GALETON AREA SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE

Milton Thomas Shatto is a candidate for the Galeton Area School Board to represent Region III. Region III includes the Townships of Hector, Pike, West Branch and Abbott. He lives in West

Branch Township.  On the Primary Ballot his name appears as Milton T. Shatto. He gathered sufficient petition signatures to be listed as Democrat and Republican, so he appears as a candidate of both Democrat and Republican party. Shatto says he is running to serve a four year term on the Galeton School Board because he has a commitment to public service. He offers the following

statements about his life experiences.

“I believe I can contribute to the ongoing work of the Galeton School Board to provide every student with opportunities to grow and achieve and thrive within a community of learning.

“I was born in Philadelphia, grew up in the Harrisburg area, graduated from Central Dauphin High School in 1964 and from Lebanon Valley College in 1968. Responding to a call to ministry

I entered United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, graduating in 1971. Also in 1971 I was

ordained as an Elder in the United Methodist Church.

“Following ordination I served United Methodist congregations in the York area, retiring from full-time ministry in 2003 when my wife Pat and I moved to Potter County. From 2003 to 2012 I

served Sweden Valley United Methodist Church. From 2013 through 2018 I served the Galeton Shared Ministry of First Presbyterian and St. Paul’s Lutheran Churches. “In the York area I served on the York County Council of Churches, the York County Human Services Advisory Council, and West End Senior Center Advisory Board. I was one of the

founders of the West End Local Link, a food pantry serving local residents. 

“In Potter County I have served on the Coudersport Ministerium, Potter County Habitat forHumanity, and as Hospice chaplain at Cole Memorial Hospital. I was one of the founding members of the Galeton Ministerium. I am a former Board member of the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers, continuing to serve that agency on the Potter County Advisory

Council. I was coordinator of the AmeriCorps workers who served at Galeton Area School during the 2016-2017 school year.

“If elected to the Galeton School Board I will participate in the governing process based on these

principles:

I will represent community values 

I will cooperate and collaborate to make decisions

I will support the collective decisions of the Board

I will respectfully engage with all Board members

I will promote public education 

I will participate in all training opportunities

I will remember that “it’s all about the students”

“Thanks to everyone for considering me as a candidate for Region III of the Galeton Area School District on election day, May 16

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