School Committee Members
Ashburnham Members
Kyle Johnson
School Committee Member (Chairperson) - Ashburnham
Email: kjohnson@awrsd.org
Term: April 2022 - April 2025
- Policy Subcommittee (Chair)
- Negotiations Subcommittee (Chair)
- Governance Subcommittee
- Liaison: Ashburnham Select Board; Ashburnham Capital Planning
Winifred Kender
School Committee Member - Ashburnham
Email: wkender@awrsd.org
Term: April 2024 - April 2027
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee
- Policy Subcommittee
- Student Achievement Subcommittee
- Liaison: Oakmont Student Advisory Council
Jeremey Smeltekop
School Committee Member - Ashburnham
Email: jsmeltekop@awrsd.org
Term: April 2023 - April 2026
- Policy Subcommittee
- Budget and Finance Subcommittee
- Liaison: JR Briggs School Improvement Council
Jennifer Storm
School Committee Member (Secretary) - Ashburnham
Email: jstorm@awrsd.org
Term: April 2022 - April 2025
- Governance Subcommittee (Chair)
- Negotiations Subcommittee
- Policy Subcommittee
- Liaison: Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC), CAPS and Keystone
Laura St. Cyr
School Committee Member - Ashburnham
Email: lstcyr@awrsd.org
Term: April 2023 - April 2026
- Student Achievement Subcommittee
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee
- Policy Subcommittee
- Liaison: Overlook School Improvement Council
Westminster Members
Nadine Leger
School Committee Member - Westminster
Email: nleger@awrsd.org
Term: April 2023 - April 2026
- Governance Subcommittee
- Student Achievement Subcommittee
- Liaison: Westminster Elementary / Meetinghouse School Improvement Council
Courtney Rose McGee
School Committee Member - Westminster
Email: cmcgee@awrsd.org
Term: April 2024 - April 2027
- Budget and Finance Subcommittee
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee (Chair)
Janet Smith
School Committee Member - Westminster
Email: jsmith@awrsd.org
Term: April 2022 - April 2025
- Budget and Finance Subcommittee (Chair)
- Governance Subcommittee
Kimberly Russo
School Committee Member - Westminster
Email: krusso@awrsd.org
Term: April 2023 - April 2026
- Student Achievement Subcommittee (Chair)
- Negotiations Subcommittee
- Governance Subcommittee
- Liaison: Oakmont School Improvement Council, Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC)
Wendy Smolinsky
School Committee Member - Westminster
Email: wsmolinsky@awrsd.org
Term: November 2023 - April 2025
- Budget and Finance Subcommittee
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee
- Liaison: Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC)
How to run for School Committee
- The district will announce a posting in January of each year of seats available
- Pull Nomination Papers at Town Clerk or Central Office
- Obtain 40 registered voter signatures from one town or a combination of both towns, keeping each towns signatures on separate forms.
- 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: