Sara Goldberg

67 Pine Street

Education: Goddard College (Arts)

Occupation: Office Manager for family physician

Age: 46

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Political experience: None

General statement about candidacy: I am running because nobody else was
offering to do so and I found that to be discouraging considering that
education and the future of our children is extremely important to me
(and I believe it is to others too). I have no political motivations
whatsoever, I just want to serve our beloved city well and I hope that
by engaging in this process to learn a bit about how it all works. I
hope that the community will support me in this endeavor and feel free
to come to me with anything that they believe needs addressing and I
promise to do my best.

Curriculum development: This is up to the schools and the superintendents, along with principals.

District consolidation law: A tough thing but hopefully will keep tax rates down in Maine without sacrificing education.

Special education: Keep Special Education needs in line with equal opportunity for gifted and talented children.

Infrastructure needs: Maintenance.

School spending priorities: High quality, informed, innovative teachers
who aren’t afraid to be challenged and challenge. Keep our students
interested and engaged by whatever methods are the most productive and
proven.

List areas of school spending that need to be cut or eliminated: Not sure.

Goals to accomplish next term: Learn more about how this all works
since this is my first time serving, but encouraging others to join in
also since I am running unopposed.

Issues voters bring up most often: Unfortunately I am uncontested but I
encourage others to step in and bring the issues up that matter to
them. School spending is one area that has been mentioned to me
repeatedly, especially since we have a bond issue for the high school
on the plate currently. I would like to see a greener building plan
offered, but as I am unsure of the cost of doing such am not sure how I
feel about it at this point in time.