Physician and town-meeting member Elite Schultz backs override, stresses fiscal restraint and academic excellence

Elite Schultz, a physician, town meeting member and candidate for the Brookline School Committee, told Brookline Interactive Group she supports the operating override on the May 5 ballot but stressed that the district must cut recurring costs and collect better data so future overrides are less likely.

Schultz said the town’s schools are “in a time of transition” and that the committee should pair academic priorities with responsible budgeting. “I am not afraid to ask tough questions,” she said, adding that the override is necessary now while also urging steps to limit dependence on future overrides.

Schultz framed academic excellence around individualized opportunities and critical thinking. She said students who excel in music or advanced math should have pathways to deepen those skills and that schools…