Charles Wiltsie For Middletown Public Education

MIDDLETOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION

My name is Charles Wiltsie and I am a resident of Middletown. I am happily married to Katherine “Kate” Wiltsie and between us we have 5 children, Tito, Leni, Melanie, Samantha and Hannah, all have attended parochial and public schools in Middletown.

As active parents, in collaboration with teachers and administrators, our children had a positive educational experience leading them to rewarding careers. Tito, a financial analyst living in Phoenix, Arizona, daughters Leni Catherine, a Librarian in Pittsburgh, Melanie Amber, former Sergeant and combat veteran in Iraq and Afghanistan now living in West Palm Beach, Florida, Samantha Victoria, owner of Mod Salon in Hobe Sound, Florida and Hannah Elise of Manchester, CT, finishing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at UCONN.

I subscribe to the idea ascribed to Martin Luther King, when he said, “The function of education is to teach one to think intensivesly and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

Background:
I, along with my wife are managing partners, of Lypossage esthétiques International, LLC, and TrainLMT.com. I am the Director of Continuing Education for TrainLMT.com. I am also a former Teacher, Regional Program Director and Director of Education for Branford Hall Career Institute and work, from time-to-time as a substitute teacher for Kelly Educational Services.

I am a graduate of Xavier High School (1972) and a graduate of Brigham Young University, Idaho with a B.S. Degree. I am an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was active in politics for many years but stepped away to focus on family. Now that the children are grown, I am excited to be involved again. With my experience as a parent, educator and administrator, within the post-secondary trade school environment, and self employed businessperson, I can collaborate to continue building on Middletown's School System pursuit of excellence.

By allowing teachers-to-teach, students-to- learn, in a safe environment, with parent involvement and fiscal transparency things
only get better in Middletown