Robert J. Heiden

Position Sought: Sussex-Wantage board of Education

Age: 55
Family: Married with five children

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science at Long Island University

Occupation: Retired Locomotive Engineer after 30 years of service

Top Issues: 1. Provide the best education that the communitycan aford for our students. This will be accomplished by looking for new opportunities for shared services and continue progress toward completion of our solar project and other energy saving infrastructure advancements. 2. Improve communication between the members of our community, the staff, the administration and the Board of Education. In order to make progress toward this goal, I would encourage more opportunities for families and community stakeholders to positively impact our children's education. 3. Look for educational opportunities that will best equip our students to be successful in all of their future endeavors. We should continue to offer more opportunities in technology, fine arts and foreign language. We have to look beyond mandated testing, beyond teaching to the test and provide a well-rounded curriculum to insure we provide success for our students, not just on tests, but in life.