{"id":1008,"date":"2022-02-23T22:55:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/?page_id=1008"},"modified":"2025-01-04T06:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T06:52:40","slug":"school-committee-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/about-eileen-2\/school-committee-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"School Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7873-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7873-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7873-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7873-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7873-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7873-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7873-507x380.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Front: Deepika Sawhney, Vice-chair, Eileen Jay, Chair, Sara Cuthbertson. Back: Kathleen Lenihan, Larry Freeman, Dr. Julie Hackett, Superintendent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Eileen Jay, Chair<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">School Committee Member &#8211; 9 years (elected 2016)<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PROVEN EXPERIENCE AND IMPACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Leadership Roles<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chair, School Committee<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; 3 years<\/strong> (2018-20; 2024-present); <strong>Vice-Chair &#8211; 2 years<\/strong> (2020-22)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chair, Policy Subcommittee <\/strong>\u2013 drafted and adopted new policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SC Team Lead &#8211; Secondary Education<\/strong>, <strong>Diversity Equity &amp; Inclusion,<\/strong> <strong>Special Education<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Liaison to School &amp; Town Committees: <\/strong>Select Board, Human Rights Committee, School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), Special Education PAC, PTO\/PTA Presidents Council, LEF<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trustee, Cary Memorial Library Executive Board of Trustees<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Accomplishments<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>LPS Strategic Plan Synthesis Team <\/strong>\u2013 developed <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B8tnJF-6mEszSlJjRmVDdkF3d2R5YTNQWjdtSmRPUDZhbVRn\/view?resourcekey=0-tghcbmIF0vsYclOBV_t1Iw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LPS Strategic Plan<\/a> that outlines the district\u2019s mission, vision, and core values<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion CIT \u2013 <\/strong>worked on design of integrated DEI curriculum for all students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-chair, Superintendent Search Committee<\/strong> that led to hiring of Dr. Julie Hackett, in a transparent process with community &amp; staff input<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>School Building Projects<\/strong> \u2013 oversight of new Hastings School, LCP preschool, and middle school additions; planning for high school building<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial Guidelines Working Group<\/strong> &#8211; municipal and school advisory group to consider guidelines around financing capital projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oversight and Approval of LPS Budget<\/strong> &#8211; SC approves LPS annual operating budget, reviews expenses and quarterly reports, works with Supt on budget issues and constraints<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SC Policies Adopted<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diverse cultural holidays added to LPS school calendar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Field Trip\/Travel guidelines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revised technology and cell phone use policies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Front: Deepika Sawhney, Vice-chair, Eileen Jay, Chair, Sara Cuthbertson. 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