Roslyn School District incumbent trustees Steven Litvack and Bruce Valauri will run for re-election unopposed in the May 17 election.
Both candidates said they’re running again to continue the work they’ve been doing in the school district.
Valauri said while work done on the Board of Education should not be credited to one person, he said he played an important role on a committee that examined at the exteriors of the buildings in the district to determine what the was needed prior to developing the proposed $41 million bond later approved by voters.
“I was one of the first people involved in the assessment of the building and capital improvement of the school district before the bond was ever issued,” Valauri said. “That’s why I’m happy to continue to continue with the project and see this project till the end.”
Valauri, a prosthodontist whose dental practice in Manhattan treats cancer patients with head and neck problems, said he find his work on the board particularly fulfilling.
“I find this as one of the most the most fulfilling and rewarding thing I’ve ever done in my life,” Valauri said.
Valauri said he enjoys the interaction he has with parents, the students and people in the community about the school district.
Valuri, who is seeking re-election to a third three-year term, said he moved from Manhattan to Roslyn in 2004 with his wife because of the school district.
Valauri lives in the district with his wife and twin daughters who attend Roslyn Middle School.
Litvack, who has served on the board for seven and half years, echoed Valauri’s sentiments.
“What we are most proud of is the bond that we got passed and capital improvements and that’s going to be the undertaken over the next few years in the district. And I’m proud of how financially stable we are,” Litvack said.
He said he first ran for trustee in 2009 because he was approached by community members and friends.
“A number of people in the community approached me and said Steve, we want you to run because of your background and experience,” Litvack said.
Litvack, a 14 year Roslyn resident is the president of Jersey College, a nursing school with five locations in New Jersey and Florida.
He graduated University of Pennsylvania with a degree in finance and entrepreneurial management in 1989 then received a law degree from Harvard University in 1993.
Litvack said he worked in financial consulting for Fortune 500 companies for business strategies before starting his own company.
He said he joined Jersey College when a friend of his approached him 10 years ago to lead the school.
“I’ve been a partner since and I’ve enjoyed doing it,” Litvack said.
Litvack resides in Roslyn with his wife and three children — a junior at the high school, an eighth grader and a sixth grader.
Residents will vote for the 2016-17 budget and board seats on May 17 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
