Gerald Lafreniere for school board
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:31 pm
1.Gerald N. LaFreniere 4 Year Term (I will be running as a write-in candidate. .)
2.Full Time Island Resident for 47 years.
3.Spouses Name: Tammy
4.Business/Title/Employment: Robertâ??s John Service (20+ years.)
5.Community Involvement: BI EMS (15 Years), Board Member: BI Rural Health Center (4 Years), Board Member: BI District Library (1 year), United States Army (7 Years
Quality or talent I bring to the boardâ??First and foremostâ??Honesty, common sense and an ability to speak up for what I think is right, even when the topics and discussions get tough.
The biggest challenge I see facing the School Board is that, for the most part, we have a very new board. Most of us have been on the board a very short time and this is going to be even more evident with the election in November. At the same time, we have a principal/superintendent and almost half of our teaching staff that has been with us for only one year or less. We need to work with our community, parents and experienced teaching staff to help provide guidance as we move forward. I am also personally committed to becoming more educated in being a board member and executing those duties with honesty and integrity. I would hope that anyone joining the board would join me in gaining that knowledge. While continuing to move forward and keeping our children academically competitive, we must also not lose sight of the unique culture and experience that is Beaver Island Community School
My goal is to ensure that all of the students at Beaver Island Community School receive a top-notch education while being completely transparent in our interactions with the community and families and fiscally responsible to the taxpayers of Beaver Island, whether they are voting members of this community or not. Being a member of the Board of Education can be tough and it is going to take a team of people who are committed to our students and are committed to providing them the most experienced, well-trained and highly qualified teachers and the best resources than we can afford to offer them.
2.Full Time Island Resident for 47 years.
3.Spouses Name: Tammy
4.Business/Title/Employment: Robertâ??s John Service (20+ years.)
5.Community Involvement: BI EMS (15 Years), Board Member: BI Rural Health Center (4 Years), Board Member: BI District Library (1 year), United States Army (7 Years
Quality or talent I bring to the boardâ??First and foremostâ??Honesty, common sense and an ability to speak up for what I think is right, even when the topics and discussions get tough.
The biggest challenge I see facing the School Board is that, for the most part, we have a very new board. Most of us have been on the board a very short time and this is going to be even more evident with the election in November. At the same time, we have a principal/superintendent and almost half of our teaching staff that has been with us for only one year or less. We need to work with our community, parents and experienced teaching staff to help provide guidance as we move forward. I am also personally committed to becoming more educated in being a board member and executing those duties with honesty and integrity. I would hope that anyone joining the board would join me in gaining that knowledge. While continuing to move forward and keeping our children academically competitive, we must also not lose sight of the unique culture and experience that is Beaver Island Community School
My goal is to ensure that all of the students at Beaver Island Community School receive a top-notch education while being completely transparent in our interactions with the community and families and fiscally responsible to the taxpayers of Beaver Island, whether they are voting members of this community or not. Being a member of the Board of Education can be tough and it is going to take a team of people who are committed to our students and are committed to providing them the most experienced, well-trained and highly qualified teachers and the best resources than we can afford to offer them.
Good luck to you, go get 'em. 
I still have you on my Fantasy School Board team. 
Thanks for running and hang in there till you know they got the count right. 