#1, #2 and William Feinstein

William Feinstein 

(Write in Candidate) for Englewood Board of Education

To my Englewood Friends & Family

Re: Englewood Board of Education Election 

November 6th –
William Feinstein – Write in Candidate!

After attending the candidate’s night for the Englewood Board of Education, I was disappointed but sadly not surprised by what I heard from most of the candidates. There are five candidates running for three positions, two are incumbents running for re-election, Molly Craig-Berry and George Garrison. They have served on the Board of Education for 6 & 9 years respectively. During the evening, they attempted to spin their so-called successes and advocacy for better Englewood Schools during their tenure. In fact, they are running under the slogan, B.E.S.T “Better Englewood Schools Today”. I find this ironic since most of their votes have done anything BUT create better schools.

Actions speak louder than words! So lets take a look as some of their actions.

This year they voted to eliminate the Zone Program at the Middle School, Eliminate Dual Language and Language immersion in the lower grades, eliminate the position of Vice Principal & Assistant Principal positions and eliminated over 30 staff members for “so called” economic reasons. Those same economic reasons did not prevent them from approving and voting to reward the superintendent with a bonus payment of $30,000 for achieving goals that, quite frankly, are part his regular responsibilities as Superintendent. In addition, they voted to approve and have already spent over 3 million dollars…and counting, in legal fees for tenure charges that have twice been rejected by the state. This money could and should be used for resources to provide our children with the education they deserve, not lawsuits. How do you square their campaign rhetoric of “better schools” with the actual votes they have cast? You cannot!

Ms. Craig-Berry and Mr. Garrison have had the opportunity to do the right thing and have failed our district and our Children. They do not deserve to be re-elected.

Mr. Donovan Rodriques is running with Ms. Craig-Berry and Mr. Garrison. He has put great effort in promoting his campaign rhetoric on social media, but when put to the test last night, he failed. He clearly demonstrated he is ill prepared and lacks the knowledge of the challenges this district faces. It was clear that he has no idea what the responsibility and role of a school board member is. In fact, he stated in his closing remarks that he is qualified because he reads a lot and as an entertainment lawyer, he reads a lot of screenplays. What??? The last thing we need is more characters acting as School Board Members.

Mr. Rodriques, Ms. Craig-Berry and Mr. Garrison are also being supported by some individuals who have floated the idea of privatizing the Englewood Public School District. This is unacceptable! I cannot in good conscience support/vote for any of the above candidates. I know many of you feel the same.

The final two candidates, Juan Berrios and Howard Haughton, demonstrated their integrity and independence. They strongly believe in doing what’s right, following the law and ensuring that ALL children are afforded the best education possible. We cannot continue with the status quo, it is not right and frankly is unfair to our children and our community.

With all that being said, I have decided to announce my candidacy as a write in candidate for the Englewood Board of Education. I would ask that you type my name as a “personal choice” as your third candidate for the Englewood Board of Education.

I ask all my family and friends to vote November 6th. Spread the word... We can and must do better!

VOTE!

#1 Juan Berrios
#2 Howard Haughton

Personal Choice
William Feinstein (Write in Candidate)