school committee to solicit in­ School, should be carefully

formation and recommen­ considered.

dations from administrators (2) Enhancing and im ­
and teachers. It necessarily proving our existing high,
over- follows that this information medium, and low structured
a rily w ill be considered objectively elem entary system . Done
when fo rm u latin g school properly, this should provide
policy. s u f f ic i e n t d i v e r s i t y in
The space problem at the classroom settings to meet
secondary le v e l m ust be the learning needs of nearly
resolved. However, to avoid all of Andover’s children.
implementation of stop-gap (3) Continue our effort to
measures which w ill result in provide quality programs,
a future budgetary dilemma, w it h in o ur fin a n c ia l
we must immediately develop limitations, to serve those of
and utilize objective long our children with special
range planning to minimize needs.
David R. AhouSe Joseph A. Finn future costs.
It is the duty of the school David B. Leonard
David R. Ahouse Joseph A . Finn committee to provide for the Address: 57 High Street, Apt. 5
Address: 175 High Plain Road Address: 231 Highland Road needs of all our children. I Education: Andover High School,
O ccupation: R e se a rc h Scien- Occupation: Production Control h a ve su b s e q u e n tly p a r ­ P h illip s A ca d e m y , N aropa
tist/Program Manager M a n a g e r, fo r H o n e y w e ll - ticipated in Chapter 766 core Institute, Salem State College.
Ed u ca tio n : B S M E , L a fa y e tte Lawrence, Mass. evaluations, which w ill be What we must realize during
College, P h .D ., Aerospace and Education: Northeastern Univer- helpful in formulating policy this up-coming election is that
Mechanical Sciences, Princeton • sity., B.S . in Business Manage­ in this area. In addition, as a for too long we have been
University. ment. lawyer and former Instructor neglecting our children’s need
1. Satisfactory resolution of A certain priority would be of Law at Suffolk Law School, to learn and experience in a
the secondary enrollm ent to promote a healthy climate I believe that I can provide a creative and supportive en­
problem - - specifically the for learning. We have all lost sound, objective and infor­ v iro n m e n t; to grow and
treet beco m e h e a lth y , a w a re
500+ students beyond existing because of the strife over mative approach to the im­
Solid adults.
capacity anticipated for the salary negotiations and the plementation of alternative
next eight to ten years. Traditional vs. Open conflict. approaches to education.
2. Continued evaluation and As an openminded individual, I would diligently work to
rolled
modification of curriculum to I can help remedy this situa­ provide a balancing of the
posed
meet Andover’s needs, in­ tion. roles of the school committee
th ,
cluding: Under present economic and managem ent by the
)llow-
•Proper implementation of conditions, fiscal prudence is superintendent.
rowth the traditional alternative. a concern of every citizen.
•Completion of internal and Taxpayers could expect me to
the Casimir J. Kolaski
)t a external curriculum assess­ exercise strict budgetary dis­
cipline, while encouraging a Address 15 Carisbrooke Street ;
tings ment program with greater
emphasis on the secondary spirit of reason and respon­ Occupation: Community Planning
the and Development Represen­
the level. siveness.
3. Development of long Overcrowding at the secon­ tative U.S. Department of Hous­
the ing and Urban Development.
An- range planning in the areas dary level requires positive
of: action. However, we must act Education: Bates College, Boston
tions University, B .A ., English and
pre- •Budget in the best interest of both
a. Work with the Selectmen student and taxpayer. I would American Literature. Graduate
hich studies program , B ran d e is
►ors. to coordinate sharing of cen­ push for full investigation of
tral office functions. every alternative before a U n iv e r s it y . T e a c h in g
aitely Fellowship, UMass, Health Ed. Robert P. Najjar
lenon b. Establish functional data decision is made. We must
recording and data retrieval prom ote e d u c a tio n a l e x ­ and A d m in istra tio n . P eace
reate Corps, Costa R ica, 2 years. Robert P. Najjar
loyed. system. cellen ce at a reasonable
c. E s ta b lis h budget by price. Our first priority must be Address: 8 Regis Road
be a the restoration of civility and Occupation: Bursar, Northeastern
an programs. Because of the demand for
•Maintenance. educational competency, we moderation to educational University.
n in- discussion in Andover. If we Education: Bachelor of Science in
sing, a. Complete evaluation by have to establish achieve­
ment goals for both prim ary continue in a spirit of enmity B u s in e s s A d m in is t r a t io n ,
can outside consultant.
and secondary education. and antagonism we w ill be un­ Master of Business Administra­
of b. Work with Selectmen to
Then, we must constantly able to come to grips with the tion.
the set up and manage long range
maintenance program for re vie w and e valuate our key issues which confront An­ (1) F IN A N C E S : Due to es­
age, dover’s schools. The School calating costs and limited tax
yers s c h o o l an d m u n ic ip a l curriculum to ensure that it
buildings. v meets the goals that we es­ Committee must take the revenues, it is critical to put
c. Integrate maintenance tablish. lead in reestablishing an en­ tax dollars to the best possi­
wth, vironment in which town of­ ble use. Financial as well as
the program into budget.
4. Many of the difficulties Paul L. Kenny ficials, parents, teachers and educational management is
:om- students can work together required in a constant effort
and a s s o c ia t e d w it h p a s t Address: 16 Wethersfield Drive
Occupation: Attorney. for quality education. to get better results.
be negotiations concerned finan­
E d u c a t io n : M a s s a c h u s e tts The other major tasks fac­ (2) Q U A L IT Y : As father of
• in- cial matters. The negotiations
Maritime Academy, BS - Marine ing the School Committee two children in the Andover
also revealed a lack of com­
munication between the par­ & E le ctrica l Engineering, Suf­ during the next three years in­ Schools, my concern is that
for- * efforts are made to best
ties. The School Committee folk University Law School, JD . clude:
mon p re p are students in the
must em ploy reason and Only when the entire school (1) Elim inating overcrowd­
into s y s te m fo r l a t e r l i f e .
responsibility to develop a department operates as a ing in our secondary schools
own Decisions must constantly be
rapport with our faculty. This c o h e s iv e u n it w i l l th e in a manner which recognizes
the made in terms of educational
w ill foster healthy inter­ problems relating to collec­ Andover’s long term growth
change and help reduce mis­ tive bargaining be minimized. prospects. All solutions, in­ worth relative to costs.
-) understandings. It is incumbent upon the cluding the Sa cre d -H e a rt (C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 4 ~ A )