Candidate Miller says finance background will help him ‘ensure every tax dollar allocated to CCPS is spent wisely and efficiently’

Editor’s take note: The Carroll County Moments is profiling candidates for the Carroll County Board of Education primary up to the July 19 main elections. In the nonpartisan race, voters may perhaps select 3 candidates on their major election ballots. The top rated 6 vote-getters will progress to the normal election. Seven candidates are managing for three open seats: Tara Battaglia, Pat Dorsey, Amanda Jozkowski, James Miller, Pat Sands, Tom Scanlan and Steve Whisler. Katie Speert is also stated on the ballot but withdrew from the race in June. Read far more in The Baltimore Sun Voter Guide at baltimoresun.com/politics/elections/voter-manual.

James Miller of Manchester stated he’s working for a seat on the Carroll County school board to assure that mother and father have a voice in community education and learning.

Miller, 39, is managing as component of a a few-applicant slate, together with incumbent Tara Battaglia and Steve Whisler. A slate is an official legal designation its associates elevate and devote dollars as a team with a shared mission.

“My eyesight features a general public university technique that is representative of the group it serves … [and] has academics and workers who truly feel empowered as component of the community … all although knowledge mom and dad have a proper to be concerned in the children’s schooling,” Miller mentioned.

Miller is a 2001 graduate of Liberty Substantial University in Eldersburg and has three children who are now college students in the county public universities.

Miller attained a master’s diploma in business enterprise administration from Loyola College of Maryland and a bachelor’s diploma in economics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He will work at John Hopkins Medication Worldwide and mentioned he has decades of experience performing in finance, which he thinks would be practical as a member of the Board of Instruction.

“I am a verified finance leader who has led varied groups my overall job,” Miller reported. “I’m prepared to do the job hard to be certain each and every tax greenback allotted to CCPS is invested properly and proficiently.”

If elected, Miller desires to do the job to minimize bullying in the school process.

“Kids are unable to escape their bullies because of in huge aspect to social media. It is 24/7/365,” he said. “We require to prevent preserving bullies and start off preserving the bullied.”

A single of Miller’s priorities as a board member would be to keep regional manage of the school technique.

“There desires to be a willingness to obstacle the condition when we consider they are overstepping and forcing polices on the regional board. … There has to be a willingness to use the courts to challenge the authorized authority of the point out when such cases arise,” he said.

“We have the greatest school procedure in the condition of Maryland. It is time to bring self confidence again to our instruction system,” Miller additional.