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Several Candidates Seeking Election to School Committee – Everett Independent

The Everett School Committee has historically been less than competitive over the years in political races, but the cap has seemingly been removed from the bottle this year, and not only are there several contested races, but as of this week there will be at least one Preliminary Election contest for School Committee, and likely two. On Monday, Ward 6 School Committee was assured a Preliminary on Sept. 21 when incumbent Member Tom Abruzzese and current Ward 6 City Councilor Michael McLaughlin were certified for the ballot – joining already-certified Catherine Tomassi Hicks. “That’s the way it should be,” said Abruzzese. “I’ve been on and off the School Committee for 20 years and it’s the first time I’ve been involved in a Preliminary. I can’t even recall there being a Mayoral Preliminary and I remember back to George McCarthy and Mayor Plunkett. It’s exciting and it will be new and different. Hopefully my record speaks for itself. I’d like to think I had a big

Ward-only Changes Require Patience When Getting Signatures – Everett Independent

Marcony Almeida-Barros Announces Reelection for School Committee, Ward Five – Everett Independent

All Mayoral Candidates Qualify for Spot on the Sept. Ballot – Everett Independent

School Committee Votes to Put Out RFP on After-School Services – Everett Independent

Safe to say if no one can find the contract, then maybe there isn’t a contract. That being the case, the School Committee denied reconsideration, 0-9, of the For Kids Only (FKO) contract extension, and approved a plan by Supt. Priya Tahiliani to put out to open bid the after-school services program. The move doesn’t eliminate FKO – whose local providers in the schools get great reviews from parents who use the service – from bidding on the programming, but it also opens it up to other providers who may offer new and different services. The Committee voted last fall to put the after-school programming out to open bid, and that stoked a great deal of controversy from the City and from parents who overwhelming like the in-school, after-school program. Committeeman Allen Panarese filed for reconsideration of the vote because there was uncertainty as to whether FKO held an existing three year contract already – one that would supposedly expire next year.