John Talty
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John Talty was a candidate for at-large representative on the Brick Township Board of Education in New Jersey. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Talty was running as part of the Progress Not Politics slate with Lawrence Reid, Lois Turner and Walter Campbell. John Talty lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Talty was an at-large member of the board from 2004 to 2007 and 2010 to 2015. Talty resigned from the board in April 2015 to recover from heart surgery.[1]
Biography
Talty worked as a lab technician prior to his retirement. He and his wife, Ann, have six children who graduated from district schools and seven grandchildren.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
The Brick Township Board of Education consists of seven nonpartisan members who are elected at large to three-year terms. Four seats on the Brick Township Public Schools advisory board were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The at-large seats of incumbents Michael Conti, Frank Pannucci Jr. and Susan Suter were on the ballot for three-year terms. A fourth one-year term was on the ballot due to a resignation on the board.[1]
Newcomers Victoria Pakala, Stephanie Wohlrab and John Lamela won election to three-year terms, while George White defeated former board member John Talty for a one-year term.
None of the three incumbents filed to run for re-election, though Talty, the member who resigned from the board in April 2015, ran for his former seat. He left the board to recover from heart surgery and he faced challenger White in his bid to return. The race for the three three-year term seats attracted a total of 10 candidates: Walter Campbell, Madeline Colagiovanni-Iannarone, Leonard Figula, Victor Finamore, David Fischer, Lamela, Pakala, Lawrence Reid, Lois Turner and Wohlrab.[3][4] Campbell, Reid, Turner and Talty were running as part of a slate called Progress Not Politics.[5]
Results
| Brick Township Board of Education, At-large (1-year term), General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 George White |
55.1% | 4,615 |
| John Talty | 44.7% | 3,742 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 22 |
| Total Votes | 8,379 | |
| Source: Ocean County, "2015 General Election November 3, 2015, Official Results," accessed November 20, 2015 | ||
Funding
Talty ran as part of the Progress Not Politics slate, which reported $3,393.90 in contributions and $1,817.34 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 27, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Talty received the endorsement of former challenger Michael Thulen Sr. after Thulen's withdrawal from the race in August 2015.[7]
2013
Talty ran for re-election against David Fischer, John Barton and Karyn Cusanelli on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Brick Township Public Schools, At-large, Three-year term, November 5, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Karyn Cusanelli Incumbent |
32% | 7,566 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Talty Incumbent |
24.6% | 5,813 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Fischer | 21.5% | 5,078 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Barton | 21.5% | 5,076 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 76 | |
| Total Votes | 23,609 | |||
| Source: Ocean County Clerk, "Official Results," November 14, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Talty reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[8]
2010
| Brick Township Public Schools, November 5, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Warren H. Wolf |
33.2% | 7,094 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Talty |
31.7% | 6,776 | |
| Nonpartisan | Virginia Reinhold | 13.7% | 2,929 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel J. Woska | 11.3% | 2,416 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Fischer | 9.4% | 2,020 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 164 | |
| Total Votes | 21,399 | |||
| Source: Ocean County Clerk | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Talty answered the following questions from Brick Shorebeat about issues in the district:
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Do you currently receive any public salary compensation? If so, from what public agency? No. Have you ever previously held an elected office in Brick or elsewhere? Yes, BOE 2004-2007 and 2010-2014 when I resigned due to by pass heart surgery. When I tried to undo my resignation, it was defeated by two BOE members who are now running for township Council on the Republican ticket. I am trying to regain my seat for the one year remaining on my present 3 year term. As it presently stands, the administration of the Brick school district remains in flux. What should the academic priorities of our administrators be over the next three years? Administrators should continue to build on the solid foundation created with the new reading and math programs. All students at all grade levels benefit from having strong writing skills. This is something that really needs to be prioritized. Students who go on to college have a better chance at success with strong writing skills. Students who go directly to the workplace will also stand out if they are able to read and write well. At its core, a public school district will always be judged based on the achievement of its students. Though Brick’s performance has improved in some areas in recent years based on state data, that same data has repeatedly shown that the Brick district lags in the category of college and career readiness. In a competitive state like New Jersey, what specific initiatives should be put into place to ensure that Brick students will be able to compete in both college and the marketplace with their peers who reside in the state’s highest-performing districts? The same academic priorities discussed in the first question, primarily the writing skills, will lead to college and career success. We also need to make sure we are guiding our high school students well with course selections and when to take these courses. High school students need to be proficient in math and writing so they don’t need to waste time and money in college taking remedial courses. In addition to the added expense, these courses usually do not offer credits toward graduation and can delay degree completion. Another initiative our district should begin is offering more vocational and technical coursed at the high school. Training students in areas like technology and technology repair, HVAC, electrical work, plumbing, and other fields will create interest in the students. They can then choose to pursue schooling after high school in the areas, have a strong base knowledge, and have a springboard to lifelong