Meet Salisbury School Board Candidate Mary Ziegler

Mary Ziegler

Age: 58

Family: Married, husband is Forrest, 3 children - Jim, Amy, Amanda, 1 granddaughter Alexis

Political party affiliation: Republican

Tell us about your educational background: Graduate Salisbury High School, Allentown Business School, LCCC classes

Tell us about your professional/business background: 40 years at Wells Fargo and predecessors.  Chosen as Volunteer of the Year twice in the past 5 years for Wells Fargo/Wachovia.

Why are you running for school board? this would be my 3rd term.  Want to continue efforts for all initiatives we have started and embark on going forward.

What qualifies you to serve on the board?  Have served 2 terms on the board, currently serving as Curriculum & Technology Chairperson.  Serve as CLIU Treasurer and STSD representative.  Served as a volunteer at the elementary and middle school for  approx. 10 years prior to joining school board.

What do you see as the board's primary role and responsibilities? Be good stewards for the best education for our students and be financially responsible and make the best choices we can.

Tell us about 3 major challenges facing the school district and how you would address them. (Please be as specific as possible):

1) Unfunded Mandated requirements from the state - make public aware of restrictions and be sure our legislators are aware of impact to district.

2) PSERS and health benefit costs - again hopefully legislators realize impact to all districts and enact legislation to assist.  Continue to provide the best benefits for our staff while being financially aware of what our taxpayers and district can afford.

3) Charter/Cyber School Costs - the need for fairness of how formulas are calculated for districts and be sure the costs are appropriate.  Many of the challenges and costs involved can not be controlled by district.

How much are you spending to run? How is your campaign being funded?

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What, if any, endorsements have you received?

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Do you use social media? If so, please provide links to your Facebook and Twitter.

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