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8 | March 9, 2017 | The frankfort station Election 2017 frankfortstation.com Frankfort School District 157-C Board of Education member (3 For 3 Four-year seats) Name: Brett Cosich Occupation: Entrepreneur Age: 39 Elected political experience: None Why are you running for Cosich Board of Education? I feel a personal responsibility to give back to the district. I graduated from Frankfort Junior High in 1992, and now have three of my own children in the district. I want to do everything that I can to ensure that this district continues to offer the best learning environments, teachers, and opportunities for our students for many years to come. Name: Chris R. McFadden Occupation: Attorney Age: 41 Elected political experience: Frankfort School District 157- C Board of Education from 2011-2015; Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of Education from 2015-2016) Why are you running for Board of Education? I believe in the importance of public education. My wife, Sarah, and I have lived in Frankfort since 2009, and we have three young children who are or will be students of this District. I would like Giordano From Page 4 McFadden What do you see as the three biggest issues or factors facing the district, and how do you plan to address them? First, fiscal responsibility is a neverending challenge for any district. A fine balance must be struck in order to have a maximum return to our students on these investments. Secondly, technology is advancing faster than at any point in the last century, and commitments must be made to ensure that our students will be properly equipped for continued success in tomorrow’s economy. Lastly, I believe the district will need to continue to attract and retain the best leaders and teachers, so that 157-C’s high-achieving standards can be maintained. to help our schools build upon their tradition of excellence while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Moreover, I have successfully commanded a wide variety of emergency incidents, including rescue, fire suppression, multiple vehicle pin-in crashes and hazardous materials incidents. Now, as a tenured college professor and program coordinator for Fire Science Technology and Emergency-Disaster Management, I lead and manage the most successful AAS degree career programs at Harper College, which is recognized by the National Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Program through the United States Fire Administration. The program I have developed and continue to lead is only the 4th out of 48 community colleges in Illinois to have earned this national recognition. What makes you the best candidate for the position? I am the best candidate for the position of Village trustee because of my extensive public service and management experience, as well as my ability to adapt to any situation. I have a passion for success, and my goal-oriented demeanor pushes me to accomplish any and all tasks that I set for VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.FRANKFORTSTATION.COM What makes you the best candidate for the position? I feel that my many years of business and consulting experience gives me a unique lens to view our district. I believe that I will be able to leverage my knowledge in technology to assist in strategizing for the future, both in planning and negotiating. Additionally, I recently received my MBA from the University of Notre Dame, where many of my contemporaries were engineers. That experience has given me a firsthand perspective on the academic skill sets that will be required to ensure future career successes for our children. What do you see as the three biggest issues or factors facing the district, and how do you plan to address them? We need to maintain student achievement, minimize our property tax burden, and ensure transparent decision making. Our administrative team has a long history of meeting each of these challenges. During my prior four years on the board, including two years as board president, we involved all stakeholders in major decisions. I hope that we continue working with the community as we seek to protect our valuable assets, preserve our traditions and promote academic and fiscal excellence. What makes you the best candidate for the position? The other board members and I have a record of maintaining low taxes while promoting student achievement. I am proud of the work that we accomplished during my last term of 2011-2015, and I ask for the opportunity to continue working on behalf of the teachers, students, and taxpayers of this district. My experience as a past board president, a son of lifelong public school teachers, and an attorney and adjunct lecturer all give me a unique perspective regarding the needs of our community schools. myself. Also, with my personable character I can collaborate and communicate effectively with others to contribute to team efforts. In all that I do I will strive to make Frankfort a destination. We will make all neighborhoods incredible, have remarkable businesses in Frankfort, and increase the variety of retail businesses in all areas of our community. To accomplish this, we would need to work together and develop partnerships with qualified developers and other governmental agencies. Additionally, our Village would be the safest community in all of the south suburbs by focusing on community policing and crime prevention. Name: Gina Briese Occupation: Nurse case manager Age: 46 Elected political experience: Current school board member of District 157-C; Board present from 2015-present Year first elected to current office: 2013 Why are you running for Board of Education? I am running for re-election to the Board of Education for several reasons. First, to provide stability and experience to the school board. We will have a relatively young board with three open seats this election and three of the four open seats filled by new members two years ago. I feel it is important to have stability for the health of the district. Second, the district has many great things happening that were initiated during my first term that I would like to see through completion which would include new technology initiatives, STEM offerings, teacher leader positions, and new math initiatives, to name a few. What do you see as the three biggest issues or factors facing the district, and how do you plan to address them? 1. Implementation of the 1:1 technology initiative: I plan to evaluate the success of the program in regards to cost and outcomes 2. Potential financial challenges from a possible pension reform legislation measure and a possible property tax freeze: I plan to encourage continued balanced budgets and continued monitoring for wasteful spending 3. The potential for any changes Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 may make that would impact 157-C: I will stay informed of proposed changes and engage with D210 board members and administration in an attempt to prevent changes that would negatively impact 157-C students and taxpayers. What makes you the best candidate for the position? I am the best candidate for the position as I have proven record of successful progress for the district over the last four years including a balanced budget, abating taxes every year, successful negotiation of a four year contract with the teacher’s union, hiring a strong, ambitious superintendent, improved standardized test scores, the addition of an orchestra program and other new extracurricular offerings and much more. I am proud to serve on the board of education and enjoy making a positive difference for the students and the taxpayers of this district.
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