CATHLEEN MORGAN
Available reports...
  • Q1 4/10/2012
  • F1 7/13/2012
  • F2 7/27/2012
  • F3 8/10/2012
  • F3 8/10/2012
  • TRP 11/12/2012
Candidate's Statement

Education: M.Ed., Educational Leadership VA Commonwealth University, MBA, Corporate Finance, New York University, BA, Political Science & Economics, Chatham College Community Activities: 2009-2012 Finance Advisory Committee School District of Lee County 2010-2011 Tutor Literacy Council, Bonita Springs, NY 2005-2008 Board Member Sacred Heart Center, Richmond, VA 2001-2002 Trustee, 1995-1998 Deacon, Rye Presbyterian Church, Rye, NY 1991-2000 Rye City School District Board of Education Member Financial Advisory Committee, Elected Board Member, President, Vice-President 1992-1998 Board Member Rye Nature Center, Rye, NY Work Experience: Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of NY Vice-President, Operations Prudential-Bache Securities, New York Operations Manager Statement I believe public education is critical to the health of our democracy and to the economic stability of our nation; it prepares children to live in a global environment as self-reliant, socially responsible adults. As a public institution, the School District of Lee County must provide a fiscally responsible educational program consistent with these expectations and responsive to student needs and abilities. The educational challenges faced by the School District of Lee County are well documented; but while it strives to improve student performance, the School District is financially constrained. The outlook for increased financial support for school operations from federal or state sources is bleak, while the Florida Department of Education promises increased pressure on public schools to shift to a new plateau of student achievement. The School District of Lee County is maxed out on “doing more with less”. The time has come to “DO DIFFERENT”. I am a candidate for the School District of Lee County, District 3, because I want to be part of the drive to improve our schools. I believe we must Do More Match education goals to the individual needs of all students; develop and retain quality teachers; and assess the effectiveness of teaching and learning programs. Do Better Restructure education resources: allocate teaching, tech-nology, class space and time according to student needs and school education goals; set measurable learning goals for every child and hold educators accountable for learning outcomes. Do It With Less Expect no new federal, state and local resources Do It Different(ly) Challenge conventional wisdom about what’s right and what works. I don’t want to tell educators how do do their job. I want to support them in their efforts to do it better. With 120 public schools, the School District of Lee County is suitable for pioneering education initiatives to meet the challenges of educating children today. Every school and every educator should be exploring new ways to educate children while using twenty-first century tools for education, administration, and management. US public and private sectors retooled how they manage work, investing in their businesses while controlling costs. Educators, if they are going to retake their global leadership role in education, have to do the same. I want to encourage the business community to play a larger role in education, helping the district to assess the relationship between district curriculum and instruction and the intellectual and economic demands of the adult working and educational worlds. We need to involve trade groups, professionals, and local business people in thinking about what and how we teach and learn in Lee County schools. We need their insight as we design school operations to best support student achievement, as we develop accountability measures, and as we evaluate our ability to use tax dollars wisely to meet student and community needs. I believe my history of public school advocacy, my professional experience as leader and manager, and my non-profit experiences as board member and leader make me the ideal candidate to serve the children and community members of Lee County.
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The following financial reports are available:
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$2,230.00
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$1,146.00
Candidate qualifying forms and miscellaneous documents