Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, October 11, 2019 ~ Political Announcement ~ Gaieski seeks a third term on School Committee I am happy to announce my campaign for a third term as a Saugus School Committee member. As a native Saugonian, graduate of the Saugus Public Schools, and a retired forty-year teacher and administrator in the Saugus Schools, I feel eminently qualified to continue working towards the needed improvements facing our beleaguered schools. As we approach opening the new Middle/High School, restructured 3-5 Steam Academy, and Pre-K-2 Early Learning Center we face monumental decisions on how to deliver the best education possible to our students in what is one of the largest educational investments this town has ever made. It is imperative that the citizens of this town choose candidates schools and how they operate, as well as a person with a proven track record in doing what is best educationally for the children of Saugus. It is my belief that a School A RETIRED SAUGUS EDUCATOR: School Committee Member Linda Gaieski cites her 40 years as a teacher and an administrator in Saugus Public Schools. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) with a strong educational background, working knowledge of Committee needs at least one member with a strong background in education. As a 1970 graduate of Merrimack College with a BA in History; a Western Michigan University National Science Grant Certificate in Advanced Social Studies Education with specific emphasis on interdisciplinary project/problem solving based learning; Salem State University, English and Master’s program in Guidance and Counseling; Cambridge College, M.Ed. in Supervision and Administration; as well as, extensive post graduate courses in teaching methodology, child growth and development, psychology, and social/emotional factors affecting children demonstrate I possess that background. A background that is of immense benefit to a School Committee in navigating the difficult decisions confronting it on a regular basis. In the four years I’ve served on the Saugus School Committee, I have worked diligently and effectively toward improving the Saugus Schools by affecting policy development and change as Chairman of the Policy Subcommittee, served as co-chair in the Superintendent search/selection process, worked to pass the override for the new MS/HS, served on the new High School/Middle School Building Committee, chaired the Food Service Subcommittee, served as the SPS liaison to the Saugus Business Educational Collaborative, served as a negotiator in the settlement of personnel contracts, as well as, a member of the SEA Labor-Management team, and worked on developing both the educational and district plans that will direct the future of education in Saugus. My extensive educational background coupled with twenty-five years teaching experience gives me a solid foundation and understanding of modern day educational best practices and skills necessary to help Saugus move from a system ranking in the 8th percentile of all schools in the state GAIESKI | SEE PAGE 7
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