Thank you for keeping us so well informed, Tom.
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On Nov 4, 2018, at 10:30 AM, Tom Wyatt <tomwyattphoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>.
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>.
Tom Wyatt
