Candidates forum

If you haven't noticed, its because it has been a quiet campaign for school board so far this year. But that doesn't mean it's not as important as ever. The district faces a host of difficult issues including a structural deficit, an unsupportable OPEB liability, a state budget deficit, a shift to outcome and readiness standard based education, the need for careful unbiased strategic planning and the widespread pain being felt by the taxpayer in the current economy.

Now more then ever the district needs people with dedication, experience and understanding of organizational management, school system finance, compensation issues, strategic planning, continuous improvement, the ability to do in-depth research and the tools to reach unbiased conclusions from complex information. We need people who know how to work together and get things done and understand that in democratic institutions compromise is the key to progress.

I'd ask you keep these things in mind when you attend the:

School Board Candidates' Forum Sunday, March 15, 4-6 PM in the MGHS Library.