Re-Elect Keith Bernard for Ward 7 School Committee
I’ve been honored to be elected twice to represent my neighbors on the Malden School Committee. In fact, serving on the school committee for the last four years has been one of the best things I’ve done in my life.
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Why I am running
2020 was unprecedented. Many of our neighbors lost their jobs, searched for child care and juggled the challenges of of remote learning, I asked: how best can I help? I brought laptops to students who didn’t have access to their remote classrooms. I bought groceries for families in quarantine, unable to leave to leave their homes. I delivered meals to Maldonians with GMAAC and Malden Neighbors. I committed to our community and I wanted to do more.
Over the last four years, we have done a lot of work coming out of the pandemic to make our schools the best they can be. The work is not complete, and we need to continually review and revise so as to make our schools as resilient as our community.
Education is a right.
Every student has the right to a comprehensive education that promotes creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. Preparing students for the future isn’t teaching them to pass a test its setting them to be successful innovators and leaders of our community.
A Great Education Requires Equity
Equity doesn’t just mean supporting the populations that need it most, it means being self-aware enough to see our own biases and to tear down our own assumptions. We can do this in being intentional in hiring diverse teachers that understand our students and the challenges they face. We need to be transparent; including parents, students and the greater Malden community in discussions about how our schools operate. We need to cultivate and nuture not just our kids, but our teachers and staff who deserve our investment.
Education is an Investment
We have to be intentional as well as efficient in distributing the limited resources we’re given. We should explore other sources of income such as grants, and community partnerships to support the programs our kids need to succeed and propel Malden forward. We need to continually advocate on the municipal, state and national levels for funding – including revamping the Chapter 70 funding which is not adequate to the challenges we face. We also need to be smart – by planning for future challenges while being adaptable to overcome current obstacles.
Contact me
Keith Bernard – (617)605-4341
Keith.Bernard@gmail.com
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