CHELTENHAM Student members of the Montgomery County Cultural Proficiency and Equity Student Ambassadors had one critical question for state legislators during a recent virtual town hall: âWhy arenât we spending more on education?â
Yasir Valentine, a senior at Cheltenham High School, posed the challenge during the town hall discussion, organized by the student organization and their adult consultant Carmina Taylor.
Since launching last February, the group has involved 80 high school students across eight different school districts in Montgomery County who are meeting monthly.
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According to Taylor, Cheltenham, Norristown, North Penn, and Upper Dublin were the organizationâs original members, and Abington, Hatboro Horsham, Lower Moreland, and Upper Moreland school districts later joined.
LANSDALEÂ â A team of four Republican challengers are running in the May 18 primary for seats on the North Penn School board.
The North Penn Stronger Together team of candidates Jessie Bradica, Frederick Froehlich, Michael Kennedy and Harry Snyder have all filed on both the Democratic and Republican ballots, as have current board members Tina Stoll, Christian Fusco, Jonathan Kassa and Al Roesch.
All eight candidates were asked the same questions, and below are the answers for the North Penn Stronger Together team.
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Describe your background and qualifications for school board.
I have three children in North Penn schools, and have been an active volunteer both in the schools and our community since we moved here seven years ago. I gave up my career as a Regional Marketing Manager for a $6.4 Billion Company to raise my children and serve my community. I have been volunteering and working with children and families ever since. My volunteer and work exp
ELKINS PARK The Cheltenham School Board appointed a temporary replacement during a virtual meeting ahead of Superintendent Wagner Marseilleâs departure, the school district announced in a statement.
The nine-member board selected Nancy Hacker, former Springfield Township School District superintendent, to fill the position on an interim basis. Her start date has not yet been announced, according to a school district spokesperson.
âWe are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Hacker as interim superintendent as we search for our next superintendent. Dr. Hacker brings an enormous amount of experience, expertise and wisdom to this role, and we are grateful to her for her service,â said School Board President Joel I. Fishbein in a May 5 statement.
ELKINS PARKÂ â Cheltenham School District Superintendent Wagner Marseille will soon step down from his post serving as the districtâs highest ranking educational official.
Marseille announced his resignation in an April 9 letter to families and staff members, extending his appreciation for those within the school district.
âThank you to the Cheltenham community, staff, faculty, students, and community partners for allowing me the privilege of serving as the superintendent for a school district about which you carry a deep affinity,â Marseille said in the April 9 letter.
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Marseille first took on the superintendent role for the Montgomery County school district in 2015, according to a spokesperson. His resignation will take effect on June 30, following the end of the 2020-21 academic year.Â