Candidate: Paul John Reinhardt

I was born in Queens, New York, and moved to Beverly Hills, Citrus County in 1979 with my parents and brother. I attended the College of Central Florida in Ocala. I traveled out of state to earn my undergraduate Associate Degree with honors from the City University of New York as well as my Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of the State of New York, Albany. I then earned my Doctor of Medicine Diploma from the Universidad del Noreste in Tampico on the Gulf of Mexico. I trained in prestigious teaching hospitals in New York City, New Jersey, Baltimore,Cleveland, and Miami. I was a substitute teacher in Citrus County and was a professor who taught all levels of Anatomy & Physiology to Health Science and Dual Enrolled high school students at the College of Central Florida in Lecanto. Additionally, I was inducted into numerous honor societies and professional associations. I enjoy going on medical mercy missions to Haiti and Latin America. I want to guide our school district in a new direction with Safe Schools, Better Vocational Training, American Focused Education, No Common Core, and better Parent Input all while maintaining Low School Property Taxes.

POLITICAL & LEGAL ACTIVITY

LIFE LONG CONSERVATIVE(First Vote For Ronald Reagan, Latest Vote For Donald Trump)

Past member of Young Americans For Freedom (YAF) Conservative Club in High School

Registered Republican

Member Citrus County Republican Executive Committee

Member Citrus County Trump Club, North Suncoast Republican Club, Homosassa River Republican Club

Member National Rifle Association Received NRA Defender of Freedom Award

Attend Citrus County Right To Life meetings

Past candidate Florida House of Representatives 34th District

Endorsed with A rating by the National Rifle Association & rated PRO-GUN by the Unified Sportsman of  Florida

Endorsed by Personhood Florida Pro Life PAC

Endorsed by both Veterans and Environmental groups

Signed the Open Government Pledge of the First Amendment Foundation and the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information of the University of Florida School of Journalism for support of open and transparent government that is essential to our democracy

Registered Legislative & Executive Branch Lobbyist, State of Florida-Health Care & Alternative Medicine Lobbyist

Law Clerk to Emory Benton Kay Esq. of Sarasota, Florida specializing in Criminal, Civil, and Appellate Law in both Florida State Court and Federal Court Systems. Cases before appellate and supreme court

EDUCATION

Maintain continuing medical education credits on a regular basis with The University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Complementary Medicine, for the Art & Science of Acupuncture

Maintain & lecture continuing education credits on a regular basis in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine with the Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine National Coalition.

State Bar of California- Registered Law Student, West Coast School of Law, Downey, California- First Year Law Graduate

UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORESTE, Tampico. Tamaulipas, Mexico- Physician and Surgeon, Doctor of Medicine Diploma.                                                                      

University of the State of New York, Albany, New York -Bachelor of Science

Kean University of New Jersey, Union, New Jersey- Took Additional Courses

Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Florida- Took Additional Courses

New York City Technical College of the City University of New York- Associate in Applied Science in the Division of Allied Health Sciences, Ophthalmic Dispensing

Msgr. McClancy High School, East Elmhurst, New York City-Graduated with Academic Diploma and Regents Scholarship.

Jackson Heights Seventh Day Adventist School. Jackson Heights, New York City. Elementary and Middle School Diploma

Trinity Lutheran School, Astoria, New York City, 1st Grade Graduate

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE (ALL TEACHING HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES).

1.   Externship in Emergency Medicine at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, New Jersey. (University of Medicine and Dentistry of Jersey)                                                                                                    

2.     Externship in General Surgery at Englewood Hospital, Englewood,  New Jersey.(Columbia University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York)

3.       Externship in Internal Medicine at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, New Jersey.(University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey)

4.   Externship in Pediatrics at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore Maryland. (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)

5. Externship in Pathology at Case Western Reserve University-Cleveland Metro General Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

6.Externship in Diagnostic Radiology at V.A. Medical Center, Miami. Florida, (University of Miami School of Medicine)

7. Externship in Psychiatry at VA. Medical Center,Miami, Florida.(University of Miami School of Medicine)

8.  Externship in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica, New York. (Cornell University)

9. Externship in Pathology at The Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica, New York  (Cornell University)                                                          

HONORS

Inducted Phi Theta Kappa- national honor fraternity

Graduated undergraduate “With Honors”

Inducted into Tau Phi Sigma (College Honor Society).

