My name is Tiffany Howell and I moved here to beautiful Warwick ten years ago. My husband and I are raising two children who are currently enrolled at Park Avenue Elementary and the Middle School.
For more than 13 years, I have been employed as a police officer. I currently work in Youth Strategies, which aims to keep young people out of criminal justice system by referring them to resources and services. I have earned degrees in Criminal Justice (AS), Government (BA) and Criminology and Justice (MA).
I have also been a Rotarian since 2007 and a member of the Holy Name since 2010.
I am currently seeking election to the board mainly because I witnessed my own children and other Warwick children struggle immensely over the last year. I want to be a part of the solution. I want the schools open, fully, period. Enough with the excuses and passing the buck.
I think that the most critical issue that the district faces right now is fiscal responsibility. The 2021–22 budget has $4.2 million increase over last year. After a year where the high school has barely been open for in-person learning, how can anyone argue that this is fiscally responsible? Even though there is no tax levy increase this year, what is going to happen in the following years when there is no stimulus money?
Any increase at all, after the year that we have had, is completely unacceptable.