I received the following letter from Allan D. Burns, who is seeking to be elected to fill the 1 year unexpired term on the Middletown Board of Education during tomorrow's April 27th, 2011 school board election:
I would like to take a moment to share with you the reasons for which I have decided to run for the Board of Education.
I am a lifelong resident of this community and like many of you I’m concerned with the budget, the direct impact this has on our tax payers, the lack of accountability and the lack of transparency. I’ve been an observer and listened to others use our children and their futures as bargaining chips for their own personal gain and propaganda. And when the only solution offered is to “increase taxes and cut services” I knew we had to do better and can do better! Our children deserve more and it should not be at additional cost to the tax payers. Positive change begins with hiring the right individuals who are not afraid to challenge the budget and put it to task. That is what I intend to do. For the well being of the whole community, I am running because I believe I can do better for my child, my parents, the students of Middletown and the tax payers alike!
I pledge my unwavering commitment to all the members of this great community. I promise to challenge every dollar and be accountable. These values are critical because we will have to soon hire a new superintendent and negotiate new teacher contracts. These decisions will shape our future. We need a superintendent who will work hand and hand with a unified Board, the tax payers and the community’s best interest and in doing so, our children will receive the benefits they deserve. I cannot possibly have all the answers though I know when to listen and will put the necessary time in for discovery, ensuring that every option is explored, with your best interests at the forefront.
We need people with a sense of community, negotiating skills, business skills, the ability to speak with an open mind and challenge the system, now more than ever. It is these principles that help benefit the community as a whole. If we take the right steps now, we will not be handcuffed in the future.
If I am elected on April 27th, I promise I will fight for what is best for our community, as a whole. I thank you for your time. Allan Burns position #1 for the one year term.Allan D. Burns,Candidate Middletown Board of Education
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Mr. Burns speaks of increasing the value of Middletown education by reducing the amount of its allocation. His logic, based on his two glaring misconceptions, are the reasons governing his platform: that over the years we have had runaway boards who agree to any program presented w/out consideration of cost or forethought. That is just wrong. It is nothing but policitical rhetoric that justtifies his attempt to politicize a process that should be anything but poliitical. His second incorrect assumption is that the children of Middletown have been the recipients of a subpar education. That could not be further from the truth given that approximately 90% of its HS students attend college.
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