{"id":544,"date":"2018-12-03T23:52:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T23:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/?page_id=544"},"modified":"2025-01-26T21:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T21:00:23","slug":"re-elect-eileen-jay-on-march-4-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"RE-ELECT EILEEN JAY ON MARCH 3, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_2198BCroppedColorEF-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_2198BCroppedColorEF-919x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1100\" style=\"width:166px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_2198BCroppedColorEF-919x1024.jpg 919w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_2198BCroppedColorEF-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_2198BCroppedColorEF-768x855.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_2198BCroppedColorEF-1379x1536.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_2198BCroppedColorEF-1839x2048.jpg 1839w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_2198BCroppedColorEF-341x380.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Lawn-Sign-for-Website-1-300x212.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-525 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Lawn-Sign-for-Website-1-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Lawn-Sign-for-Website-1.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#09109c\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#09109c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Experience<\/mark><\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#09109c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~ <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#09109c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Vision <\/mark>~ Compassion<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>I am excited to run for re-election to the Lexington School Committee on March 3, 2025. I bring the depth of my experience as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/about-eileen-2\/school-committee-experience\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1008\"><strong>School Committee member for the past 9 years<\/strong><\/a>\u2014including three years as Chair\u2014as well as my continued passion for providing the best education for our students. As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/professional-experience\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>professional educational researcher<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/active-involvement-with-schools\/\"><span style=\"color:#1f1cc3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>active parent in our schools<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for more than 20 years, I care deeply about inspiring students to enjoy the <em>process<\/em> and <em>joy <\/em>of learning. Through education, we aim to stimulate their passions and cultivate life-long skills to help them become critical thinkers, caring adults, and engaged citizens of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"priorities\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>PRIORITIES<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educating Our Students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Advocate for excellence in education that serves students of all abilities<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Provide challenges that inspire students to reach their academic and personal potential<\/span><\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Cultivate life-long skills for critical thinking, engagement, collaboration, and compassion<\/span><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Ensure equitable and inclusive education for all students; address gaps and inequities <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Adopt a comprehensive curriculum that embraces all cultures, identities, and perspectives<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Balance academic growth with caring for students&#8217; social, emotional, and mental health needs<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">District and Community Concerns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Prudent planning for the high school building that balances educational and space needs with fiscal concerns <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#0a36ec\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Monitor costs to maintain our operating budget while faced with financial pressures from increases in enrollments, transportation costs, and special needs. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We need sound and balanced judgment to address the complex challenges our system faces. I strive to bring a thoughtful, reasoned approach to issues that is informed by key facts, data and information, as well as input from educators and the community. The key to understanding is listening. I have always tried to engage in <em>actively listening<\/em> to the perspectives of students, staff, parents, and community members which I believe is critical in making informed decisions that best serve our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Begin PayPal Donations by https:\/\/www.tipsandtricks-hq.com\/paypal-donations-widgets-plugin -->\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\">\n    <div class=\"paypal-donations\">\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_donations\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"bn\" value=\"TipsandTricks_SP\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"business\" value=\"treasurer@jayforschoolcommittee.com\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"rm\" value=\"0\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"currency_code\" value=\"USD\" \/>\n        <input type=\"image\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" name=\"submit\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online.\" \/>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<!-- End PayPal Donations -->\n\n\n\n\n<p>Please also complete info form at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jayforschoolcommittee.com\/2025\/donate\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"31\">Donate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experience ~ Vision ~ Compassion I am excited to run for re-election to the Lexington School Committee on March 3, 2025. I bring the depth of my experience as a School Committee member for the past 9 years\u2014including three years as Chair\u2014as well as my continued passion for providing the best education for our students. 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