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At-large candidates offer competing fixes for literacy, inclusion and school marketing
Summary
At-large candidates Tiffany Jewell, Emily Sarafee Cox and Roberta Sanger Sullivan described solutions for literacy, special education, staff retention, and attracting families to Northampton Public Schools, including dual immersion programs, evidence-based curricula, and marketing the district.
The three candidates running for the two at-large seats on Northampton’s school committee used a League of Women Voters forum on Nov. 3 to outline competing priorities for literacy, special education, staffing and district recruitment.
Emily Sarafee Cox, a six-year incumbent and lead negotiator for recent district contracts, emphasized collective bargaining gains and long-term program investments. "We have made huge strides towards... living wages for our paraeducators and our cafeteria workers," she said, and proposed investments such as dual Spanish-English immersion to attract and retain…
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