Dear Newton Community Members,

The upcoming election on November 8^th is an opportunity to choose a School Committee that can handle the challenges we face in the next two years.

That is why I encourage you to vote for:

• Margaret Albright (Ward 2)
• Steve Siegel (Ward 5)
• Josh Krintzman (Ward 4)

These are citywide positions and you can vote for all of them. Click the links above to visit their websites.

All three candidates bring exceptional talents and experience to the School Committee. They will guarantee that we make real progress on:

• Improving education in this digital age
• Fixing our school buildings
• Transforming school system relations with the community, its alumni, private business and the state, to maximize all of those assets

All three are sound thinkers and good decision makers who bring unique skills to the School Committee as follows:

• Margaret Albright - education grants consultant, expert in educational best practices and grant funding
• Steve Siegel - structural engineer, expert in facilities
• Josh Krintzman - attorney, expert in policy and decision making at both state and local community levels

Note that both Steve Siegel and Josh Krintzman have received well deserved TAB endorsements: Steve, Josh. In the case of Margaret Albright, the Ward 2 TAB endorsement focused largely on the residency ruckus caused by her opponent's unexpectedly delayed move into Ward 2, leaving voters with little material of relevance to the next two years to make a judgment. I have made an attempt to redress that imbalance.

See my endorsement of Margaret Albright here. See also my comments on collective bargaining and the residency ruckus.

For more background on issues in this election, see my answers to the Newton Patch questions and see the September 14^th Jackie Morrissey show videos. Since that show, I have strengthened my endorsement of Josh Krintzman, who is conducting a first rate campaign in which he is very consistent in his positions and also very gracious to his opponent. See my letter to the TAB in his support here.

Geoff Epstein
School Committee Member, Ward 1 geoff@geoffepstein.net