School electio#kt The Candidates On The Questions Please provide biographical information. Berkley School District - Two open seats Berkley resident for 15 years, with children in the district. Nurse Carol Benton at Beaumont Wound Care Center. Classroom volunteer in her children's school, served on reading and computer committees and helped with school musical programs. PTA chairman of the Parent Education Committee, secretary and president of PTA. Barry A. Blauer Elizabeth Marriott Why are you running? I believe I can represent our community well and I will place a priority on what is best for our children. My involvement in the school and state and national PTA training I have received have prepared me for greater responsibility in the school district. 19-year resident of Huntington Woods with children in the dis- trict. Served as PTA vice president, treasurer of Berkley High School Operation Graduation and as a member of the Facilities Steering Committee to improve our school buildings, as well as president of Huntington Woods Recreation Advisory Board and Men's Club. I feel I can help the schools communicate more with the other parts of the community and I would like to help oversee and set policies to bring about Vision 2010, which includes improve- ments which will result from the recent bond issue. 19-year Berkley resident with children in the district. Director, Wayne State University Child Development Laboratory, part- time faculty in WSU psychology department. Consultant for Denver Testing and Assessment — developmental assessment for young children, Michigan Protection, and Advocacy for Spe- cial Education. I believe I would bring to the board my commitment to young children and experience as an educator and administrator with budget and curriculum responsibilities that would allow me to balance the needs of parents, children and teachers. Bloomfield Hills - Two four-year terms Ten-year resident of Bloomfield Hills with children in the district. Sherrie English Past president and board member of Way Elementary School PTO, past president board member of PTO Council, co-presi- dent of Bloomfield Hills Middle School PTO. Citizen board of Bloomfield Youth Guidance and several district committees. With the financial and educational mandates put upon our pub- lic schools, I feel it is important to take an active stand in main- taining the excellence of our school district. As a parent, I have a commitment to the Bloomfield Hills Schools and the communi- ty. Eleven-year resident of the district. Son graduated from Andover in 1992.Running for a second term on the board. Active in sev- eral district activities. I'm running because I am committed to protecting each stu- dent's right to high-quality public education. I believe all stu- dents should be ensured the opportunities necessary to learn and grow in an environment that will assure success in adult life. 1992 graduate of Cooley Law School. Practice in areas of family law, real estate and product liability. Observing the board for a while with keen interest, I believe there is a movement by the state in general and the governor in particular to destroy public education as we know it. As a board member, I would do all I could to keep public education in the control of the districts. Harriette L. Woodards Thirty-year resident of the Charter Township of Royal Oak. For- mer township trustee from 1988-1992. Present member of the township planning commission. Tutor for the Oakland County Literacy Program. Thirty years of government service with the VA Medical Center in Allen Park. My reason for running is because we do not have any represen- tation for the taxation we have to pay. Robert Stern Married with five children. Teaching in Detroit Public Schools for 16 years in special education in the category of learning dis- abled. Running to continue the fine work of outgoing board members Leslie Biederman and Robert Lake. With special education back- ground, I feels I can bring a fresh perspective to the board. Debbie Macon Oak Park Two four year seats* Chaim Garfinkel - - LLJ LLJ cC LLJ CD LLJ 92 * Rochelle Ward and Cynthia Clark did not respond.