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Teacher Pay Agreement, Kudos to Karen Cruickshank

Karen Cruickshank with Kevin BuraksSchool Board President Karen Cruickshank expressed her gratitude to the Tredyffrin-Easttown Education Association (TEEA) for their offer of a 6-month pay waiver for the first half of the 2011-12 school year. The agreement freezes all compensation at 2010-11 levels and helps close next year’s $3 million budget gap. Speaking about negotiations, teacher union president Pete DePiano said, “Karen was the glue, she was the key to all this.” Read more on the pay agreement and Karen’s bi-partisan support for re-election to the school board.

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Tredyffrin Democrats Announce Candidates for 2011 Local Elections

The Tredyffrin Township Democratic Committee has heartily endorsed their slate of candidates for the Township Board of Supervisors and the Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board this year.

The candidates are:
For Board of Supervisors, At Large–Molly Duffy and Ernie Falcone.
Board of Supervisor, East District–Tory Snyder.
For School Board Director, Region 1–Karen Cruickshank and Jerry Henige.
School Board Director, Region 2–Scott Dorsey andJenny Lightman Wessels.
For District Judge, Dist. 15-4-01–Analisa Sondergaard, Esq..

“Anyone who follows local government and school policy will recognize our candidates as citizens who have already been serving the community on advisory groups, as board leaders and neighborhood activists,” said Dariel Jamieson, TTDems Chair. “We’re excited to have them stepping forward under the party’s banner.”

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Biographical Background: Tredyffrin 2011 Democratic Candidates

“The school district has been battling the budget crunch caused by a declining real estate market, and now deep cuts in state aid to education have added further fiscal woes,” said TTDems Chair Dariel Jamieson. “On the commercial side, there are too many lost jobs and vacant store-fronts even in our prosperous community. Our candidates have already been working to preserve excellence in our schools and for sustainable quality-of-life enhancements to our community–all within today’s economic realities. These are Democrats standing for sound fiscal policies, sustainable excellence in our schools and fair, transparent local government.”

Full biographical background on the candidates, including family and community service details.

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Tredyffrin Township Democratic Committee
PO Box 251
Paoli, PA 19301

info@ttdems.com

 


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