Election 2004 for Members of the Committee for the Selection of School Board Nominees for the Mamaroneck District

The following information was supplied by the Selection Committee and the candidates.

James H. Burr

Address: 5 Dante Street, Larchmont, NY 10538
Number of years in district: 13

Children: age 15 (Murray Avenue, Hommocks, MHS); age 13 (Central, Hommocks

Educational Background:
--AB (Bowdoin, 1970)
--MA (Duke, 1972),
--JD (Fordham Law, 1979)
--MBA (NYU, 1986)

Employment Background:
Currently, Director and Senior Risk Underwriter, Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank, AG. Formerly, various positions at Moody's Investors Service, New York State Financial Control Board, and New York City Office of Management and Budget.

Community and Other Activities:
Coached a variety of youth sports, including Soccer (LJSL)/Travel Soccer (LJSL)/Baseball (LMLL)/Ice Hockey (Rec); active member, St. John's Episcopal Church. Avid reader, movie buff, and audiophile.

Why you would want to serve on the Selection Committee:
With two children in the District, I am vitally concerned with the quality of their education. The Board of Education plays a critical role in determining the policy and direction of the District's educational programs and determining the trade-offs among competing budget priorities. With pressures from the Regents, ELAs and other statewide exams, the membership of the Board of Education will be key in promoting programs that help our children handle those tests while, at the same time, retaining the creativity, enriched curriculum, and support for each student as an individual for which the District has long stood. Serving on theSelection Committee, whose responsibility it is to find the best-qualified individuals for the Board of Education, will allow me to do my part towards ensuring that all our children continue to receive the best education with which we can provide them.