Photo: Town Clerk’s Office
Here’s a little math for those seeking a seat on the Belmont School Committee:
If four possible candidates run for two available seats, that result will likely be an exciting Town Election this spring as the potential field to fill the pair of committee slots has doubled as more residents have taken out nomination papers with just eight days remaining to submit 50 signatures to the Town Clerk.
As of Monday morning, Feb. 5, three newcomers to town-wide elections have taken out nomination papers for School Committee:
- Claus Becker, Poplar Street
- Tara Donner, Payson Road
- Jill Norton, Clark Street
Becker is a Town Meeting member from Precinct 5 who is an active campaigner to increase the use of alternative energy in town.
Donner represents Precinct 6 in Town Meeting and is an English teacher at McCall Middle School in Winchester.
Norton is director of education policy at Cambridge-based Abt Associates, and previously was a senior policy adviser for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education.
Incumbent Susan Burgess-Cox is the only candidate to submit her nomination papers to Town Clerk Ellen Cushman.
Current School Committee Chair Lisa Fiore is seeking a partial one-year term rather than defend her full three-year seat on the board.
I would like to hear how candidate would expand the after-care programs so that no student who needs this safe service is turned away.