employment in these needed areas. Most Board of Education meetings are extremely lightly attended. On some occasions, concern has been expressed that not enough parents are engaged in the academic aspects of the school experience. What specific ways can the district better engage parents and members of the community with the aim of bringing them into discussions on academic achievement? As board members, we want to have as much positive influence on the education of the students as we possibly can. However, the most important contribution to a student’s success is an involved, supportive family. Parents are busy working and managing life in general, but a great priority really needs to be their children’s education. I was part of a Board that made sure all the Board of Education meetings were filmed and made available online so parents or anyone in the community can view them whenever it is convenient. While I am always happy to see parents at meetings, and I encourage everyone to stay informed about what is going on in our district, I think it is even more important for parents to spend their evenings reviewing homework with their children, reading to them, and talking with them about what went on in school that day. The district can engage parents through offering parent workshops that focus on different important topics that improve education. We can offer these workshops at different times, both day and evening, to allow more parents to get there. We can even film some of these presentations and include them on the website , too. Parents want to see their children do well in school and we need to include parents as part of the team that helps that child succeed. If every member of the team understands the goals and the tools available to reach those goals, everyone wins. In recent years, some long-sought facilities improvements have been completed in various school buildings. With the condition and age of the district’s facilities continuing to be a chief concern among Brick residents, which improvements and/or upgrades would you prioritize, and which funding mechanism would you favor to finance those projects? Just like in your home, if feels like as soon as you complete one project there Is another one waiting for you. I am proud to have been part of a board that really took on some tremendous facilities projects in our district and made such great improvements like the new science labs and bleachers at Brick High School, the new track and gym floor and all new auditorium seats at Brick Memorial High School. The new windows and doors throughout the schools, the HVAC upgrades throughout the district, and many more projects. The best part of these projects is that we were able to do it without burdening the taxpayers with increased taxes to do them. I would be remiss if I did not mention Walter Campbell #5e who was most responsible for the improvements with our facilities and Larry Reid #9e who as chairperson of the Business/Finance committee saved us millions of dollars which the Board was able to use for Facilities improvements and other important projects. We need to continue with these upgrades and we need to continue to do it creatively so we don’t burden our residents with increased property taxes or building referendums. I think we should prioritize the heating and cooling systems that still need to be upgraded, as well as gymnasiums at Brick High School. Another priority is some of the parking lots throughout the district. We need also prioritize any aspects of the buildings and grounds that could pose safety hazards. We want our students to have a safe and comfortable environment in which to learn! So as not to put these expenses on the taxpayers, we should fund them through various energy savings, by always cutting any waste we can find within the existing budget, and by generating revenue through things like corporate sponsorship and advertising. Creative ideas will yield creative results |
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| —John Talty (2015), [10] | ||
2013
Talty and fellow incumbent Karyn Cusanelli explained their reasons for running in 2013 on their shared campaign website:[11]
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John Talty and Karyn Cusanelli believe in providing the students of Brick with high academic standards, exposure to current technology, and every opportunity for a competitive education. Promoting S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in our schools is another way to prepare our students for today's world and future careers. John Talty and Karyn Cusanelli want continued improvements in our district's school buildings. The recent upgrades to our facilities, including new science labs at Brick Township High School, new gymnasium at Brick Memorial High School, and many other improvements throughout the district, need to continue. The current board, including candidates Talty and Cusanelli, are investigating financing these projects through a public/private partnership with the Office of Innovations. The priority is to find a way to fund needed improvements, particularly at Brick Township High School, in a unique, creative way that does not burden taxpayers. This innovative approach could become a model for school districts throughout the state. |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
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See also
- New Jersey
- Brick Township Public Schools, New Jersey
- Brick Township Public Schools elections (2013)
- Brick Township Public Schools elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 App.com, "Embattled Brick BOE faces flurry of candidates," July 29, 2015
- ↑ Right Direction for Brick, "John Talty," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedapp - ↑ Ocean County Clerk's Office, "2015 School Board Candidate List November 3rd General Election," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Progress Not Politics," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Brick Shorebeat, "Thulen Drops Out of Brick BOE Race, Endorses John Talty," August 24, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed December 27, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Brick Shorebeat, "Brick BOE Candidate Profile: John Talty," October 30, 2015
- ↑ Right Direction for Brick, "Issues," accessed November 19, 2013
| 2015 Brick Township Public Schools Elections | |
| Ocean County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large three-year terms: • Walter Campbell • Madeline Colagiovanni-Iannarone • Leonard Figula • Victor Finamore • David Fischer • John Lamela • Victoria Pakala • Lawrence Reid • Lois Turner • Stephanie Wohlrab At-large one-year term: • John Talty • George White |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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