To the editor:
In 2009, I campaigned for the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee with the phrase “March 30 Matters.” Six years later, it still does.
I have been honored to serve the families in Lincoln, Sudbury and Boston and appreciate the support and feedback constituents have given to me. Lincoln-Sudbury remains a strong asset to our towns; the opportunities afforded our students are broad and challenging. I, along with my LSSC colleagues, hope and strive to encourage our towns to know our high school and to support our students, the quality of their education, and the necessary and appropriate services to ensure student success.
The work of educating the whole child never ends. Educators at L-S and the School Committee can always do more. We continue to educate ourselves, seek information, implement change, and educate those who support our institution as to how and why we choose certain paths. Given the finite resources we are provided by Lincoln, Sudbury and the state to fund education at L-S, we need to continue to explain the choices we make in each year’s educational program.
Nancy Marshall
As a committee, we draw on different areas of expertise and broad personal and political backgrounds. The composition of our committee ensures we have healthy conversations and that we hear and understand each other before voting. We can agree to disagree, with respect for each other’s contributions to our discussions.
We have strengthened our relationships with both towns, increased budget transparency, and worked with both towns to plan for capital needs with our now 10-year old building. We have a strong administration in place and a new teacher evaluation process underway, the result of a collaborative conversation with our faculty and administration. We completed a lengthy collective bargaining process two years ago with our Teachers’ Association that contributed critically to our wherewithal to avoid substantial layoffs in a time of significant increases in enrollment. With Mother Nature’s cooperation, we are moving forward in our construction of a solar parking canopy that holds promise as a model for other educational institutions, increasing our clean energy reliance while reducing our overall utility expense.
Teaching, learning and our students’ wherewithal to grow and become strong self-advocates, scholars, leaders, athletes, and positive contributors to a bigger world are still the core of why I am committed to continuing for another term on the School Committee.
I would be grateful for your vote on Monday, March 30.
Nancy Marshall
Beaver Pond Road, Lincoln
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