Bob Yorczyk
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Bob Yorczyk was the Region 4 representative on the Downingtown Area school board. He retired from the board in April 2017.[1] Yorczyk first joined the board in 2003.
Yorczyk won re-election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Yorczky earned his B.S. in statistics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His professional experience includes owning B.A. Yorczyk & Associates, a print and online publishing business. He has also served as the Director of Quality for Certainteed's Insulation Group, the Quality Supervisor for FMC's Fibers Division, and an engineer for DuPont textile fibers plant.[2]
Elections
2013
Yorczyk ran against John Ganski in the general election on November 5, 2013. Yorczyk won the Republican nomination in the primary on May 21, 2013.
Results
| Downingtown Area School District, Region 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bob Yorczyk Incumbent |
59.9% | 595 | |
| Democrat | John Ganski | 40.1% | 398 | |
| Total Votes | 993 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report," accessed December 13 2013 | ||||
| Downingtown Area School District Region 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bob Yorczyk |
77.4% | 223 | |
| Republican | John C. Ganski | 21.9% | 63 | |
| Republican | Write-In | 0.7% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 288 | |||
| Source: Chester County Election Results | ||||
| Downingtown Area School District Region 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | John C. Ganski |
57.9% | 73 | |
| Democrat | Bob Yorczyk | 39.7% | 50 | |
| Democrat | Write-In | 2.4% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 126 | |||
| Source: Chester County Election Results | ||||
Funding
Yorczyk reported no contributions or expenditures to the Pennsylvania Department of State in this election.[3]
Endorsements
Yorczyk did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
Yorczyk identified the following campaign themes:[4]
Provide more activities by Outside Organizations
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"There are a number of outside organizations that can provide special programs for our children for after school or in service days. DARC is the recreation organization run by the municipalities and the school district. They can provide a number of activities that the district needs including adult education. Other programs that benefit our children are the Robotics clubs run by residents who are often engineers. The district tends to shy away from these programs rather than put the children first in providing them with different opportunities.” |
Adopt Multi-Year Budgeting
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"We only look at the current year in a budget. We should be looking at the actual spending for last several years and the expected spending by category. One of the first things I did when I chaired Finance was to get a comparison of the previous actual spending line item budgets. We need to go further and project the expected spending. Equally as important as the multi-year budget is to have them available for the public to see. Even if it is a work in progress, the public has a right to see how well their tax money is being managed.” |
Promote use of VoTech
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"The current way we calculate the cost of educating a student is based on the average across the grades from 1st to 12th. It does not recognize the individual cost by grade. A child at STEM costs more than a first grader. Yet when it comes to sending a high school student to VoTech, we don't compare the cost to STEM but rather the lower average cost. Many kids would be much better served by learning the skills that we need to be able continue as a society than taking the standard required courses. These are the people who will keep things running and be the ones who start the small businesses of the future. We should not use a calculation procedure to keep them from the opportunities that they deserve.” |
Promote more cooperation between the School District and the Municipalities
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"These two governmental groups can do a great deal to help each other. They are both funded and serve the same residents. Facilities use, joint planning and a host of other items need to be addressed." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Local News, "Downingtown Area School board member Robert Yorczyk retires," April 12, 2017
- ↑ Bob Yorczyk for For School Director, accessed October 11, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Online Reporting," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ Bob Yorczyk for School Director," "What Bob has done and wants to do," accessed October 11, 2013 (dead link)
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