To the editor:
I am running for re-election to the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee. My wife and I have been in Sudbury for nearly 19 years. I am forever grateful for the excellent education my children received in Sudbury and LSRHS.
In 2013, I advocated for fiscal stability for L-S; we witnessed budget and personnel losses as student enrollment was increasing. Working with my respected School Committee colleagues and various boards in both towns and with your considerate support, we were able to partially restore some of the teaching positions. Working with our teachers and staff, we have begun to put L-S on a sustainable fiscal footing. This year, we hope to make modest additions in curricular offerings for the first time in a decade.
L-S needed to upgrade its aging technology infrastructure. With your support, we did that to enhance our students’ learning.
As promised, we started a new tradition of joint meetings between the school committees of Lincoln-Sudbury, the Sudbury Public Schools and the Lincoln Public Schools to consider topics of common interest and increase curricular coordination as our students go through K-8 and graduate from L-S.
We brought the solar canopy project to a successful completion, reducing energy costs and redirecting the savings to the classroom.
Next term, we need to sustain and advocate for a financially secure L-S. I support active and creative collaboration amongst the school districts. We will have significant capital projects, including the replacement of turf fields at L-S. We will keep seeking ways to save money for the district.
All of this is in service to an institution that prepares our children to be independent and critical thinkers, provides needed support for all students and cares for the fullest development of each child. We want L-S to always improve; any day a school becomes complacent is not a good day for education. LSRHS moves forward because of the hard work of the staff and faculty; with your vote, I will steadfastly support them in every way that I can.
I remain a firm believer in public education. The word “public” refers to who can attend the school (all children), who pays (all of us, not just the parents), and who governs (you, through your elected representatives, the members of the School Committee). I pledge to honor your trust.
Please vote for me on Monday, March 28 (polls in Lincoln are open from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.) Please contact me at radhagargeya@yahoo.com, or like or comment on my Facebook page. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Radha Gargeya
120 Powder Mill Road, Sudbury
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