Meet The Middletown School Board Candidates: John Little

MIDDLETOWN, NJ-- This is the second of a six part series introducing the Middletown Board of Education School Board candidates, in their own words. The six candidates running are Leonora Caminiti, Donald "DJ" Hager, Frank Higgins, John Little Jr, Vincent Brand and Michael Donlon.

MEET JOHN LITTLE

My name is John Little and I am running for the Middletown Board of Education in the November 8th election. Let me start with what I am about.

I grew up and attended public school in Middletown and now my children are attending school here. I am a University of Notre Dame graduate, a certified public accountant (CPA), a Middletown Township firefighter, a member of the Middletown Township Planning Board (alternate), a member of Middletown Township School District committees, a PTO member, and a coach in multiple youth sports leagues (football, baseball, basketball, and soccer).

I am for maintaining our schools’ high educational standards, but with a healthy sensitivity to the impacts to our children’s overall experience and costs to taxpayers. I value and respect the needs of ALL children, the points of view of ALL parents, the burden to ALL taxpayers, and the tremendous dedication and expertise of ALL of our teachers and administrators.

I am already very active in the School District being the Parent Information Committee (PIC) representative for my children’s school and a member of the Facilities and Long-Range Planning Committee, so why run for the Board of Education?

I want to take an active leadership role in shaping the future of our School District for the sake of our children and for our Town. The opportunity to become a Board member only increases my ability to contribute. I look forward to the opportunity to work and collaborate with fellow dedicated residents who volunteer their time to make our Town and its schools a better place.

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