A Brief Bio of Carmina Taylor.
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Taylor, is a WHS graduate, and recently moved back to the district after living away for
eight years to attend Northeastern University and work in Puerto Rico for the
federal government.
Taylor was school board president at Fort Buchanan, a military base in San Juan, where
she said she brought the civilian and military communities together. If elected,
she hopes to face Wissahickon with the same "holistic educational approach."
"The community and parents should be actively engaged in all levels
of education," she believes.
Taylor is currently the assistant to a president of a nonprofit organization
and a single mother raising a ninth- and a seventh-grader.
At the candidates forum, Taylor said she was "drawn back to [WSD]" and she wants
to "add a fresh perspective to the Board."
Referring to herself as "passionate about a standard for educational
excellence," Taylor said one of the issues in the district is the "disconnect
between students and their guidance counselors at the elementary, middle
and high school levels."
According to Taylor, counselors play a key role in students' success or failure.
She also stressed the need for a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan
in the district, especially with the heightened sense of security since
Virginia Tech shootings and the incident at Springfield High School in January.
Taylor said Wissahickon could "become a model for local districts, including not
only teachers and students in the plan but also support staff."
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