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Hi, this is Bob, and many thanks for clicking over to my election campaign fundraising site.
I am running for our town's School Committee for three simple reasons: the quality of education in our town's school system has been on a steady, precipitous decline for years while the cost of running our school system, per student, per year, has spiraled out of control and our School Committee, responsible for school system governance, has been asleep at the wheel while these two very bad trends keep getting worse.
When my wife and I moved our family to Andover 31 years ago, Andover was rated among the very best public school systems - in the top 10 ! - in the Commonwealth, and at a price tag even young families like mine could afford. No more. Not even close anymore. Our School Committee over the past 12 years has catered to the educational establishment at the expense of our kids and the residents of Andover.
I am running to restore the quality of education our kids receive that has dropped so dramtically in recent years and to reign in the out-of-control spending of our School Department that has, effectively, bankrupted our town.
The money you contribute here will be used to cover the expenses of my campaign so that I can reach out to all town residents to discuss the issues and the reform platform on which I am running and earn their vote. My platform is:
(1) To reverse the serious trend downward in the quality of public education in Andover to restore Andover to having one of the very best public school systems in MA by setting the bar high in terms of specific, MEASURABLE, progressively increasing educational goals we expect the school system administrators and staff to achieve for every grade, K through 12, over each of the next three years;
(2) To hold all levels of staff, from the Superintendent down to teachers aides, accountable for achieving the specific, measurable educational goals set for each grade level; and
(2) To restore fiscal responsibility that has been missing for far too long in the running of our school system.
Thank you for your contribution to this campaign to restore to residents of Andover the control of public education in our town from the current grip of the self-serving interests of the educational establishment.
Election day is Tuesday, March 22. Please mark your calendars and make note where your precinct now votes (since voting locations in town have changed for certain precincts) because every vote matters.
Thank you for your donation and for your vote!
Bob Pokress
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