October 24, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 7 Waldwick Waldwick’s school board election will take place at the same time as the general election on Nov. 6 as per the board of education’s decision earlier this year to shift the voting from April. The change also eliminated the public vote on the 2013-14 school budget, which now will be finalized by the school board as long as it does not exceed the 2 per- Two school trustees on the ballot November 6 cent cap mandated by the state. The public still elects the members of the school board, and this year two incumbent trustees are running unopposed for three-year terms, and their names will appear on the ballot along with candidates running for political office. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. Board President Patricia Levine is running for a fourth term, while Joseph Orlak is seeking his third. Levine said she is seeking reelection because she wants to see several projects through to completion, and said she is looking forward to the opening of full-day kindergarten in 2013, a long-time goal. Among her other priorities, she said, are the state-mandated staff evaluation format and the negotiation of the upcoming contracts with the Waldwick Education Association, supervisors and principals. During her tenure she negotiated two contracts and obtained a 0 percent increase across the board in the current contract, along with significantly lower increases than in other contracts for the other two years, which she said saved the district “a huge amount of money.” The five-time board president was a member of the boards that hired current Superintendent of Schools Dr. Patricia Raupers; the former superintendent Dr. Penna; Principals Kevin Carroll, Michael Meyers, and Dr. Diane Mardy; and Athletic Director Michael Clancy. Levine said that funding programs and facilities including upkeep of athletic facilities - will continue to be (continued on page 22) 5K beneficiaries The Waldwick Chamber of Commerce donated part of the proceeds of its May 2012 5K Run to the Sean Fisher Memorial Foundation. Above, 5K Director Stan Kowalskiand Chamber President Christine Figliuolo, from left, present a check to Waldwick residents Jim and Sheila Fisher, whose son, Sean, unexpectedly passed on his 13th birthday of an undetected heart issue. The foundation offers free heart screenings to incoming high school freshmen and a scholarship to a graduating senior in memory of Sean.