Letter to the Editor: O'Reilly is Right for Franklin Lakes BOE

Dear Editor:

I had the pleasure of first meeting Shirley Hermansen O’Reilly almost two years ago, when we both volunteered to participate on the District’s Efficiency Committee. It was there that I learned first-hand about Shirley’s knowledge, dedication, and passion for our school district.  

Shirley is a working mother of four, member of Most Blessed Sacrament Church, and a volunteer at the Coalition for the Homeless as well as PENCIL, whose mission is to improve student achievement by developing and supporting long-term partnerships between businesses and public schools.

But it’s my experience working with Shirley on the Efficiency Committee that most impressed me. Her vision, logical thought process, and questions throughout the duration of the Committee were very intuitive and demonstrated the type of representative she would be for our community. This was substantiated when we worked together writing the Dissenting View of the Franklin Lakes Efficiency Committee, which has recently been circulated around town.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Shirley and look forward to working with her in the years ahead as a member of the Franklin Lakes K-8 Board of Education.   

Vote Shirley Hermansen O’Reilly on November 6th!

The opinions expressed above are my own, and not those of the Franklin Lakes School Board.  

Craig Urciuoli
Franklin Lakes

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