To the Voters of Newport:
I am asking for your vote on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 as I am running for a two-year seat for the Newport School Board. I have had the pleasure of serving on the school board for the past two years but my work is not done.
When I ran for the board two years ago, I pledged to get our fiscal house in order. We have made great strides in that direction but we still have a long way to go. We need to improve our financial system and up our accountability to the voters. I am asking for your support so I can continue to address this issue.
I have been criticized for saying that I want to be on the school board to address financial issues rather than say “it’s for the kids”. Any effort that a school board member makes should be obvious that it is to directly affect children; to improve educational opportunities; to provide fair and equitable wages for the staff; to insure adequate resources, both financial and materially, so that the teachers and staff have what they need; and to raise the expectations of success for each and every student.
To simply say that one is running ‘for the kids” is a hollow promise unless it is backed with something specific one will do to help all our children. For me, it is getting our fiscal house in order, employing competent administrators and staff, and preserving our facilities, including the coming renovations to the Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center, AKA “The Tech.”
Again, I am asking for your vote on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns regarding my candidacy or the Newport School District.
Thank you for your past and future support!
Virginia “Biddy” Irwin
Newport, N.H.
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