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S C H O O L C O M M I T T E EC A N D I D A T E S
DIANNA L. BIANCHERIA*
8 Ventura Road,
Worcester, MA 01604-4268
Current occupation:
Family CaregiverPast Occupations:Worcester HousingAuthority: ResidentServices AssistantManager
Email: [email protected]: (508) 868 - 4212
Accountability andTransparency. Parents andTaxpayers must be includedin our shared vision ofsuccess which needs toinclude all evidence ofachievements andchallenges.
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
Academic Excellence. We need tocontinue to ensure relevant and
rigorous course work for allstudents..
School Safety. We need tocontinue to improve safetyfeatures and upgradeequipment in each of ourschool buildings to ensurestudents and staff continueto feel safe.
Why are you running?I am a lifelong resident of our great city, as a
School Committee member I haveadvocated and seen the impact thateffective programs can have on our
children. I believe our schools can do moreand as a School Committee Member, I askfor the honor of continuing the efforts I
have initiated.
COTEY J. COLLINS
25 Ekman St Apt 16EWorcester MA 01607
Student atQuinsigamondCommunity CollegeAnti-bullying Activist
Website:
www.CoteyCollins.comEmail:
I'm advocating for fiscalresponsible decisionmaking.
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
I'm advocating for accountabilityat the school department.
I'm advocating for schoolsafety.
Why are you running?
Worcester School Committee because it'stime for someone to lead the way tomake our schools safe so learning willcontinue to thrive in the classroom.
DONNA COLORIO
10 Homer St. Worcester, MA 01604-
4268
Current: AdjunctPsychology Faculty,
QuinsigamondCommunity College
www.donnacolorio.com508-450-0104FB donnacolorio
Twitter @donnacolorio
School Safety.
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
Local control of curriculum.
Increasing educators in theclassroom by properlyallocating resources.
Why are you running?
I am running for School Committee becauseas a professional educator, former SchoolCommittee Member, and community
organizer I am committed to improving theWorcester Public Schools. In the past twoyears Worcester Public Schools has beenthrough changes, as a common senseofficial I will be proactive in maintaining
local control to ensure Worcester as a leaderin educational excellence.
NICOLA D’ANDREA
13 Egan AveWorcester 01606
Current: Sales ProgramManager, Fallon HealthPrevious: SalesOperations ProjectManager, Hewlett-Packard
508-735-3264
Allowing our teachers toteach with creativity andpassion, and not to a test.
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
Increased EducationalOpportunities for high school
students such as dual enrollment,Chapter 74 opportunities and
more AP courses.
A concise school by schoolsafety plan that includesand values input fromprincipals, teachers, parentsneighborhood associationsand students.
Why are you running?As a parent of a child in the WorcesterPublic School I see have seen greatpotential but also areas that need
improvements . I want to see changesmade so that my children and all the
children of Worcester have opportunities tostrive for greatness
JACK L FOLEY*
6 Winter Hill DriveWorcester, MA 01605
Vice President forGovernment andCommunity Affairs atClark University
• email: [email protected]• Phone: 508-335-2307
Increased academic rigorand higher expectations forall students.
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
Create a public transportationwith routes and times that fit
people’s needs-
Focus on early childhoodliteracy and the goal of100% literacy rate forstudents by the end ofGrade 3
Why are you running?I am running to continue the work to bringoutstanding educational opportunities toall children in the Worcester Public Schools.Our strength as a community and as aschool district will be the continuedattractiveness of our schools to bringbusinesses and residents to our city.
MOLLY MCCULLOUGH
195 FairhavenRoad Worcester, MA01604-4268
Current- PharmaceuticalSales Representative -
Prior- Mortgage Broker
www.facebook.com/mollyforschools @mollyom81
Development ofpartnerships with extendedcommunity sourcesincluding institutions ofhigher education,businesses, culturalinstitutions,recreation/healthorganizations and publicsafety departments
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
Proficient/advanced academicachievement levels by all of our
students through effectiveprograms, curriculum, instruction
and assessment measures
Safe learning environmentsthrough preventivemeasures and supportsystems
Why are you running?
I am running to have a voice in the designand development of policy that will provideall students in the Worcester Public Schoolswith optimum learning opportunities andsupport to achieve at the highest academic
levels.
JOHN F. MONFREDO*
8 Cherokee RoadWorcester 01606
former principal in the Worcester PublicSchools for 20 years
[email protected] number - 508 – 853-444
Facebook -Reelect John F. Monfredo forSchool Committee
emphasis on early learning –prek to grade three … wehave a high percentage ofstudents not reading ongrade level by the end ofgrade three…therefore weneed to strongly addressthis issue
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
rigorous curriculum … all of ourchildren need to be exposed to achallenging curriculum and on
the secondary level be exposed toadditional ap courses
school safety … we must doeverything possible tomaintain safe schools
Why are you running?
I am running for school committee becauseI have the passion and the experience tomake a difference in the lives of our
students and their families. I know that ourchildren make up 30% of the population
but 100% of our future.
TRACY O'CONNELLNOVICK*
135 Olean Street Worcester, MA 01604-
4268
Worcester SchoolCommittee and motherformer Massachusettspublic high schoolEnglish and historyteacher
508-410-3223Tracy O'Connell Novick (politician)
@TracyNovickblogging at who-cester.blogspot.com
a tireless defense of localvoices and power in runningour local school system
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
a critical eye to state and federalmandates, particularly with
regard to testing
the overdue overhaul of thefoundation budget (whichprovides 2/3rds of thefunding for the WorcesterPublic Schools
Why are you running?There's still so much to do! We need solid,
well-informed advocacy for Worcester atthe state and federal level, and we need togain rather than lose ground on the goodwork we're doing here in our schools.
BRIAN A. O’CONNELL
54 Providence Street,Worcester, MA 01604-4268
Current: Vice Chair:Worcester SchoolCommitteeManager of BusinessAffairs, Killingly (CT)
Public SchoolsMember: Board ofTrustees, Anna MariaCollege
[email protected]: (508) 792-6789fax: (508) 756-2965
A careful reassessment ofbudget priorities and aredirection of funds,wherever feasible, fromadministrative and ancillaryfunctions into classrooms.
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
Development of schools withvaried grade configurations, asadditional options for students.
More rigorous academicexpectations of studentsand an aggressive “culture ofachievement” in schools.
Why are you running?To equip our students with a true ethic ofachievement, which develops ultimatelyfrom mastery of vital analytical and
reasoning skills, which come from a schoolsystem which sets ambitious but
achievable standards of mastery for itsstudents.
HILDA RAMIREZ
10 South Ward StreetWorcester, MA 01610
2012-Present LatinoEducation Institute –
Worcester StateUniversity
2008-2012 AssistantDirectorWorcester Youth Center Executive Director
https://www.facebook.com/hilda.ramirez.3367
Early Education – Workingwith the district to scale upthe Worcester Arts Magnetmodel at various otherselementary schools.
I AM ADVOCATING FOR:
Professional Development forTeachers – A teacher residency
model that supports new teachersin their first 3 years of teaching
and diversifies the teaching force
Parent Engagement - Parentengagement where parentsand teachers are sharinginformation about the goalsof students and how tosupport them.
Why are you running?
I am running to ensure that our childrengraduate as independent thinkers, with
choices, who are prepared for the future
