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Candidate for Pittsfield School Committee Taconic High School Class of 22 - Valedictorian Berkshire Community College Student
Sep 8, 2022 21 tweets 4 min read
#mapoli #maedu Very important Pittsfield School Committee meeting happening in about 15 minutes!

You can watch it only on PCTV Channel 1302 as it will not be broadcast anywhere else. Tonight they will (hopefully) be voting to approve new contracts for 4 bargaining units under the Pittsfield Federation of School Employees: paras, bus drivers and assistants, cafeteria workers, and secretaries.

Background on the contracts before then
Sep 7, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read
So let me finish this thread up shall we! (1/7) For state senator: @RepPaulMark
Why: It was a pretty obvious choice to make. He lives in a very rural part of the state (I still remember being on a Zoom with him where he was doing it from his car due to the internet out there), and he will be a great advocate for the county 2/
Sep 7, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
#mapoli #maedu So got some school committee stuff to catch up on...

First, policy subcommittee will be meeting tomorrow at 5pm at the Mercer Administration Building. (1/4) I will be presenting at the beginning portion of the meeting on all of the polices highlighted in yellow, as those are my policy proposals to change how student representatives work!

Policy proposals + presentation will be on my sometime tomorrow! (2/4)
Sep 6, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
I voted!! Image Wasn't feeling the greatest tbh, but I am glad I was able to participate in the democratic process for the first time!
Sep 3, 2022 27 tweets 9 min read
#mapoli #maedu Big News: 4 Bargaining units of the Pittsfield Federation of School Employees will be voting to ratify new contracts this week! The 4 units are paras, secretaries, cafeteria, and bus operations! The custodial unit isn't listed on the site (1/26) Contract negotiations between the Federation and the School Committee have been a long time coming, with a lot of negotiations spilling over into anger and public outcry by the Federation. It has been very tense for sure.

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(2/26)
Jun 28, 2022 14 tweets 4 min read
Keen eyes may have noticed something in the agenda for tomorrow's Pittsfield City Council meeting. Image The first petition regarding the school maintained budget is pretty much moot due to the mayor's agreement to implement the budget the city council voted on. iberkshires.com/story/68650/Pi… Image