Centre County Elections Results

Amber is thrilled to be elected, humbled by the scope of responsibility and so very grateful to all the friends and community members whose support made this possible!

Thank you!

Here are the official elections results and the report provided by the CDT.  

State College school board candidates offer views on vouchers, high school

Positions on vouchers and the status of the High School are now available in a new article from the Centre Daily Times.

Here's Amber's excerpt from the article: 

Gov. Corbett’s plan to introduce vouchers while his state budget significantly cuts funding for K-12 education would deal a major blow to the financial stability of the state’s most vulnerable public school systems. Rather than spending taxpayer dollars on private education for a few students from failing districts, we ought to be focusing on fixing those failing schools through reforms that have a proven track record. These vouchers would be available only to low-income students in the bottom 5 percent of schools, and only a limited number of these “opportunity scholarships” will be available. With its limited scope and funding, this plan is merely a distraction from the task of making public schools work. The majority of students in failing schools would remain in those schools, even while vital public funding follows voucher recipients. Because State College school district is a high-performing district, vouchers would not be available here. 

Read the full article on the CDT's website.

Hopefuls Discuss Local Priorities

Last night's debate at the League of Women Voters forum was the first of several school board forums this month.  Here's an excerpt from the CDT coverage:

Democratic candidate Amber Cistaro Concepcion said the district needs to spend its money where it will have the most value for students.

“Having our students graduate the school district being comfortable with technology is very important, but technology can never replace the role of a talented teacher,” she said.

You can read the full article here.

Upcoming Events

The public is welcome to attend the following upcoming events, which will also be broadcast on CNET:

League of Women Voters Forum
    October 5, 7:00pm
    State College Borough Building

AAUW Forum for School Board Candidates
    October 18, 7:30pm
    State College Borough Building

Primary Election Results

The results from the School Board primaries are in.  Amber finished the election on the top of the Democratic ballot, and a combined vote count of 4002.

Here's an excerpt from the article in the CDT:

In the Democratic field, here's the candidates who won the most votes in descending order: Amber Cistaro Concepcion, Laurel Zydney, Dorothea Stahl, Ann McGlaughlin, Jim Pawelczyk won the Republican nominations.

Read the full article here.