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Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds
Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Buffalo school board in New York up for election on May 6, 2014. On April 22, 2014, Reynolds was removed from the ballot due to not meeting the petition signature requirements.[1]
Biography
Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds is a resident of Buffalo, New York. Reynolds earned both his B.A. degree in Linguistics and his M.Ed. degree from the University at Buffalo in 2007 and 2008, respectively. He is also certified by the state of New York to teach English as a Second Language. From 2010 to 2012, Reynolds worked as a site leader for an after-school community center operated by Upgrade Academics.[2] After leaving that position, he spent two months as an ESL instructor at International School 45 in the Buffalo school system. At the time of his candidacy, Reynolds was employed by the International Institute of Buffalo as a Chinese-language interpreter.[3] Reynolds is also a beatboxing entertainer who performs in Buffalo under the stage name, "Scantron."[4]
Elections
2014
- See also: Buffalo Public Schools elections (2014)
Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds filed to run against incumbents Barbara Seals Nevergold and John Licata and 12 fellow challengers for an at-large seat with a five-year term in the general election on May 6, 2014. Both Reynolds and Bryon J. McIntyre were disqualified from the race and removed from the ballot due to not meeting the petition signature requirements.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Larry Quinn |
16.1% | 8,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia B. Pierce |
14.7% | 8,061 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Seals Nevergold Incumbent |
13.6% | 7,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bernie Tolbert | 11.5% | 6,298 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Licata Incumbent | 9% | 4,930 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel P. Davis | 7.9% | 4,334 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sergio Rodriguez | 6.3% | 3,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gizelle Stokes | 5.6% | 3,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ralph R. Hernandez | 5% | 2,733 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wendy Mistretta | 4.4% | 2,414 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephon Wright | 2.3% | 1,242 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adrian Harris | 1.9% | 1,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Buccilli | 1.7% | 936 | |
| Total Votes | 54,775 | |||
| Source: Erie County, NY - Board of Elections, "Election Results Archive," accessed June 11, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Reynolds reported no contributions or expenditures to the Erie County Board of Elections during his campaign. School board candidates in New York are not required to report their campaign contributions or expenditures if they do not exceed $500.00.[5]
Endorsements
Reynolds did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2014
Reynolds published a list of his priorities on his campaign website:
| “ | THESE 12 PLATFORM POINTS CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN ONE SIMPLE OBJECTIVE:
TO CREATE A SCHOOL CULTURE REPRESENTING OUR CITY AND ALLOWING ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL 1. THE GOAL OF EDUCATION SHOULD BE FOR STUDENTS TO BECOME AWARE OF AND MASTER THEIR OWN MINDS 2. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE REGULAR OPPORTUNITES FOR EXPERIENCING PERSONAL TRANSCENDANCE. 3. STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY AND BECOME AWARE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEIR INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES AND “EXTERNAL” REALITY 4. STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN POSITIVE FRAMEWORKS AND EXAMPLES FOR UNDERSTANDING AND MANIFESTING THEIR INDIVIDUALITY WITHIN EXTERNAL REALITY 5. STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THEIR LINEAGE WITHIN THE WHOLE HUMAN FAMILY WITHIN REALITY AS A WHOLE 6. STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW TO COMMUNICATE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS FOR A VARIETY OF SETTINGS AND PURPOSES (Across thought patternings and systems, ideologies, cultures, languages) 7. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND OPTIONS FOR DISCOVERING AND ACHIEVING THEIR UNIQUE PURPOSE 8. OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE INTEGRATION WITH THE FINEST RESOURCES OF THE COMMUNITY, STATE, NATION, AND WORLD 9. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SHOULD FUNCTION AS FULLY PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE, AND IT’S AFFAIRS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN AS CLOSE TO EQUITY AS POSSIBLE 10. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE 24-HOUR ACCESS TO SAFE EDUCATION-BASED RESOURCES 11. OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SHOULD SERVE AS A POSITIVE EXAMPLE AND ROLE MODEL FOR THE ENTIRE STATE, NATION, WORLD, AND UNIVERSE. 12. OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SHOULD BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SOLVING HUMANITY’S GREATEST CHALLENGES[6] |
” |
| —Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds' campaign website (2014)[2] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Daniel + Rockwitz + Reynolds + Buffalo + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Buffalo News, "Two knocked off Buffalo School Board ballot," April 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook, "Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds aka Scantron for Buffalo Public School Board," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "14 file petitions to run for Buffalo School Board," April 8, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Scantron runs for school board," March 11, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "School board financial disclosures," April 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2014 Buffalo Public Schools Elections | |
| Buffalo, New York | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Barbara Seals Nevergold • Incumbent, John Licata • Adrian Harris • Wendy Mistretta • Larry Quinn • Sergio Rodriguez • Bernie Tolbert • Stephon Wright • Stephen Buccilli • Patricia B. Pierce • Ralph R. Hernandez • Samuel P. Davis • Gizelle Stokes |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
