Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Before you head out to vote, here are some things you need to know.
Livingston residents can make their voices heard Wednesday when they choose one new Board of Education member -- Barry Funt or Ray Leibman – and approve the amount to be raised by the local school tax to support the spending plan for Livingston schools. Before you head out to vote, here are some things you need to know: When and Where Can I Vote? Polls open at 1 p.m. and close at 9 p.m. The Livingston Community Center and the six elementary schools are designated polling places. If you do not know where you should vote you may either find the information on your official Essex County sample ballot that was mailed to all homes, or call the Township Hall or our Board of Education office. You may also visit the New Jersey Division of …
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Students invited to the polls to vote alongside their parents.
Show your kids the importance of voting — and they'll grow up knowing that every vote counts. Today, they'll even get a chance to cast their own vote. When parents vote Wednesday at the annual school board election, students from kindergarten through Grade 11 can participate in the electoral process as well. Using a software package that allows the children to vote at whichever polling location their parents use (they do not need to vote at their individual schools), students will vote for: “It is our hope that encouraging students to model great citizenship through informed voting is a lifetime commitment they will always exercise,” said Dr. Brad Draeger, Superintendent of Livingston’s Public Schools, in an email home to families. "The …
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Town Hall forum on school spending is Monday night; Voters go to polls on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, voters in Livingston will have a voice in charting the direction of their schools. They will chose between Barry Funt and Ray Leibman to serve on the Livingston Board of Education. Voters will also be asked to approve the amount to be raised by the local school tax to support the $100.6 million spending plan for Livingston schools. A Town Hall Meeting on the proposed school budget will take place tonight, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Livingston High School auditorium. This is the final opportunity to ask Superintendent Dr. Brad Draeger and Steve Robinson, the district’s business administrator, budget-related questions in person prior to the Annual School Election. The budget does not cut any programs or services. The school …
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Find out when Barry Funt and Ray Leibman present their views at two forums this week in Livingston.
Interested in learning more about what Livingston’s school board candidates have to say about our schools? You’ll have two chances this week when Ray Leibman and Barry Funt, the candidates vying for one seat on the Livingston Board of Education, present their ideas at forums at the Livingston Senior and Community Center. The Livingston Old Guard will host the candidates on Tuesday morning, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The Livingston League of Women Voters will present an evening debate on Thursday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Both events are open to the public. The topics are expected to be wide-ranging, covering how local tax dollars are being spent to educate close to 6,000 students in Livingston schools, to how the district is being affected by state…
Thursday, March 10, 2011
In April, voters will decide between Ray Leibman and Barry Funt.
It will be a two-man race for the Livingston Board of Education: Ray Leibman vs. Barry Funt. The candidates will compete for one open seat on the school board, according to petitions filed this week. Funt is no stranger to politics. He ran two years ago for the New Jersey State Assembly. Leibman sits on Livingston’s 20/20 Vision committee. The candidates are vying to replace Antonio Calcado, who after 12 years of the board, decided not to seek re-election. This week, school leaders adopted a $100.6 million tentative budget. On election day, voters will be asked to approve the amount to be raised through local taxes. They will also select one of the two candidates to serve as a volunteer decision maker on school issues. While their …
Ray Leibman
9:03 am on Wednesday, April 27, 2011
I wanted to thank all of the wonderful people who have encouraged me, and supported my candidacy for the Livingston School Board. I have as a teacher, learnt a lot. There are some that are fair, and there are some that are misguided by their own determinations and selective impartiality. The rhetoric was misguided and unfortunately took on a very personal vendetta that I was not able to control. … more ›