Jess Goetz
She/Her
She/Her
Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance
Pedestrian and cycling safety, policy, infrastructure, governance
Challenger Jessica Goetz argued that a lack of oversight from the committee has contributed to the delay.
“There is a consistent disconnect between the policies being discussed and the presentations from the district,” Goetz said, proposing a schedule for updates, better engagement with community members and more robust analysis of performance data.
Sept. 22, 2025 — Julia CarpiChallenger Jessica Goetz argued that a lack of oversight from the committee has contributed to the delay.
“There is a consistent disconnect between the policies being discussed and the presentations from the district,” Goetz said, proposing a schedule for updates, better engagement with community members and more robust analysis of performance data.
“That became a question of, how do we find out what to do? How do I get any information about what’s happening?” she said. “And then that pointed me to basically what has become the crux of my campaign, which is one of process, and the things that we want from a School Committee being accessibility, accountability, responsiveness, transparency … that’s what I built my campaign around, simply because upon digging into the superintendent search, it’s been really clear to me that that’s not the case right now.”
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Other priorities would be policies aimed at reducing screen use in schools, moving away from an “overreliance on testing and evaluation” and teaching “the untestable,” such as critical thinking and executive function.
Aug. 12, 2025 — Meg Richards“That became a question of, how do we find out what to do? How do I get any information about what’s happening?” she said. “And then that pointed me to basically what has become the crux of my campaign, which is one of process, and the things that we want from a School Committee being accessibility, accountability, responsiveness, transparency … that’s what I built my campaign around, simply because upon digging into the superintendent search, it’s been really clear to me that that’s not the case right now.”
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Other priorities would be policies aimed at reducing screen use in schools, moving away from an “overreliance on testing and evaluation” and teaching “the untestable,” such as critical thinking and executive function.