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Pete Hershberger
4,257 votes
22.48%
- Occupation: President/Prestige Travel
- Miami Univ. BS Business 1976
- Member Sycamore Sch Bd. 16 years
- Member Great Oaks Jt. Vocational Sch Bd. 16 yrs
Priorities:
- Work to solve "ability grouping" at High school & Jr. High
- Work to extend levy past promised 4 years, while keeping and expanding programs
- work to infuse technology into all subjects
Mary C. Overman
3,668 votes
19.37%
- Occupation: Teacher
- Masters of Education (with honors) from Valdosta State College.
- An educator for 25 years, 22 with Cincinnati Public Schools.
- Three children graduated from Sycamore Schools; Amy Overman, Tina Gillihan, Larry Gillihan.
- Heavily involved with Sycamore Schools as a parent volunteer.
- Credentialed Lead Teacher with Cincinnati Public Schools.
- Sunday School teacher for 25 years.
Priorities:
- Returning an educator to the Sycamore Board of Education.
- Implementing Ohio Senate Bill 1 in a way that enhances the Sycamore District.
- Implement school funding when mandated, to keep Sycamore as a excellent district.
Jean A. Staubach
3,540 votes
18.69%
- Occupation: Homemaker/part-time Medical Writer
- 4-year member of Sycamore Board of Education
- 2001 School Board President
- B.S. Biology University of Dayton
- Gifted Advisory Council member
- Ability Grouping Teacher and Parent Committee member
- Active parent in Sycamore sports, music, academics and art activities
Priorities:
- Educate our Students for the 21st Century (emphasis on curriculum and technology enhancements)
- Promote Financial Responsibility (stretch our levy as long as possible)
- Engage the Community in the Vision of the District
Mary Jane Kenyon
2,683 votes
14.17%
- Occupation: Retired
- Education: Glendale H.S.
- 20 years Sycamore Schools Business Office employee
- auditor trained
- have attended all Board meetings since July 1996
Priorities:
- A commitment to return to honest communication to all district residents.
- 2. Fiscal spending policies respectful of all district residents
- A commitment to return to ethics and integrity when serving the public.
Don A. Hirsch
2,457 votes
12.98%
- Occupation: Retired Vice President Corporate Labor Relations
- B.S. Degree Indiana University, Industrial Relations
- Teaching experience, University of Pittsburgh, and Marquette University
- Current Instructor (Moderator @ University of Cincinnati, ILR Program
- Business Representative (Business Research Advisiory Committee - U.S. Department of Labor)
- Long Record of Community Service in Montgomery Area
- Wife, Dr. Vicki E. Hirsch has taught in Sycamore Schoo District for some thirty years
Priorities:
- How does Sycamoare, with its newly built facilities (in every building), recognize the limits to the resources of our Taxpayers.
- Must maintain local control and standards of educational excellence.
- Must cope with ever increasing pressures from State Agencies
Rick Friedman
2,331 votes
12.31%
- Occupation: President, Columbia Personnel (Blue Ash)
- Masters - Kellogg Graduate School of Mgmt (Northwestern Univ)
- Former Vice-Chairperson - Sycamore Planning Commission
- Wrote book on balancing Federal Budget-1993
- Lived in Montgomery since 1984
- Married Valerie (20 years)
- Sons: Aaron (Sycamore HS Freshman), Robby (Greene Intermediate)
Priorities:
- Comprehensively reinstitute 4-Tier Ability Levels at both Junior High & High School
- Secure outstanding LOCAL legal representation for the District
- Strategically examine impact of lower enrollment (facility utilization, cost control)
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