Sherry Hazuda/trails

=Sherry Hazuda=
: Source, http://voteforschoolboard.alleghenyconference.org/Candidates/SHazuda.htm
Candidate for School District of: 	Sherry Hazuda
Party: 	Democratic
Did you cross-file?: 	Yes
Date of birth: 	7-10-50
Home address: 	1401 Dagmar Avenue
Daytime phone: 	412-780-9872
Fax: 	-
Email: 	sherryhazuda@yahoo.com
Business or civic affiliations: 	Community Leaders United for Beechview (CLUB) member, Beechview Summit Editor, Beechview Community Council Vice President, Meals on Wheels volunteer, Lions Club member, Weed and Seed member, Holy Trinity Church Council member, and UPBeat Trinity Rockers founder and Director
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Why are you running for School Board Director?As a parent of four, I realize how important it is to inspire our children to set targets and work towards them. As a community leader, I know that it is important for our neighborhoods to work with our schools to create an environment where all children flourish. As a supervisor, I learned many organization and project management skills that help me to set realistic goals and devise a plan to accomplish those goals.	Why are you running for School Board Director?As a parent of four, I realize how important it is to inspire our children to set targets and work towards them. As a community leader, I know that it is important for our neighborhoods to work with our schools to create an environment where all children flourish. As a supervisor, I learned many organization and project management skills that help me to set realistic goals and devise a plan to accomplish those goals.
What means would you suggest for allocating the school district's capital and operating resources more efficiently?Determining the best use of school facilities that are vacant as a result of the Right Sizing Plan is important to the district and to the neighborhoods. Building budgets should be compared to determine why some schools have adequate supplies while others do not. It may possibly be something as simple as determining best practice and sharing tips between administrators or identifying needs and alternative resources. The apparent inequity needs to be resolved.	
What means would you suggest for allocating the school district's capital and operating resources more efficiently?Determining the best use of school facilities that are vacant as a result of the Right Sizing Plan is important to the district and to the neighborhoods. Building budgets should be compared to determine why some schools have adequate supplies while others do not. It may possibly be something as simple as determining best practice and sharing tips between administrators or identifying needs and alternative resources. The apparent inequity needs to be resolved.
What are your priorities for increasing student proficiency? Specifically, how do you plan to support average, advanced and basic students?No Child Left Behind puts districts in a precarious position where they must place focus on math and reading results at times to the detriment of other subjects and social issues. I believe in character education and teaching life skills such as being on time, dependability and respect for others. Our expectations must be that we must support and guide each child to do their best regardless of what that "best" is.	
What are your priorities for increasing student proficiency? Specifically, how do you plan to support average, advanced and basic students?No Child Left Behind puts districts in a precarious position where they must place focus on math and reading results at times to the detriment of other subjects and social issues. I believe in character education and teaching life skills such as being on time, dependability and respect for others. Our expectations must be that we must support and guide each child to do their best regardless of what that "best" is.
In 2006, the Pennsylvania Department of Education published academic standards for career education thatestablish guidelines for career knowledge and skills across grade levels. What policies would you propose tointegrate career education and career preparation into your curricula at all grade levels?Since we are paying Kaplan to create curriculum, it seems a simple matter to require that they integrate career education across all grade levels. 	
In 2006, the Pennsylvania Department of Education published academic standards for career education thatestablish guidelines for career knowledge and skills across grade levels. What policies would you propose tointegrate career education and career preparation into your curricula at all grade levels?Since we are paying Kaplan to create curriculum, it seems a simple matter to require that they integrate career education across all grade levels.