As many of you know, Warwick residents will be voting on Tuesday for PVRSD
school committee positions in* all 4 district towns. *There are 7 positions
to be filled, but only 6 will be on the ballot - 2 from Leyden, 2 from
Bernardston, 1 from Northfield and 1 from Warwick. The remaining position (
a 2 year slot from Warwick) was not filed in time and will be appointed by
the town moderator. Fortunately, Jessica Marshall from town has stepped
forward, offering to serve in that position.
There are contested races for 3 positions. In Bernardston, there are 3
candidates for 2 positions (Jeanne Milton, Aaron Gerry & Mike Townsley). In
Northfield there are 2 candidates for one position (Martha Parker & Kristen
Gonzalez). The uncontested races have Abbi Pratt & Karen O’Neil on the
ballot for 2 positions from Leyden and Sue O'Reilly-McRae running for one
Warwick position.
Many in Warwick are concerned about the ongoing discussion of closing the
Warwick Community School. As you decide who to vote for, you should know
that in a recent Recorder article
<https://www.recorder.com/Contested-seats-for-Pioneer-School-Committee-19771080?fbclid=IwAR3hJk4K__Zu2_xBGaAgeefWfkNy_omcomKcfEFUdcrdBdlyeGGhLyc-U94>,
writer Max Marcus says Mike Townsley from Bernardston "emphasized that as
the budget continues to tighten, it will be preferable to close schools
rather than cut the district’s course offerings." On Thursday, Max Marcus
wrote another article, on the candidate forum
<https://www.recorder.com/Pioneer-candidates-forum-21238866> that happened
this past week. In addition, you can listen/watch to a video recording of
that forum recorded by Bernardston Northfield Community Television
<https://www.facebook.com/bnctelevision/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARCl_SjiTtf64wxhAL0ZhsOcLaREKHq_V6nCs9D8w3o449vX2ptuXURJdXBuelD5WLqpA1WQX97MUbwt&hc_ref=ARSdn6N2Ib8BTLgRkZTLe95C77cck2z4lAgKesdqKzfB4jzBTNrqzktherph6a80WSs&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCSTmFHYjDvtDCAu0ZxieAOqcY2uDbbRxrgSadJjEQYhqf8yVGbTdIf_e2A_hI1CdiKMmQKrNcIsqhkwVSY2Xx7T2IcHB2tHEzb0c0T1QDGjlOA9xJa_bgyJeBnJQ6ow-s3MUir4ZFs3SHrsQ2YKeF3lcLJ-AwPYygKcmCtpFRKKEBX6lNSTun6d5S05y3owEVgGhRO9warr3GL1aA3Ic2TjuwcER-U_w>
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There will be a PVRSD HEART Committee meeting this coming Wednesday,
November 7th at 6:30pm in the Northfield Town Hall Auditorium. There will
be reports on the work by the grant-funded consultants who are researching
and advising on 4 issues: regional agreement changes, administrative
re-structuring, school closures and school choice. The agenda is here
<https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GvK5M_xqSg-iYWWsg7Z7JB3Psc71WGT3fbumwhNS9k4&fbclid=IwAR285vyc6QNve1U1ANPFKqfdafBMGScKZZhNLUkk4KcvohuhmM2Ct3dJtQM>
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Tom Wyatt
