• Here are the five candidates for the three Board of Education seats in the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, with the information they provided. They are listed in the order they appear on the ballot. Each seat carries a three-year term that begins July 1, 2023.

    Kevin Gomez

    Name: Kevin Gomez

    Educational background: Brooklyn Law School, JD; Brooklyn College, History/Political Science BA, Cum Laude

    Occupation: Attorney-Law Office of Kevin Gomez, Esq., PC; Serves on Attorneys for Children Panel of the Orange & Dutchess County Family Courts, Independent Prosecutor for the Sullivan County Dept. of Family Services

    Length of time in the Middletown community: 17 years

    Top three issues of your candidacy:

    1. Expanding learning opportunities for all our students and greater parental engagement

    2. Keeping our school district safe

    3. Maintaining our district finances strong

    estrada

    Name: Edwin Estrada

    Educational background: Syracuse University, Bachelors of Science, Communications

    Occupation: Vice President - Commercial Lending, Orange Bank and Trust Co.

    Length of time in the Middletown community: 47 years

    Top three issues of your candidacy:

    1. Continued improvement in K-12 academic programs and infrastructure

    2. Stability in our tax levies

    3. Provide experience, stability and civility for the Board of Education

    Freddie Williams

    Name: Freddie Williams Jr.

    Educational background: Barber license

    Occupation: Barber shop owner

    Length of time in the Middletown community: 43 years

    Top three issues of your candidacy:

    1. Community-district relations

    2. Teacher-student cohesion

    3. Staff relations

    Curtis Rhett

    Name:     Curtis Rhett

    Educational background: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology; Masters in Early Childhood and Elementary Education; Master of Education in Supervision and Administration

    Occupation: Educational Administrator

    Length of time in the Middletown community: 21 years

    Top three issues of your candidacy:

    1. Improving Special Education Information System and the process from referral, evaluation, IEP development and placement and services

    2. Career goal-setting and guidance that supports a student's needs, interests and abilities and deficiencies.

    3. Engaging students in rigorous and challenging assignments, as well as experiences that accelerate their learning (High expectations). Maintain and increase college preparatory courses.

    Andrew Moore

    Name: Andrew Moore

    Educational background: MBA - Business Management and Leadership

    Occupation: Entrepreneur, Real Estate Advisor

    Length of time in the Middletown community: 2 years

    Top three issues of your candidacy:

    1. Restoring trust in the school district

    2. Fair and equitable hiring

    3. Reducing school taxes