coordinator, Jewish Family Services of Orange County.
Length of time in the Middletown community: 15-plus years
The top issues of her candidacy:
1. To continue to work closely with the district as an advocate for all parents - supply parent input.
2. Improve the overall success of each and every student.
3. Seek balance between student success and the cost to the community - Responsible progress.
Name: Linda Knapp
Educational background: BSN Nursing
Occupation: Registered nurse
Length of time in the Middletown community: 30 years
The top issues of her candidacy:
1. Responsible progress for our district.
2. Chorley project completed.
A local board of education is an agency of New York State that is governed by New York State law and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
The Enlarged City School District of Middletown’s Board of Education establishes policy, has the fiscal responsibility to provide a budget and hires the Superintendent of Schools. Nine district residents make up our Board, and each member currently serves a five-year term—voters authorized the change in Board terms from five years to three years starting with the May 2010 election.
Meetings are held twice a month, generally on the first and third Thursday, and begin at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are held at the Board of Education Office, 223 Wisner Avenue, Middletown, unless noted otherwise.