- How many children will be in my child's classroom next year?
- What teachers will still have jobs next fall?
- Why can't my children play on the playground at their school?
- What after school programs do we have available?
- How much time and money do the schools spend on the MCAS?
What difference will the state budget cuts/the change in the foundation formula/the federal stimulus package make on the Worcester Public Schools and on my child's education? What is being done about these issues?
I have yet to meet a citizen in Worcester who doesn't have some question about the Worcester Public Schools. The dismaying thing is how infrequently these get answered or how long it takes to get answers.
That's why I'm running for School Committee.
For too long, we've had a school administration that has given answers to the Worcester School Committee when and if so inclined. They have not been held accountable. In facing the budget cycles ahead, the citizens of Worcester, parents and taxpayers, need good and timely information to give meaningful input. It is the job of the School Committee to make sure the public have it.
We need a spirit of mutual cooperation and sharing between the city and school administrations. We need information about budgets and programs going out to all parents, not just those few who can make meetings. We need an up-to-date and updated website for the schools. We need a better idea of what money is going where and why.
Right now we don't have that.
We should.
That's why I'm running for School Committee.
Tracy O'Connell Novick
1 comment:
It's ironic that the people who have the most to gain (or lose) from having an active school committee are the ones who have the least time to devote to it. (Those with many young children.)
I admire your drive for this-
There's a lot to do between now and November....
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