Meg Tyler » Town Election 2018 Candidates

Candidate Statement

I hope you will again support my candidacy for School Committee. My family and I have lived in Hopkinton for sixteen years and my son is now a sixth grader at the Middle School. As many of you already know, I have been teaching in the college classroom and worrying over equity, inclusion, effective curricula and student success for more than twenty-five years. I think it benefits the School Committee to have an experienced educator and researcher in its ranks. Not only do we craft and revise educational policy, we must also remain fiscally responsible – all in the service of providing adequate resources so the students can flourish.

What drives me to run again is a deep concern, foremost, for the education and well-being of each individual student. The public school system should rise to meet each child’s needs and can do so through a holistic approach, recognizing that what works for some might not work for others. Equal access to educational opportunities is only one part of the equation. We have to ensure our excellent teachers and administrators feel supported as well. As you can imagine, there is a complex orchestration going on behind scenes. This last year presented us with a number of challenges, some of which we, as a committee, met decently, others which we are still in the process of addressing. SC is a team effort, as they say. In this time of upheaval, consistency has substantive value. We have a good and hard-working team in place and I’d like to see our collective efforts bear fruit.

Current/past volunteer work in town:

• School Committee member since 2018 (including the ReOpening Planning Committee)
• Lake Maspenock Preservation Association Board
• SEPAC Board and Friends of SEPAC Board
• Hopkinton Cultural Council Committee member