The below letter was submitted by Rebecca Tomaszewski, a member of the Middletown Republican Town Committee and a Middletown resident. She is a former student of Jon Pulino's and a Pulino supporter.
October 5, 2011
Dear Editor:
I am writing this letter of recommendation in favor of Mr. Jonathan Pulino, who is running for the office of city treasurer in Middletown. Jonathan is an English teacher at Maloney High School. He has been a teacher for the past twelve years. This year he teaches 10th and 12th grade and is liked by his students.
I have known Jonathan for five years and I can say that Mr. Pulino is a good teacher. He works hard to make sure that all his students are successful in his classes. His desire to help students during and after class never diminished in all the years I’ve known him. He talks to students on how to improve their performance in class and making parental contact to let them know that he cares for them, not only as students, but also as individuals. It is this type of leadership that needs to be transferred over to city hall; a creative person who is not afraid to lead while getting his hands dirty at the same time.
In school, Jonathan is a member of the school Culture and Leadership committee working on the self-evaluation for the NEAS&C visitation of March 2012. He was also a member of a visiting committee evaluating North Branford High School in November, 2010. As a member of the NEAS&C committee, Jonathan and his team were required to evaluate the school's budget and make recommendations based on a variety of factors which included student needs and the town's education budget. It is this type of skill that would make Jonathan asset as town treasurer.
Jonathan has a Master's in Education technology, Bachelors of Science in Communication, Bachelor of Arts in English, and is certified as a Library Media Specialist. He the class advisor for the 2012 graduating class, a position that requires him to evaluate vendor contracts and bond monies when dealing with larger sums of cash flow. The role of the lead class advisor is one that requires not only people and organization skills, but a position that requires the lead advisor to have a working knowledge of city budgets and public school law.
Besides being a school teacher Jonathan currently sits on the Zoning Board of Appeals and is the Chairman of the Cable Advisory Board. I was quite impressed with Jonathan due to his honesty at ZBA when dealing with a shed issue on his property; not only did he recuse himself from the vote, he walked out of the room in order for the ZBA committee to objectively deal with the issue. I don't see that from members of the Common Council.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Tomaszewski
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