Richard Harding
2009 Candidate for Cambridge School Committee
Home address:
187 Windsor St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Contact information:
Harding Campaign
PO Box 390450
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: 617-354-3164
E-mail: schools02139@yahoo.com or
HardingCampaign@yahoo.com
Website: www.RichardHarding.org
Send contributions to:
Harding Campaign
PO Box 390450
Cambridge, MA 02139
This candidate did not respond to the suggested topics for this year:
1) Background (biographical, etc.)
2) Top Priorities (List about three - then elaborate below)
3) School Department Administration and Superintendent
4) School Department Budget and Capital Needs (including CRLS renovations, and the disposition of surplus buildings)
5) Controlled Choice, Student Assignment Policies, and the "Achievement Gap"
6) Enrichment Programs (honors classes, after-school opportunities, etc.)
7) Enrollment and the Marketing of Public Schools vs. Charter Schools and Private Schools
8) Elementary Schools and Curriculum (positives and negatives, middle school proposal, other changes you would support)
9) High School Programs and Curriculum (positives and negatives, and changes you would support)
10) MCAS and Measuring Student Achievement (pros, cons, alternatives)
11) Teacher Evaluations and Performance Measures
12) School Safety and Student Behavior
13) Parent Involvement and School Councils
14) Other (include additional topics, if you wish)