South Huntington’s Kaden honored at School Boards conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 9, 2012

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Jim Kaden, president of the South Huntington Board of Education, has been named the New York State School Boards Association’s Advocate of the Year for his dedication to public education and tireless work on behalf of students. The award will be presented during the Association’s annual State Issues Conference at the Hotel Albany, in downtown Albany on Sunday, March 11.

Kaden has served on the South Huntington board for nearly 20 years and has been unanimously elected board president every year since 1997. He is also the former president of the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association.

"Jim is revered by the educational leadership on Long Island as a role model for strong, effective advocacy," said David Little, NYSSBA’s director of governmental relations. "He embodies our credo of being ‘vocal, visible and vigilant.’ And his insight and ability to articulate the realities faced by our school boards is unrivaled."

A constant figure at NYSSBA advocacy events, legislative and commission hearings, Kaden is regularly in touch with legislative representatives be it on the local, county or state levels and has lobbied in Albany for the best interests of his district and community, Little noted. 

Kaden’s colleagues on the South Huntington board said his sense of responsibility to his community was "inspiring."

"Jim’s immense knowledge of educational policy and law, in addition to our district policies, makes him an invaluable member of our board," they wrote in their nomination.

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