Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Below please find Hanley Scott’s candidate information sheet. Ms. Scott is
\nrunning opposed for one of the two open seats for a three-year term on the
\nSchool Committee.<\/p>\n
“NAME:\tHanley Scott<\/p>\n
CANDIDATE FOR:\tSchool Committee<\/p>\n
ADDRESS:\t98 Walnut St<\/p>\n
TELEPHONE (Cell) NUMBER:\t781-534-2472<\/p>\n
LENGTH OF RESIDENCY: 7 years\t<\/p>\n
Please list relevant experience (education, vocation, etc.) you feel will
\nbe useful in the office you are seeing.
\n–\tB.S. from Boston University
\n–\tOperations Manager for Encore Specialty Foods, a South-Shore based family
\nowned and operated gourmet food importer
\n–\t2024-2026 Invest in Hanover Volunteer
\n–\t2025-2026 Center School room parent
\n–\tRecurring volunteer and contributor for in-school activities, teacher
\nappreciation\/support campaigns, and HPS fundraising events<\/p>\n
What are the major issues confronting the town which involve your office?
\nPlease express your opinion on these issues and how you propose to deal
\nwith them.<\/p>\n
Budget concerns remain front and center. While last year\u2019s override
\nbought us much-needed breathing room, Hanover\u2019s residents are maxed out,
\nand we need to find additional funding sources to ensure our schools\u2019
\nneeds are met without asking residents to continue absorbing additional tax
\nobligations. If elected, I would work to ensure that we are collaborating
\neffectively with our elected state representatives to further advocate for
\nmore funding through any available sources, including promoting reforms to
\nthe state calculations for reimbursements through chapter 70 and circuit
\nbreaker. Simply put, the state government needs to contribute more to our
\nschool budgets. Secondly, I would work to enhance our special education
\nservice offerings, creating more robust programs within HPS to provide
\nspecialized educational services for kids in-district. Meeting special
\neducation needs is not optional, and when we can\u2019t do that in district,
\nthe price tag is heavy for taxpayers. It is in Hanover\u2019s financial best
\ninterest to make strategic investments in staff with enhanced special
\neducation certifications to create programs in-district and reduce costly
\nout of district placements. Strategic long-term planning for major projects
\nshould also be at the heart of our budget work. Two of our four school
\nbuildings are approaching or at the end of their useful life. Starting the
\nprocess now to secure state-backed funding for these two buildings is
\nessential, but we should also be mindful of creating intentionally designed
\nsavings plans for the major repairs and renovations that will need to
\nhappen in 10, 15, 20, and 30 years.
\nAcademically, both the need and want for technical education is soaring,
\nand I would love to see Hanover become a leader in vocational, technical,
\nand STEM programming. Hanover students consistently fill our allocated
\nspace at SSVT, and the recent outpouring of resident support for the
\nVo-Tech rebuild project proves how much people in this community care about
\nsupporting this academic model. With the current surge in demand for highly
\nskilled labor, and the cost of traditional 4-year college becoming
\nincreasingly unsustainable, we should strive to create programming
\nin-district that reflects the need for more tech education on the South
\nShore, prepares students for a wider variety of post-graduate educational
\npaths, and entices future families to settle in Hanover. <\/p>\n
Why are you running for this office?
\nI am running for school committee first and foremost to serve and support
\nour community. Every single one of us has something we can offer, be it
\ntalent, expertise, or a few hours of our time each week, to improve
\nHanover. I am deeply invested in creating an incredible educational
\nexperience for every family in our district. Now, more than ever, we
\nrecognize that school is not just four walls and a chalkboard, but a
\ncritical part of our kids\u2019 social, emotional, athletic, artistic, and
\nacademic foundation for life. Public schools should be a place where all
\nstudents are given the tools, classes, space and support to grow, succeed
\nand thrive. I believe my operations background, enthusiasm and advocacy for
\nHanover Public Schools, and community-focused mindset would make me an
\nasset to the school committee, and I hope to earn your vote on May 16th.” <\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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