Finding My Voice

I spent all last week with thoughts going through my mind.  A lot of these thoughts I wanted to put down here on my blog and then I thought better of it.

I have always, even prior to my election to the Maine-Endwell Board of Education, been a huge supporter of our schools.  I spent time voicing opinions back in the mid-90′s about full day kindergarten when I lived in Binghamton.  I did the same when it came to starting full day kindergarten in Maine-Endwell also.  I went to meetings and meetings about redistricting the Maine-Endwell elementary school lines years back.

I spent six years working for company that offered political consulting and web sites for political campaigns.  Suffice it to say, if it is politics, I am interested in it.  So for me to sit here quietly as New York State’s new governor is trying to balance the state’s budget and make up a $10 million dollar deficit is odd.  The problem is that a lot of the cuts in the executive budget are to education.  I have to realize that I am an elected official and need to not state my personal opinion as it can be construed as an opinion of the Board of Education.  I know I can tell people that it is my personal opinion but few will believe that.

So, until the Maine-Endwell Board of Education has a budget approved to send to the district voters – the meeting this will happen at is April 18 – I will attempt to not voice my personal opinion.  Chances are I have opinions but they will stay roaming around my mind.