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Moving our schools forward

Since joining the Medford School Committee in 2024, I have been focused on learning from the community and advancing educational initiatives to support Medford students, teachers, and families. I currently serve on four subcommittees: Curriculum & Instruction (chair), Family Engagement & Communication & Community Engagement (chair), Strategic Planning, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. In our regular meetings and through open engagement with caregivers and MPS staff, I am focused on advancing the major initiatives identified for action in the 2024-25 term and on elevating community needs and voices to create meaningful actions that improve student experiences in and beyond the classroom. Contact me to learn more about the initiatives below, or to share your own priorities for the 2026-27 term. 

Resolutions & Initiatives

On the floor

Official Resolutions

Current Term

  • 2026-04 to incorporate community feedback from the strategic planning survey into the decision-making process around a permanent Superintendent for Medford Public Schools

  • 2026-08 to create a mitigation plan for extreme cold temperatures

  • 2026-09 to establish an official timeline and deliverables for a new MPS strategic plan


Previous Term

  • 2024-10 to form the Medford Comprehensive High School Building Committee

  • 2024-13 to include video and livestream access links on meeting notices

  • 2024-23 to establish a formal review cycle for new curricula

  • 2024-24 to eliminate fossil fuel building equipment purchases

  • 2024-33 in support of ballot questions to eliminate the MCAS exam as a graduation requirement, stabilize school budgets, improve roads and sidewalks, and expand educational services and opportunities for students

  • 2024-42/43 to understand the impact of budget-driven staff reductions

  • 2025-02 establishing a clear, consistent immigration enforcement policy for the district

  • 2025-06 in support of Medford Public Schools’ LGBTQIA+ community

  • 2025-07 affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion as foundational principles informing district policy, curriculum development, and educational practice

  • 2025-11 to increase flexibility in the graduation requirements around health and physical education

  • 2025-12 to explore solutions to elementary school overcrowding

  • 2025-15 to improve communication with families around kindergarten and afterschool enrollment and academic transitions

  • 2025-16 to address uncertainties in the supply chain for essential learning supplies and equipment

  • 2025-27 to establish new policy IJND-AI regarding the use of generative AI in Medford Public Schools

  • 2025-28 to develop an intradistrict enrollment protocol

  • 2025-29 to launch a strategic planning process for the district

  • 2025-32 to include newly elected City Councilors in a public meeting about the future high school design process

  • 2025-33 to create an official mechanism for student involvement in regular school committee meetings

  • Ad hoc resolution to remove student addresses from public comment records in meeting minutes (2024)

Subcommittees and more

Ongoing Actions

  • Contributions to the creation of a capital plan for Medford Public Schools and associated City capital stabilization fund

  • Support for thoughtful, proactive budgeting protocols, allocations, and accountability

  • Advocacy for long-term greenification of facilities and equipment

  • Support for the formation and ongoing work of the Medford Comprehensive High School Building Committee 

  • Participation on the hiring committee for a new assistant superintendent for academics and instruction

  • Contributions to the development of a district-wide transportation needs survey

  • Advocacy for the expansion of afterschool and the creation of an afterschool task force

  • Contributions to the development of district-wide protocols around Generative AI

  • Regular reporting of meeting activities on social media

  • Joint office hours with fellow committee members

  • 1:1 and small group meetings with MPS caregivers and staff

  • Participation in student enrichment activities, showcases, and recognition programs, as well as community events

Beyond school committee

Additional Activities

  • Creation of educational materials for the 2024 Invest in Medford override campaign

  • Leadership in reestablishing the Citywide Elementary Alliance

  • Leadership in establishing a Friends of the Arts group for Medford Public Schools

  • Leadership for Roberts Elementary School's Art and STEM Night

  • Participation on the HECAT health curriculum review committee

  • Additional PTO and community volunteer activities such as Walking Wednesdays, teacher appreciation, book fairs, student enrichment programs, citywide events, and celebrations

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