Goals for the Year Ahead

What do I plan on accomplishing this year if elected?

First of all, no one School Committee member gets anything accomplished on their own.  It takes a team– most often a team that extends to the Superintendent of Schools, our district Leadership Team, and often our peers elsewhere in Winchester government service .  Our student and parent community is who we serve and their voices (both critical and aspirational) must always be taken into account whether challenging us or inspiring us to action.  Many School Committee and district goals also require partnership and understanding with other public bodies, such as the Select Board, Capital Planning Committee, Finance Committee, and others.  To this end, I have seven key goals for this coming year:

• Unabashedly make the case for WPS' true FY26 funding needs following our scheduled March 20th vote on the recommended budget.

• Support the State of the Town's goals towards sustainable revenue models to meet the ongoing needs of Winchester and the district.

• Complete and submit the "New Muraco" Statement of Interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

• Complete Phase II of the district's 10-Year Facilities Master Plan (see below)

• In collaboration with the School Committee Chair and Superintendent, address WEA concerns over culture, communication & PD

• Constructively negotiate another three-year collective-bargaining agreement with the units of the Winchester Education Association

• Secure funding for Lincoln Elementary School's much-needed improvements (new HVAC systems & crumbing sitework/flatwork project) 

What did I help accomplish in 2022?

Below is a list goals I shared with Winchester voters in 2022 which I helped accomplish for the benefit of students, teachers and staff:

• Executed a long-term contract for Superintendent of Schools

• In collaboration with the Superintendent, established the Strategic Plan framework

• Negotiated a successor collective-bargaining agreement with the units of the Winchester Education Association

• Passage of the Lynch Replacement Project Funding Agreement at Fall Town Meeting - 

• Passage of the debt-exclusion override in January for construction of the New Lynch Elementary School. - (approved: 2892 Yes - 618 No) 

• Secured funding for improvements at McCall Middle School and swing space at Parkhurst School for the "the New Lynch" students.