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This is the second part of a series on the candidates run ning for the two vacancies of the Canandaigua School Board. Publityy will take place at the Elementary School Tuesday between noon and 4 p.m. Yesterday we presented statements of three candidates. Today we present the remaining candidates: Mrs. Jacqueline Y. McFadden, Raymond Smith and Mrs. Lynn Storkwell. Mrs. Jacqueline McFadden of Hopewell Center is the mother of four children, all currently enrolled in the Canandaigua schools. The wife of a state trooper, she is a real estate broker, although she isn’t actively working at the present time as one of her children is still in ‘Kindergarten. Here is Mrs. Mcfadden's Statement: “One of the’ reasons I am running for a seat on the school board is because I am an in terested and a concerned parent for the education and welfare of all students, in the Canandaigua school system, I also wish to keep a ceiling on taxes and to improve school programs. As a mother of four children, all attending Canandaigua schools, I feel it is my responsibility, as a mother, to help share in the duties, functions and decisions con cerning school problems, which affect my children and students of the Canandaigua area. I would like to see an im provement in the com munication between the public (parents and teachers in cluded) and the school board. This active participation can best be expressed by being a member of the school board— which is an honor and a privilege. Another reason I am running is due to the expected enrollment increase, which would mean an expansion of school space with Additional classrooms needed. This could possibly be done by adding on to existing schools. The voters have recently expressed themselves as not being in favor of a new school building because of the tremendous construction cost of a separate new school and the additional maintenance expense of run ning a new school. I agree with the recent vote and feel that existing school space is presently adequate. However, if expansion is necessary in the future, I propose that we construct additional classrooms to present schools. This would minimize expense to the taxpayer as it would keep the schools more centralized and not spread out over the city which adds to more expense [ believe in school teachers being well paid for their efforts. We in the Canandaigua school system have very good teachers. The education, etc. , required to “attain a teacher’s position is expensive and takes many years of schooling. I feel it is not so much the immediate en vironment of the children, which I think is presently satisfactory, but the quality of education and the attitude of the teacher which inspires the students to do their best. A happy teacher means a happy student.” Raymord Smith, 181 Gibson St., is an assistant professor of mathematics at the Com munity College of the Finger lakes. He can last year for a position on the school board and lost by six votes. Smith is married and is the father of three children. Here is his statement: “I am running for a seat on the school board because I truly believe that I can be of assistance in assuring that our schools will continue to be one of the outstanding assets of our community. The high quality of our schools is one of the im portant reasons the Canan daigua region is such a desirable place to live. I am running as a positive candidate. I'm not going to make promises that alone can reduce school taxes or have answers to all the many problems facing our schools. I do promise to be a constructive force in posing new alter natives to solving the problems of education, and most cer tainly, will seriously consider any viewpoint made known to my. I believe the board of education must listen closely to the citizens it represents. [I must involve them in the process of decision-making and make sure all viewpoints receive a fair hearing and thoughtful consideration. I shall work toward that end. When I am elected to the board, I will pledge myself to working for the best interests of the school AND the taxpayer. I have lived in communities where the board adopts the Attitude that somehow the taxpayer is the enemy. The board seemed to forget who elected them to the position in the first place. I shall not forget, and will do, my best to furnish thoughtful vigilance in the’ best interest of all con cerned. ‘One problem for which I will try to seek a solution is to devise a better system of tax relief for our retired citizens living on a fixed income. Our older citizens must not be overburdened by an inequitable share of the cost of educating our young. I will work toward lessening that burden. Although I worked hard for the proposed Middle School, I now firmly believe the decision of the voters has clearly directed the board to search for an alternative and more ac ceptable solution to the over crowding in our schools. A solution must be sought which does not endanger the quality of education being provided, I shall work for such a solution.” Mrs. Lyon Stockwell, 28, of loi Howell St, is currently enrolled as a liberal arts major at the Community College of the Finger Lakes. She is the mother of a six-year-old child and she works part-time at the Canandaigua Medical Group as a receptionist. Prior to living in Canandaigua, Mrs. Stockwell attended Rosary Hill College in Buffalo studying psychology. Here is Mrs. Stockwell's statement: “I am a candidate for the school board because I believe that the only way we will ever begin to solve our educational problems is to develop an awareness and understanding of those problems. Therefore, arm committed to promoting a closer relationship between the residents of the Canandaigua School District and the educational system. As a member of the board, I would be representing the people of this district. To ac complish this property there should be a regular program Whereby the board can become aware of the needs and con cerns of the people before a decision on policy is made. One way this could be done would be to have a monthly board meeting at which no business would be discussed. This would encourage more public par ticipation. An alternative would be informal gatherings with interested groups. And of course, I would be available at all times to discuss problems on an individua basis. Another area of concern to me is that with all the changes being implemented in education today, we do not trrit ourselves to only one method of teaching. There is no magic in the single school system or in any one set of cutricular prescriptions. We must en courage a diversity of educational techniques and children should be able to choose between an open classroom environment or a structured situation (and many would prefer the latter). Not all children are alike, therefore, they cannot all learn in the same manner. We must not lose site of this fact, and we must insist that different methods of teaching are maintained. It is vitally important that we retain personal commitment and involvement in education and that we work together to achieve the best possible educational environment for all children. Therefore, I am appealing in all residents of the Canandaigua School District for their support so that we can begin to implement good communications that will benefit all. MRS. J. MCFADDEN RAYMOND SMITH MRS. L. STOCKWELL
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Canandaigua Daily Messenger
Canandaigua, New York, US
Wed, Apr 25, 1973
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