May 26, 2010: Your Vote Matters! (click to see brochure)

October 1, 2008:
A Letter to the Chief of Police

Helping our Students to Achieve:

The Role of a Board of Education Member – A Daunting Task

Board members are community leaders who provide an invaluable resource as local decision makers. Their job is to meet the needs of the Thomaston community, while servicing the needs and interests of Thomaston children.

Board members are Volunteers who give countless hours of time and talent for the benefit of education. As citizens who serve children and their community, they face complex and demanding challenges. Yet, I believe that few people understand the scope and far-reaching implications of their broad-based responsibilities. What are some of these responsibilities?

• establishing a vision for our education program

• designing and implementing a plan to achieve that vision

• constantly making accountability assurances to the community

• continuously advocating for improved student learning

• attending countless meetings and events while reading endless reams of reports and documents

• extending accountability to the public and making assurances that money allocated to our schools is providing a good return on the investment

Our school board members are ordinary people who have an extraordinary dedication to our Thomaston School System. It is time we thanked them for their untiring efforts and recognized that in the tradition of a representative democracy, school board members are our connection to influencing how our public schools are governed.