Anne LaValle
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Anne M. LaValle was an at-large representative on the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education in New York. She won election to the seat in the general election on May 19, 2015. Her first term on the board began on July 1, 2015.[1] LaValle served until her resignation in October 2016.[2]
Prior to winning election to the board, LaValle unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the board in the general election on May 20, 2014.[3]
Biography
LaValle has lived in Dutchess County since 1998. She is an accountant and a financial analyst. She and her husband have seven children. Their oldest four children attended and graduated from Wappingers Central School District, but her three younger children attend Catholic school on scholarship.[4] To read LaValle's defense of her younger children attending private school, check out her Campaign themes.
Elections
2015
Three of the nine at-large seats on the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote. Voters could vote for all three seats in this election on a joint ballot. The three candidates who received the most votes were elected to the board.
The seats held by incumbents Ved Shravah, Robert Rubin and Douglass Bitteker were on the ballot. Bitteker did not file to run for re-election, ensuring at least one newcomer would join the board. Shravah and Rubin faced four challengers—Deborah Torres Henning, Karen Mauhs Karath, Anne LaValle and Babu Munusamy—in their bids for re-election.
Ultimately, Rubin retained his seat while Shravah was defeated. Returning candidate LaValle and newcomer Karath won the other two seats up for election.
Results
| Wappingers Central School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Robert Rubin Incumbent |
19.5% | 2,549 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne LaValle |
18.5% | 2,422 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen Mauhs Karath |
16.3% | 2,136 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deborah Torres Henning | 15.9% | 2,087 | |
| Nonpartisan | Babu Munusamy | 15.9% | 2,083 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ved Shravah Incumbent | 13.9% | 1,825 | |
| Total Votes | 13,102 | |||
| Source: Wappingers Central School District, "Jun 01, 2015 - Board Workshop/Special Board Meeting Agenda," accessed June 8, 2015 | ||||
Finanzierung
LaValle reported no contributions or expenditures to the New York State Board of Elections in the election.[5][6]
Endorsements
LaValle did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2014
Anne M. LaValle and five other challengers lost to incumbents Ved Shravah and John Lumia and newcomers Peggy Kelland, Tracy V. Pelton and Seema Rizvi for the five at-large seats in the general election on May 20, 2014.
The resignations of board members Thomas Piliouras and Daniel Miller in February 2014 led to an increase in the number of seats up for election from three to five. The candidate who received the fourth-most votes in the May election, Seema Rizvi, received Piliouras' seat, which carried an unexpired two-year term. The candidate who received the fifth-most votes in the May election, Ved Shravah, received Miller's seat, which carried an unexpired one-year term.[7][8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Lumia Incumbent |
12.8% | 3,197 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peggy Kelland |
12.4% | 3,076 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracy V. Pelton |
11.4% | 2,835 | |
| Nonpartisan | Seema Rizvi (2-year term) |
10% | 2,490 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ved Shravah (1-year term) Incumbent |
9.6% | 2,398 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Perillo | 8.8% | 2,192 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne M. LaValle | 8.4% | 2,098 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Henning | 7.4% | 1,847 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eddy A. Sloshower | 7.1% | 1,759 | |
| Nonpartisan | Emanuele Marinaro | 7% | 1,731 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles J. Ricotta | 5.1% | 1,275 | |
| Total Votes | 24,898 | |||
| Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, "Wappingers budget passes; 5 win seats," May 20, 2014 | ||||
Finanzierung
LaValle did not file a campaign finance report with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[9][10]
Endorsements
LaValle did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2015
LaValle highlighted the following goals on her campaign website:
| " | My Goals as a WCSD Board of Education Trustee
Restore Local Control of Our Education System: 73% of WCSD funding is from local property owners; but federal and state "aid" and "funding grants" which effectively constitute huge unfunded mandates wind up dictating everything from curriculum to budgets. We MUST consider the broad, expensive, binding conditions that come with supposed state “aid” and “funding grants,” before accepting the funds and imposing the mandates on local taxpayers. Maintain Fiscal Responsibility: The Board of Education has a fiduciary responsibility to act responsibly with taxpayer monies. As of June 30, 2014, WCSD has a negative Financial Position of approximately $121MM for an annual operating budget of approximately $214MM, while facilities and programs have deteriorated. With my extensive financial and accounting experience and skills, I will work to abate this unacceptable financial situation and manage our fiscal resources in the best interest of our students, teachers and taxpayers. Increase Transparency & Accountability: WCSD Board of Education trustees are elected to represent and respond to the concerns of the community. But increasingly, the Board and District are making decisions of huge impact and consequence but with limited transparency and communication. I will work to increase transparency and accountability with regard to the Board of Education decision making process. Stop Common Core & APPR: As a result of NYS’s and WCSD’s decision to accept Race to the Top funds, our schools have been shackled to the most burdensome and unproven educational and teacher rating systems in the history of public education. The negative financial and educational impacts of these binding "reforms" are staggering and dangerous. They have virtually eliminated the voices of parents and teachers in the education of our own children. I am passionate about raising community awareness regarding this covert overhaul of our education system and will push back against inappropriate federal and state overreach that usurp parental rights and harm children at the expense of local taxpayers.[11] |
” |
| —Anne M. LaValle's campaign website (2015)[12] | ||
LaValle also published the following defense of why some of her children attend private school:
| " | My two children who are currently in high school received full scholarships to attend a Catholic high school, so that is why they are not attending John Jay now. My youngest daughter attends Catholic elementary school, but she will likely attend John Jay for high school. My family's faith is central to our family, and it drives our decision to pursue Catholic education for our children. It's not a reflection of how I feel about the Wappingers schools.[11] | ” |
| —Anne M. LaValle's campaign website (2015)[4] | ||
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See also
- Wappingers Central School District, New York
- Wappingers Central School District elections (2015)
- Wappingers Central School District elections (2014)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Susan Penney, District Clerk/Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, Wappingers Central School District," May 7, 2015
- ↑ Poughkeepsie Journal, "Wappingers school board appoints former candidate to seat," November 29, 2016
- ↑ Poughkeepsie Journal, "Wappingers budget passes; 5 win seats," May 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Anne LaValle for Wappingers Central School District Board of Education, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ ShreveportTimes, "Today's news summary, Feb. 11, 2014," February 11, 2014
- ↑ Poughkeepsie Journal, "Another Wappingers board member resigns," February 17, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Anne LaValle for Wappingers Central School District Board of Education, "My Goals as a WCSD Board of Education Trustee," accessed May 19, 2015
| 2015 Wappingers Central School District Elections | |
| Dutchess County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Robert Rubin • Incumbent, Ved Shravah • Deborah Torres Henning • Karen Mauhs Karath • Anne M. LaValle • Babu Munusamy |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
