By John J. Ryan Jr.
In times of uncertainty regarding federal funding of public education, federal regulation of public education, and even the existence of the Department of Education itself, experience matters. That is why I am declaring my candidacy for the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee.
I have been a resident of Sudbury for 44 years. I have practiced law for decades, including representing a regional school district. I previously served on the L-S School Committee from 1998 to 2010. I also served as chair of the L-S Building Committee, responsible for the design and construction of the new high school and for obtaining substantial state funding for that design and construction. Prior to my service on the committee, I served for seven years on the Sudbury Finance Committee and afterwards served for seven years on the Sudbury Council on Aging.
My wife, Barbara, was a teacher at Curtis Middle School for more than 20 years. I had two daughters graduate from L-S and have two granddaughters now in the Sudbury public schools who will be attending L-S.
I ask for your support for my candidacy for the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee so we can keep L-S the great school it has been.
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