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I have been very candid about my previous comments, and reading the same articles, stories, and opinion pieces cited by Ms.

However, he is the President of the United States, and I do not deny that fact. Let me be perfectly clear. I did not support the election of Joe Biden to the presidency. I disagree with most of his political stances and worry daily about the direction of our country with him as our leader. She does what sadly happens hourly in politics these days – selectively picking a few statements from a candidate while ignoring many others to advance her own political opinions and sow seeds of doubt about my fitness to represent all citizens of Palm Coast. Mary Zito’s recent letter to the editor merits a response. Pontieri: My pledge to represent all residents Our children and grandchildren are counting on another community victory. She is endorsed by many experienced and prominent community leaders of ALL political stripes.Ĭourtney VandeBunte is clearly the better candidate. Education Standards, understands budgets, and is committed to regaining our 'A' grade while operating within the guidelines and legislation of the state of Florida. Incidentally, i3 is a great model for future Classroom to Career initiatives. Her work with the innovative i3 Academy at FPC resulted in selection as Teacher of the Year. Luckily, we have an eminently qualified choice in Courtney VandeBunte.Īn FSU graduate, she has several year's teaching experience, the bulk of which were right here in Flagler County where she grew up. This November, our community must make the right choice again.Ī transplant Realtor from South Florida with no background in education, no degree of any kind, with a checkered financial past, is running on the same platform as she who was rejected in the primary.

Her victory was not a partisan victor it was a community victory. Yet Sally Hunt, a centrist Democrat with an education and business background, won. Political affiliations in nonpartisan races are not secrets, and in this primary, Republicans outnumbered Democrats by over 60%.

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The other, despite a huge advantage in funding plus outside help from extremist PACs, was vanquished in the primary. Luckily, one of the above board members ran for County Commissioner and lost handily.

We are in a 'seller's market' for educators, and our best are at risk - risk exacerbated by poor board leadership. Meanwhile, teacher shortages are pervasive. Our school system is our largest employer by a very large margin, and the past two years have been chaotic and uncertain. When a private company's leadership foments chaos and uncertainty, they lose their best and brightest employees to competition. This was destabilizing and demoralizing to teachers and staff. We fell from an 'A' district in 2019 to a 'B' in DOE grading, with several schools slipping and only one improving.Īt the same time, we endured the chaos two School Board members wrought by their performances, process abuses, and extreme 'culture war' positions. I am sorry to say I know few satisfied with the performance and reputation of Flagler Schools over the past two years. Choose competence, not culture war grandstanding, in School Board election

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