From buttons and newsletters to a vibrant website and presence about town, we have been quite impressed with resident Keiko Zoll’s grassroots campaign for Swampscott School Committee.
She is the challenger to three-term incumbents Amy O’Connor and Carin Marshall for one of two, three-year School Committee seats up for grabs in the Tuesday, April 30 town election.
Zoll has lived in Swampscott for less than a year, but her command of Swampscott Public Schools’ needs and issues, both immediate and long-term, on the campaign trail is noteworthy. Those issues include: the district’s need to continue academic excellence to attract and retain young families, as an impending silver tsunami transforms Swampscott demographics; the need to address growing, volatile costs associated with out-of-district placements and high-need learners; and, whether under the School Committee’s purview or not, the need for more action on the district’s crumbling school buildings.
Read the full piece at The Swampscott Reporter.