Brown, Walt

BS in Ocean Engineering from the US Naval Academy; Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) in Finance from Anderson University located in Anderson Indiana

I am Dr. Walter (Walt) W. Brown II, a retired Captain from the US Navy Supply Corps, father, grandfather, businessman, entrepreneur, and life-long learner. I came to Carlisle in 2000 for a military assignment. My wife of 44 years, Diana, and I put down roots here and now have grandchildren in the Carlisle Area School District (CASD). I intend to use my education in finance and life experiences to improve the Carlisle schools' financial position and funding. After graduating from the US Naval Academy with an undergraduate degree in Engineering, I continued my formal education with a Master in Business Administration (MBA) and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) in finance with published research. As an entrepreneur, I like to identify problems and offer solutions. My interest in running for Carlisle School Board is to help bring solutions to the issues facing our district. I am retired and have the time, education, life experiences, and, most of all, the desire that will allow me to help improve our academic profile and fiscal responsibility.

The significant areas of focus to which I can apply my education and life experiences are: Fiscal accountability: Getting a handle on the "General Fund Assigned Categories," identifying potential cost-saving areas, and minimizing property tax increases. Fiscal Transparency: The web is an excellent tool for information. By consolidating financial records in one location on the CASD website, we should readily identify what is being funded within our school system. Sadly, this is not the case today. Taxpayers should have easy access to our accounting of tax dollars. Improving math and reading skills in our students: We must never lose focus on the basic knowledge-building blocks that support most future learning. Our educational testing scores o a state level are unacceptable. CASD's testing performance is below that of other school districts in Cumberland County. Correcting this trend involves funding what works and halting what doesn't. In-person, subject-appropriate teaching needs to be our priority. Extracurricular and outside initiatives should not eclipse our primary responsibility: educating our children.