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Mark Robertson Driving Change Video
Mark Is Our Advocate Video
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I am YOUR ADVOCATE and the ONLY INDEPENDENT VOICE on the Board of Ed
My Vision for West Orange Public Schools: To endow our Children with a world class, Competitive Education©…Parents with a supportive partnership, to help their kids… Taxpayers with relief and with top schools that raise property values….Teachers with a greater voice and our highest respect…Administrators with our support...and, in the town “Where Innovation Lives,” endow ALL of West Orange with public schools ranked in the top 25% in NJ, offering engineering and CODE programs K-8, computer language certification course 9-12, and corporate partnership funding. West Orange Public Schools will be a beacon attracting progressive businesses, and aspirational families.
Platform & Achievements Contact Us
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“A-B-C” Education Excellence Platform
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A: Accountability & Advocacy:
- Accountability by Administration for
- Budget/finance and operations efficiency, effectiveness and transparency
- Delivering on metrics supporting measurable improvements and competitive performance in academics, college and career development
- Advocacy as the passionate and relentless voice for the needs of children, parents and teachers to maximize student achievement, and advocacy for the Tax Payers , addressing the need to control costs and prioritize spending
B: Best Practices in Education:
- Incorporate the best, most effective practices used by the highest performing public and private schools
C: Competitive Education©:
- Empower students with the knowledge, skills and experiences needed to compete globally
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Focus for Advocacy and Policy for the Next 3 Years
- Finance/Budget: Fund Development growth (grants, donations, sponsorships and corporate partnerships) to expand programs (Currently, we only get $60,000 in annual renewal corporate grants for the Disco IT Program while other Districts bring in $500,000 to $75 Million); Freeze the Budget/Provide Tax Relief; improve efficiency and get rid of wasteful spending in Special Services Department and plan a path to expanding as a receiving district to bring in revenue; and provide greater transparency with detailed budget review during Open Public Meetings.
- Student Academic Performance: Increase focus on "kids in the middle” and the economically challenged 44% on "Free and Reduced Lunch"; advance Code and STEAM in elementary and middle schools; raise support and performance of ESL students, provide year-round tutoring and online language labs; improve support to/ partnerships with parents focused on their roles in student achievement; make Washington and Hazel a focus for STEAM and performance improvements; enhance rigor in non-honors K-8 courses; steward pull-through on Enrichment for all; and reform Guidance, Honors Criteria and Middle School HAP/G&T.
- Enhance College/Career Prep - Increase Conversion Rates/Outcomes and Career Readiness: Address college acceptance rates, early college and career planning (K-12), internships, career mentoring, alumni partnerships, improving standardized test prep for PSAT/SAT/ACT with 6 to 8 week programs integrated into the curricula and with supplementary afterschool groups; modernize the Guidance Counseling model K-12, which is now a District Goal; and improve support for/communication with parents.
- Create a 21st Century Learning Environment: Follow through on demographics study/Board Goal – The impact of apartment and housing developments could overwhelm already overcrowded elementary schools regardless of redistricting. Eliminate elementary school classroom reducing class sizes to 18-20 range (which correlates with student performance); create learning labs and STEAM programs.
- Improve Stakeholder Relations: Finalize Teacher Contracts. Conduct annual Teacher/Parent /Student "Climate Surveys"/focus groups. Follow through on improvements to the Guidance model and Special Services that impact Parents as well as Students.
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Representing Children, Families, Teachers & Tax Payers with an Independent Voice
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Tell Mark Robertson What Issues You Want Addressed by the Board of Education | Call (201) 903-2534
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About Mark A. Robertson
MY UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE YOU:
Tax Payer with Kids in WOPS, Community Leader, Business Executive and Former Educator
- WOBOE: Vice President of the Board, NJSBA Delegate, Legislative Alternate and PR Committee Member. Led advocacy for over 20 improvements and new initiatives in Curriculum and Instruction (C&I), Guidance model modernization, and Fund Development
- Yale Graduate: With a BA in History, credits and research experience in the sciences and psychology
- 1 of 2 BOE Members with kids in WOPS (daughter in 5th and son in 10th)
- Only BOE Member with Education Industry Experience: Education Non-Profits, Social Work, and Tutoring Urban Youth
- For UNCF and INROADS: Strategic planning, research, scholarships, career development (internships, leadership training), fund development, alumni relations, marketing/PR, corporate and college partnerships, and diversity recruitment and training
- Former psychiatric social worker: Case management, crisis counseling; managed a socialization program for Schizophrenic clients
- Community Leadership Serving Children and Families:
- Member of 4 WOPS PTAs in 10 Years: Mt. Pleasant, Edison Middle School PTA Board VP, Liberty, and WOHS
- 2012, at EMS, started District’s 1st PTA Curriculum Committee, led a 300-person Parents Coalition, improving performance at EMS. On the BOE, continued EMS accountability/advocacy raising scores to historic levels
- 10-Year Scout Leader: As Pack 10 Chair awarded Council’s Pack Chair of the Year; former Council Board; Troop 2 Committee
- 8-Years MTL Coach: In-House Soccer and Basketball coach and former Trustee
- West Orange African Heritage Organization: Member and Sponsor
- 30-Years of Corporate and Nonprofit Management: Strategy, marketing, business development, digital publishing, partnerships. More
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Paid for by the Election Fund of Robertson for West Orange Board of Education, Charles Kessler, Treasurer
11 Cheshire Terrace, West Orange, NJ 07052
Note: The opinions expressed on this website are solely those of Mark A. Robertson and do not necessarily represent that of the West Orange Board of Education.
Contact
Thank you for your interest. For questions or comments, please use the information listed here. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Phone:
(201) 903-2534
Service Area:
A 10-Mile Radius Surrounding West Orange, NJ
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(The statements herein are solely those of Mark A. Robertson and do not necessarily represent that of the West Orange Board of Education)
Contact: 201-903-2534 / Robertson4BoardofEd@gmail.com
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