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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, Assessment, and Accountability (which I chair); Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Family Engagement & Communication; and Strategic & Capital Planning. Read on for examples of actions that I have led and prominently supported.

Resolutions & Initiatives

On the floor

Official Resolutions

  • 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 family communication 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 (2023)

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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