Lake Educational Service Center
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Caterina Cocca-Fulton
Robert J. Dawson
David Foote, Sr.
Ann M. Radcliffe
Caterina Cocca-Fulton
Campaign Office: 7178 N. Holmes Pl.
Concord Twp., OH 44077
www.cocca-fulton.com
elect@cocca-fulton.com
Occupation: Attorney at Law
Education: Juris Doctor
Qualifications for This Office: Caterina Cocca-Fulton is an attorney and is comfortable working with statutory compliance. Cocca-Fulton will earn your trust and will work hard in determining policies, making decisions, and approving procedures for educational services. She will make financial responsibility and statutory compliance her priorities. She invites citizens to contact her with ideas and concerns.
What do you consider the most difficult challenge facing this office and how would you address this challenge?
An ever growing challenge for Lake County Educational Service Center is to identify the service that schools and the community need and work with the State Department of Education to provide the proper services for our community.
Robert J. Dawson
Campaign Office: 5475 Canyon Ridge Drive, Painesville, Ohio 44077
Occupation: Program Administrator, Lake County Department of Job & Family Services
Education:
Graduate of Perry High School; AA Degree, Lakeland Community College
Qualifications for This Office: 13 years of successful dedicated service on the ESC Board including 10 consecutive years as Board President. 13 years experience on the School Board of the Auburn Career Center.
What do you consider the most difficult challenge facing this office and how would you address this challenge?
Providing needed services with reduced funding... I will continue to provide fiscally responsible governance and support programming that is innovative, effective and responsive to the districts we serve. I will encourage vocationally oriented programs for all students including those with special needs and those that improve math and science achievement.
David Foote, Sr.
Campaign Office: 5306 Ford Rd., Madison, OH 44057
Occupation: Retired Insurance Agent
Education: BS Ed
Qualifications for This Office: 16 yrs on Local and County BOE. Served as President on both local & county boards.
What do you consider the most difficult challenge facing this office and how would you address this challenge?
School funding & improved courses of study
Ann M. Radcliffe
Campaign Office: 11667 Column Rd., Concord, OH 44024
Occupation: Social Worker; Lake County Job and Family Services
Education: Kent State University, BA
Lake Catholic H. S.
Qualifications for This Office:
In my position as a social worker for Job and Family Services I work daily with children and see the effect education may or unfortunately in many cases does not have in our children's lives.
Good education is extremely important not only in the community but also for these children and families affected to improve their lives and the community in general. I believe my work experience, education and passion will allow me to make valuable input to this board.
What do you consider the most difficult challenge facing this office and how would you address this challenge?
1) Eliminate administrative expenses and waste in the Lake County Educational Service Center's nearly $20 million dollar budget.
2) Look for ways to strengthen key programs such as the Center's Lake Academy, vocational transition program, and the Porter Science Center.
3) Improve the shared services provided to the Riverside, Madison, Kirtland, Perry, and Painesville City local school districts particularly in the areas of special education and with abused/neglected children.
4) Direct cost savings to directly educating children in these local districts.
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