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Edward Amatetti

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Edward Amatetti

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Edward Amatetti was a candidate for the at-large seat on the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland. He lost election against fellow challengers Shebra Evans and Jill Ortman-Fouse in a primary election on June 24, 2014.

Biography

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Amatetti worked for seven years as a teacher in Montgomery County Prince George's County and Washington, D.C.. He also worked for 15 years as a operations auditor and consultant for local governments.[1]

Elections

2014

See also: Montgomery County Public Schools elections (2014)

Judy Docca ran against Kristin C. Trible in the November 4, 2014, general election. District 3 incumbent Patricia O'Neill sought re-election against Laurie Halverson. Newcomer Larry E. Edmonds ran against board member Mike Durso for the District 5 seat. The at-large race started with a primary election on June 24, 2014, featuring newcomers Edward Amatetti, Shebra Evans, Merry Eisner-Heidorn and Jill Ortman-Fouse. Evans and Ortman-Fouse advanced to the general election on November 4, 2014.

Results

Montgomery County Public Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJill Ortman-Fouse 34.1% 28,871
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngShebra Evans 31.2% 26,405
     Nonpartisan Edward Amatetti 20.6% 17,426
     Nonpartisan Merry Eisner-Heidorn 14% 11,860
Total Votes 84,562
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Montgomery County," July 16, 2014

Funding

Amatetti reported $300.00 in contributions and no expenditures to the Maryland State Board of Elections, leaving his campaign with $300.00 on hand prior to the primary.[2]

Endorsements

Amatetti did not receive any official endorsements in this election.

Campaign themes

2014

Amatetti listed his themes for the 2014 campaign on his campaign website:

“ BUDGETING AND FISCAL STEWARDSHIP

We spend more per student any other county in Maryland and 13% more than Fairfax County.

  • Conduct a long overdue full-scale audit of the budget and operations.
  • Get the Board involved in the budget process at the very beginning of the budget process.
  • Institute budget reform for effective cost control.
  • Demand that all programs are measured against educational objectives.

ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND TEACHER QUALITY

We are failing to close the gap. Our schools are increasingly divided. Top-down solutions don’t work.

  • Free administrators to utilize their best teachers to close the gap. Reward them accordingly.
  • Free teachers so they have more time to plan lessons, work with students, and call parents.
  • Promote individualized teacher-to-teacher mentoring, so the most effective teachers are raising up the newest or less effective teachers.
  • Mainstream ESOL and special ed students to teachers that are most effective with these children.

SAFETY

Begin introducing armed police officers in schools now. We cannot wait for tragedy to hit our schools.

CURRICULUM

Our curriculum needs to prepare students all of life’s challenges and possibilities. Our focus on “teaching to the test,” shortchanges other objectives.

  • Introduce basic business, personal finance, and entrepreneurship in HS.
  • Introduce foreign language as early as the fourth grade.
  • Make certain that all students master “life math” concepts.
  • Establish Student Internships with local business/nonprofits so students gain workplace exposure.

Common Core is not a panacea. Do not allow it to reduce curriculum rigor, introduce unproven instructional techniques, reduce the role of parents, override local needs and priorities, or impede instructional creativity.


SOLVING OVER-CAPACITY/AGING OF SCHOOL FACILITIES

  • Conduct a comprehensive review of including low-cost construction options, such as pre-fabricated buildings, virtual learning, among other considerations.
  • Demand a fair share of State funding for construction for Montgomery County.[3]
 ”
—Edward Amatetti's campaign website, (2014)

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Friends of Edward Amatetti, "Home," accessed May 2, 2014
  2. ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports," accessed May 22, 2014
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Friends of Edward Amatetti, "Home," accessed May 2, 2014
2014 Montgomery County Public Schools Elections
Rockville, Maryland
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:At-large: • Edward Amatetti • Shebra Evans • Merry Eisner-Heidorn • Jill Ortman-Fouse

District 1: • Judy Docca • Kristin C. Trible
District 3: • Laurie Halverson • Patricia O'Neill

District 5: • Mike Durso • Larry E. Edmonds
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