She works as a software engineer at Avaya Inc. and has a daughter attending Red Bank Regional High School. He is a member of the Red Bank PTO and is a coach. She is a former member of the New Jersey Child Care Advisory Council, an organization that worked on legislation affecting children. He is president-elect of the New Jersey Business Industry Science Education Consortium. He was appointed last year to fill an unexpired term and is running for his first full term on the board.
All candidates agree that improving scores on standardized tests in the district is a top priority.
Poku said she wants to use a new software program the district plans to install to gauge how well students are mastering what they are taught and to identify students who need extra help. Schroll believes that students are not dedicating enough time to homework, which would reinforce what was taught during the day. He wants to start an after-school program to help students with homework. Horl wants to consider new reading and math programs that could improve test scores. Haas said he wants to make sure teachers are taking advantage of professional development courses and he wants to review programs in the district to make sure they are in line with state-mandated core curriculum standards.