Arthur Grabowski running for School Committee seat

I am happy to officially announce my candidacy for a seat on the Saugus School Committee.

I have been very active in the political operations of the town. I am currently a town meeting member from Precinct 8.

In the past I have served several terms on the school committee and chaired and served on all the sub committees of the school committee.

I have lived in town my whole life and was educated in the Saugus School system.

I am a retired warehouse manager for a major supermarket company.

I have decided to ask for one of your 5 votes for the school committee because I feel that my experience and insight can help move our schools forward.

Financially, our schools are facing some daunting decisions. The past school committee just ratified a contract with the Saugus teacher’s association that will have to be funded within the current budget. There are also contracts with the clerical and paraprofessional unions that have to be settled and funded.

There is also an arbitration award outstanding for the past superintendent that is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars that has to be funded and paid.

The ramifications of these financial obligations will dictate the direction we will go to create a school district that we want to move forward and become a highly performing district.

I feel that my extensive experience uniquely qualifies me to hit the floor running on day one.

My first goal, if elected, is to create a task force to attack the problem of bullying in the Saugus schools. For too long bullying has been a problem that needs to be eradicated in our schools. No student should be afraid or intimidated while attending our schools. They need to have the optimum learning environment so that they may learn and excel to the best of their abilities. We all need to make sure that that environment exists.

I also want to make sure that the food we are serving to our students is nutritious and appealing. We need to move on from traditional cafeteria style offerings and present and offer the same kinds of meals that we would serve our students at home. Food offerings are part and parcel in creating a nurturing environment within our schools that create the optimum learning environment.

These are just a few ideas that I feel my experience can contribute to move our school district forward and become a highly performing school that we all want and deserve.

Please consider me for one of your 5 votes for school committee. Thank you.