Awarded certificate for Highest G.P.A. in Major

Awarded certificate of merit by the National Dean’s List (Educational Press Association)

Inducted National Honor Society.

Inducted Spanish National Honor Society

Regents Scholarship & Principals List every year

INTERESTS

Went on Medical Mercy Missions to Haiti and Mexico

Junior Missionary Volunteer

Enjoys Target Shooting

Concealed Weapon & Firearm License, State of Florida

NRA Certifications in both Basic Pistol and Firearms Safety

Served as captain of Chess Team in High School and College.

Served as president of Spanish Club in High School.

Enjoys sports, music and American History of the Reconstruction Era.

My philosophy of education can best be described as "living one's life while learning to earn a living".

    I believe today's learning and teaching environment is a challenge. The students face economic and personal challenges with demands increasing yearly. As a college instructor who taught students enrolled in both high School and college, I dealt with students dealing with increasing costs of education, demands of home life such as the single mom juggling her education and home life with three children, the returning Iraq War veteran, the mid-life career changer, a student trying to adapt to the learning environment with his ADHD, as well as the suddenly homeless student whose family just lost their home to the foreclosure crisis.

The idea is the school district to connect to the varied student population all from varied ages and backgrounds, some carrying more personal "baggage" than others.

Another challenge is piloting the district as our Governor phases out the much despised Common Core Curriculum. We need A rated schools in this district! We have to keep in mind we want American Focused Education(emphasis on our Constitution) with parent input. We require increased attention to Vocational education in the Trades. We can have dual enrollment with high school students attending the district Vo Tech College emphasizing the construction and maritime trades. My father graduated from Bronx Vocational High School in 1943. We need a return of Vocational concentrations. President Trump in his State of The Union insisted we have Vocational Education in every high school throughout the nation. We also need a return of shop and home economics classes in middle and high school levels.

 We need to properly utilize the village of Home Schooling, Internet Based education AS WELL AS inclusion and support of Charter Schools(Public & Private) and Parochial Education. We need RELEASE TIME for students to attend Religion Classes at parochial schools or churches. Prayer must return in public schools. We must properly support SPECIAL EDUCATION. Our district is too top heavy with unnecessary administrative staff while funding for realistic special education suffers due to cut backs.

  Teachers need to be respected. I want to broker arrangements with large corporations for tuition free Masters Degree Scholarships for Citrus County teachers so they can advance in the teaching profession.

  I want to introduce to Citrus County the high school FLEX SCHEDULE currently proven successful throughout Latin America, Michigan, and Ohio. A high school student can choose to work, take college courses, or attend vocational training in the trades in the morning and attend his regular high school classes in the afternoon and early evening hence the term FLEX SCHEDULE. This is an option to a regular high school schedule.

  We require discipline in our schools. One way to set the mindset is having inexpensive required school uniforms where all children dress uniformly. Bullying is still a problem. Paddling is still on the books. With parent’s permission such discipline can be administered by a "District Wide Dean of Discipline".

  With our increased population projected with Citrus County becoming a bedroom community of our cities we need a Superintendent that will hold our school taxes down. School taxes are by far the largest part of our property taxes. Many people moved here for our low school taxes.

  We need Safe Schools with better technology with better use of cameras, locks, and  inexpensive wand metal detectors for our school resource officers. We cannot deny those teachers wanting to be armed with proper training. Some teachers do have military/law enforcement backgrounds. Others have extensive backgrounds which qualify them in the use of firearms. We can make use of unarmed security guards in certain circumstances as well. We should require “see through” backpacks for all students to enhance visibility of possible weapons.

  We must restore Patriotism to our schools. I want “God Bless America” sung in every classroom.

  I want mandatory testing in Civics and our Constitution.

  I also want the current President’s photograph hung in every classroom.

  Lastly, I wish to return ½ my salary to the school breakfast and lunch program/Citrus Blessings.

   IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE!   

Call my cell phone at: (352) 270-4909. Email me at habeas_1@netzero.com

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