Meet The Middletown School Board Candidates: Michael Donlon

MIDDLETOWN, NJ-- This is the fifth part 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 Mike Donlon

I am Mike Donlon and running for re-election to the Middletown Township Board of Education. I am a 15 year Middletown resident and have been involved with the Board of Education since 2009. I am a graduate of the School of Business at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and a 32 year veteran of the United States Postal Service where I serve as the Sr. Manager, Operations Integration.

My wife, Laura, is a Marketing Manager for an Edison NJ Engineering firm and we have 2 children, Kelsey, a recent Fordham University graduate and Brendan, a student at High School South. We live in the Leonardo section of the township.

We, as a Board of Education, have achieved much in the last few years. A full day kindergarten, Summer Enrichment, Block Scheduling, a complete overhaul of Central Administration, annual funding allocations to ensure schools are kept in clean and running condition and increased programs for Math and Sciences at the High School. Cosmetic projects include new roofs, heating systems and field work.

Items to move forward on include creating new educational programs and solidifying our buildings in both security and maintenance. One more very important accomplishment is being part of a board who recognizes and hires only the best educators for our district.

Helping our community grow in educating our students needs to be a top priority with the end result of placing Middletown as the best place to raise and educate a child in New Jersey.

Image via Mike Donlon