Cross post from HatCityBLOG
“Janelli has a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory…”
-Mayor Boughton on Republican Board of Education member Richard Janelli: Danbury Patch, August 25 2011
It seems like Mayor Boughton’s comment came true on Wednesday night as with the help of Janelli, with a 6-5 vote, the Republican controlled Board of Education elected Democrats Gladys Cooper and Kathy Molinaro as Chair and Vice Chair.
From Wednesday night, here’s a small video clip of the voting (I’ll post the longer version of the meeting later).
Mr. Jannelli is correct. But, a little capability would go a long way as well.
This election sets the tone of “Kids over Politics”.
Ms. Cooper brings to the Board, with 6 new members, 20 years of experience as a Board of Education Member. In a community with the diversity of our population, minority leadership and representation is important. It’s essential that we reach out to all Stakeholders in our City to support our schools.