School Committee
May 1, 2021
The School Committee is an elected executive authority for K-12 public schools. Meeting every two weeks, there are nine members with three-year terms and one member with a one-year term. The School Committee evaluates the superintendent, has the final say for education budgets, sets educational goals and creates policies for schools.
Some issues that have been discussed in the School Committee election are the use of police at the high school, temporary free wifi for students in certain areas and expansion of school programs.
There are three candidates running uncontested for the three-year school committee seats. Where the voting comes in is the one-year seat, a position with two candidates running: Steven Ehrenberg and Valerie Frias. To learn more about each candidate, watch the Brookline for Racial Justice and Equity Candidate (BRJE) Forum and the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum.
