She supports evidence-based initiatives that improve student safety.
Kendra Caruso
Staff Writer
Kendra Caruso is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering education and health. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in journalism in 2019 and started working for the Sun Journal in 2023.
At-large: Casey Knight is vying for an Auburn School Committee seat
She believes more funding should be put toward incentives for ed techs to help classroom needs.
At large: Pamela Foster Albert seeks second term on Auburn School Committee
If she is reelected, she will help update the Auburn School Department’s emergency response plan and implement the ALICE training program.
At large: Matthew Agren hopes to win Lewiston School Committee seat
Agren feels that any decision to end livestreaming School Committee meetings would be an unnecessary barrier to accessing committee meetings.
Ward 7: Paul Beauparlant hopes to be elected to second full Lewiston School Committee term
He thinks the School Committee must provide a responsible budget to the City Council and Lewiston residents.
Ward 4: Kevin Boilard hopes to win Lewiston School Committee seat
The Kaydenz Kitchen president believes there needs to be multiple communication chains to proactively promote communication between the public and committee members.
Ward 7: Donna Gallant vies for Ward 7 Lewiston School Committee seat
Gallant hopes to help the public access the School Committee better by moving meetings to a larger venue and allow people to call into meetings from home.
Ward 5: Ashley Medina hopes to keep her seat on Lewiston School Committee
Ashley Medina supports prioritizing supporting schools through an adequate budget while addressing the community’s concerns of potential tax increases.
Ward 6: Meghan Hird hopes to secure second term on Lewiston School Committee
She believes that all volunteers and third-party partners working with students in Lewiston schools should be carefully vetted.
Ward 4: Craig Charpentier hopes to attain Lewiston School Committee seat
During the school budget process, he would scrutinize programs that yield inadequate results and redirect those funds toward more effective initiatives.