Schools
Board of Education Candidate: Timothy Ingling
Timothy Ingling is one of nine candidates seeking three positions on the Board of Education in the April 27 school election.
The Basking Ridge Patch is featuring video and information on the nine candidates who are competing for three positions on the Board of Education in the April 27 election.
The candidates appeared at a forum at Ridge High School on April 7. The forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Somerset Hills and two student clubs, Ridge Empowerment for Political Participation and the Economics Club.
The video includes the candidates' introductory statement about themselves as well as an answer to the first question, which was posed by the Ridge students who organized the forum. That question was: "Please explain what your priorities would be for Bernards Township schools if you were faced with the need to cut programs due to budget constraints."
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Candidates also were asked to submit background material they would like attached to the video.
Timothy Ingling has been a township resident for 13 years, and said his wife is a lifelong resident.
He has been a leader within local Scouting programs for many years.
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He lists his profession as technical product manager. In that capacity, he said he talks with customers to understand their requirements and issues. Ingling said he then communicates that information back to another team to formulate " and then communicate these back to another team in order to formulate what he calls the "best, most efficient, outcome based on need, resources, and risk."
"I will employ these skills in order to deliver a school program that balances the needs of our students, community and school administration," Ingling said in a written statement.
The most important issue will be to maintain an outstanding school program amongst various future uncertainties(rising costs , school funding, state-mandated curriculum changes).
"As a board member, I will use my 'roll up the sleeves' work ethic in order to better understand the options and then assist in implementing short and long term solutions," Ingling said.
