Doc, are you talking about the parent who made comments at the meeting?
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Tom, thanks!
Another question: a candidate for School Committee from Northfield recently
spoke up at the committee's meeting at WCS. In her comments she complained
about the necessity of re-instating the music teacher to full-time status at
Northfield Elementary.
I believe she's running for the School Committee seat in Northfield.
Who is she? I believe she wouldn't be a favorable candidate for us.
In the past she has spoken in favor of closing the elementary schools in
Warwick and Leyden, if it'll keep programs in Northfield open.
Thanks,
Doc
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 10:50 AM Louise P. Doud
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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<mailto: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
