Thursday, October 31, 2013

Getting to Know David Madden - Part 1 of 3

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by David Madden

In an effort to provide as much information I can about myself, my views and why I am running for School Board, I am doing a three (3) part article that will be posting on Darke Journal over the next three (3) days.  I hope the information is helpful in helping you to get to know me better, I have received such positive feedback throughout my campaign that I wish I could meet every vote earned in person, knowing this isn’t possible, I have chosen this additional forum to increase your comfort level in voting Madden on November 5th.  This first article is a modified version of my original campaign letter that was sent out in late August, early September.

I would like to share with you why I believe I am the best candidate to lead our District and Community through our new construction project along with advancing the best policies to prepare our students for their futures and activating additional community involvement and partnerships with the District.

My wonderful wife Kristina has lived in Greenville for her entire life, I joined her here, over a decade ago.  I relocated from a rural town, Trenton, OH, with very similar community values.  Along with our two children, ages 7 and 13, we have been blessed with wonderful neighbors and friends who are active throughout the community, their passion along with the new construction project approval inspired me to try and make a difference within the community.

For the past 15 years I have worked at consulting engineering firms in Dayton, the last 11 years at Heapy Engineering, which specializes in new school building construction. My firm has been part of over 40 school construction projects in Ohio, with construction totaling over $1 billion. I have had direct oversight on projects exactly like the one our community has approved.  My job requires me to coordinate all stakeholders--school district officials, architects, financial officials, and community leaders—to produce results that everyone is proud of.  Now that our community has entrusted the Board with millions of taxpayer dollars for school construction, nothing is more important than making sure that money is being spent exactly as voters approved.  Having pro-active engagement with our consultants throughout the design and construction period will only assist in our new school construction project being viewed as a major success for the District and our community. As a project manager at a firm specializing in school building construction, I am uniquely qualified to make sure your money is being spent effectively, efficiently and as best suited for our children.

I am committed from day one to listen to you and utilize my experience to bring forth strong policies that encourage high expectations for teaching and learning and build strong partnerships with the city, county, local businesses, private schooling institutions, agricultural industry and local nonprofit organizations.  Like every parent, I want excellence and the best opportunities for all of our kids.

The next two (2) articles will focus on my three (3) principles for a Strong School District: Strong Education Policy, Strong Leadership and Strong Community Partnerships.  My goal for those articles is to share my vision and what I view as important in helping our school district being viewed as one of the STRONGEST districts in the region and the State of Ohio, there is tremendous opportunity in Greenville and we need to capitalize on it.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me at david.madden35@yahoo.com or at 937-271-4483 and visit us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/DavidMaddenforBOE page for more campaign information.
I look forward to everyone reading all my views and explaining my plan to give our kids every opportunity to succeed moving forward while protecting your investment in the short term.  Please show your support by Voting Madden on November 5th.

David Madden

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