Thursday, April 2, 2009

Meet BOE Candidate #10

Rasheed Abdul-Haqq

I am obliged as a board member to insure that all Plainfield public school children receive adequate resources that produce students capable of functioning at high academic and socially acceptable levels.

I am obligated to respect and be responsible to the needs of the children of the district employees and citizen of Plainfield including the State of NJ.
Accomplishments


Attended Board meetings; addressed honestly and fairly all issues affecting all stake holders. Studied continuously to better understand and overcome district problems; hired a qualified superintendent.

Other Accomplishments

Served as a member of the following Plainfield organizations:
  • Plainfield Head Start Board
  • Police Community Activity League (PAL) Board
  • Mayor’s Crime Prevention Task Force
  • Plainfield High School (PHS) PTO President (4 years)
  • PHS School Leadership Council (8 years)
  • Parents Empowering Parents (PEP)
  • Parents Organizing Parents (POPs)
Received Leadership training from NJ Community Foundation under its Neighborhood Leadership initiative (NLI) Program.

Awards

Received award from local NAACP chapter
Received resolutions from Plainfield City Council and Union County Board of Freeholders commencing my work to repair the NJ Transit train overpasses in Plainfield

Goals

Hold the Superintendent accountable to achieve the goals of the district. My priority, if elected is to insure that the necessary respect is accorded by the board to all stake holders, especially teachers in order for all of us to succeed.

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