by Patricia Valda

I met Eileen Jay during a Site-Base School Council/PTA’s joint effort to get parents from our different communities more involved and active in our schools. Right from the start, she impressed me with her incredible experience in our town’s and schools’ related issues, as well as her leadership skills. I have witnessed her drive in embracing responsibilities and commitments with passion, dedication and intelligence, throughout our work together.

Not only an effective advocate of our schools, Eileen has also been a major force behind the efforts to stop one of the biggest problems that our schools face today: Student stress. She was one of the leaders behind a presentation to the School Committee on student stress that lead to the creation of the Ad Hoc Committee for Youth at Risk.  She is the lead author on the report produced by the committee, which had much needed recommendations about stress reduction and management for the schools, town, and community. 

All her years of experience as a parent volunteer, as a Site-Base school Council, and as an academic in education field make her the perfect candidate for our School Committee.

As a mother of three children who currently are in the Lexington schools, as well as a very active Lexington resident, I truly believe that Eileen Jay is the independent, smart, decisive, level-headed leader that we desperately need in the Lexington School Committee.

I ask that you join me in voting for Eileen Jay to the Lexington School Committee on March 1st. If you want to know more about Eileen Jay, visit her website: jayforschoolcommittee.com 

Patricia Valda Luzio, Follen Road