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Ashburnham Westminster Regional School District

serving the communities of Ashburnham and Westminster Massachusetts

School Committee Members

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Ashburnham Members


 

Kyle Johnson the School Committee Member (Chairperson) - Ashburnham

Kyle Johnson

School Committee Member (Chairperson) - Ashburnham

Email: kjohnson@awrsd.org

Term: April 2022 - April 2025

  • Policy Subcommittee (Chair)
  • Negotiations Subcommittee (Chair)
  • Liaison: Oakmont School Improvement Council

Winifred Kender the School Committee Member - Ashburnham

Winifred Kender

School Committee Member - Ashburnham

Email: wkender@awrsd.org

Term: April 2024 - April 2027

  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee
  • Governance Subcommittee
  • Student Achievement Subcommittee
  • Liaison: Oakmont Student Advisory Council

 

Jeremey Smeltekop the School Committee Member - Ashburnham

Jeremey Smeltekop

School Committee Member - Ashburnham

Email: jsmeltekop@awrsd.org

Term: April 2023 - April 2026

  • Policy Subcommittee
  • Budget and Finance Subcommittee
  • Liaison: Overlook School Improvement Council

Jennifer Storm the School Committee Member (Secretary) - Ashburnham

Jennifer Storm

School Committee Member (Vice Chair) - Ashburnham

Email: jstorm@awrsd.org

Term: April 2022 - April 2025

  • Governance Subcommittee (Chair)
  • Policy Subcommittee

Laura St. Cyr the School Committee Member - Ashburnham

Laura St. Cyr

School Committee Member - Ashburnham

Email: lstcyr@awrsd.org

Term: April 2023 - April 2026

  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee
  • Policy Subcommittee
  • Liaison: JR Briggs School Improvement Council

 

Westminster Members


 

Nadine Leger the School Committee Member - Westminster

 

Nadine Leger

School Committee Member - Westminster

Email: nleger@awrsd.org

Term: April 2023 - April 2026

  • Budget and Finance Subcommittee
  • Student Achievement Subcommittee
  • Liaison: Westminster Elementary / Meetinghouse School Improvement Council

Courtney Rose McGee the School Committee Member - Westminster

Courtney Rose McGee

School Committee Member - Westminster

Email: cmcgee@awrsd.org

Term: April 2024 - April 2027

  • Budget and Finance Subcommittee
  • Student Achievement Subcommittee 

Janet Smith the School Committee Member - Westminster

Janet Smith

School Committee Member - Westminster

Email: jsmith@awrsd.org

Term: April 2022 - April 2025

  • Budget and Finance Subcommittee (Chair)
  • Governance Subcommittee

Kimberly Russo the School Committee Member - Westminster

Kimberly Russo

School Committee Member (Secretary) - Westminster

Email: krusso@awrsd.org

Term: April 2023 - April 2026

  • Student Achievement Subcommittee (Chair)
  • Negotiations Subcommittee
  • Policy Subcommittee
  • Liaison: CAPS and Keystone

 

Wendy Smolinsky the School Committee Member - Westminster

Wendy Smolinsky

School Committee Member - Westminster

Email: wsmolinsky@awrsd.org

Term: November 2023 - April 2025

  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee (Chair)
  • Negotiations Subcommittee
  • Governance Subcommittee
  • Liaison: Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC)

 

How to run for School Committee

  1. The district will announce a posting in January of each year of seats available
  2. Pull Nomination Papers at Town Clerk or Central Office
  3. Obtain 40 registered voter signatures from one town or a combination of both towns, keeping each towns signatures on separate forms.
  4. Turn in signed nomination papers to Central Office prior to the posted deadline

 

 

As a publicly elected body, the committee is governed by the Mass Open Meeting Law:

Open Meeting Law Guide and Educational Materials