Candidates for three open seats on the Arcadia Board of Education will have no incumbents to contend with. One term member Paul Friedman has joined Gloria Horstman and Pete May in announcing that he will not seek re-election.
Biographical sketch of Gloria Horstman, recently elected president of the Arcadia Board of Education. Article includes Mrs. Horstman's hopes for the coming school year.
Gloria Horstman gets Golden Apple Award given in recognition of dedication and service to education from the Northwest San Gabriel Valley Administrators' Association.
Article reproduces essence of Paul Friedman's comments at the last Board meeting. He deplores the current difficulties and encourages citizens to realize there are two sides to the issues.
In a surprise move, 2 members of the Arcadia Board of Education announced that they will not run for re-election next year. Carol Papay, an 8-year member and currently board chairwoman, and Donald Fickas, a 13-year member, both said they will step down to allow interested individuals the opportunity to consider running for their seats.
The Arcadia Board of Education swore in newly elected member Joann Steinmeier and re-elected member Mary Dougherty at an organizational meeting. Dougherty was also elected president as the board selected its new officers.
Incumbent Carol Papay plans to file for position on the Board of Education. Her thoughts on current problems and her reasons for seeking a second term are discussed.
A series of spending cuts totaling nearly $190,000 have been approved by the Board of Education in an effort to balance the School district's $28 million 1988-89 budget.
A proposal by School Board member Pete May would delay the closing of any elementary school for at least a year. May proposed the district sell two residential parcels which should bring in around $250,000.
Ten men filed to run for election to the Arcadia City Council: Andrew Bard, Jon Bon Eske, William Carpenter, Roger Chandler, Charles Chivetta, William Gahr, Robert Harbicht, Dennis Lojeski, Lewis "Pete" May and James Neumeister. Councilman David Hannah did not file. He said earlier he would not seek re-election.
The Arcadia Board of Education has offered the California School Employees Association and the Arcadia Pupil Support Services Association a 4.7% raise for 1985-86. The Employees Association is made up of secretaries, custodians and non-teaching personnel while the Services Association is made up of psychologists, nurses, counselors, reading teachers, etc.
Two candidates, Bob Kladifko (2,623) and Jim Bryant (2,497) who were defeated in the Arcadia school board election two years ago, emerged as winners in Tuesday's election. The third winner was Mike Allison (2,579). Marilyn Perkins (2,225) finished fourth and was not elected.