Academic Excellency with Transparent Accountability
Aaron Reeves For
Burlington School Committee
My Mission
Burlington is an incredible community, and our schools should reflect the same level of excellence and care that families bring to this town every day. It's time to strengthen trust with parents, bring clear leadership to important decisions, and keep our schools focused on academic success while preparing students for the real world.
Why I am Running
My decision to run for the School Committee stems from meaningful conversations with parents across our community. These discussions highlighted a pressing need for improved communication and greater clarity in our district's decision-making process. I believe every family deserves to be heard, and I am deeply committed to rebuilding the essential bond of trust between our schools and the community.
I am running for the Burlington School Committee to strengthen our educational standards, restore transparency for families, and ensure every student remains at the heart of our decisions.
Key Issues
Restoring Transparency & Accountability
Trust is the foundation of a successful school system. The significant opt-out rate in recent district surveys signals a clear breakdown in confidence that must be addressed. Rebuilding this trust starts with active listening and ensuring parents have complete access to the classroom experience. As the School Committee approves the curriculum, all families should be able to clearly review and understand what their children are learning. I will advocate for a curriculum that remains strictly focused on core academic competencies, is age-appropriate, and is delivered with balance and fairness.
Advancing Academic Excellence
Burlington invests heavily in its schools, ranking in the top 7% in the state what is spent per student, but our academic rankings are around the top 47% in math, 41% in ELA, and 42% in science.*
Those numbers suggest our level of spending is not fully translating into the academic outcomes our students deserve.
Academic excellence must remain the core mission of our schools, and we should continually evaluate our approach to ensure student
performance and scores improve.
Committed to Fiscal Responsibility
The Burlington High School project is a defining challenge for our town. Last fall, our community sent a clear message through the debt exclusion vote. It wasn’t a rejection of investing in our students, but a call for better planning, clearer answers, and responsible leadership.
Our taxpayers deserve transparency and fiscal responsibility from the School Committee, and that’s something I’m committed to working toward if elected.
Upcoming Campaign Events
Join Reeves and the campaign team at our upcoming community forums, town halls, and meet-and-greets across Burlington.
MAR 28
Coffee Hour w/ Aaron
11 AM- 12 PM
True North Coffee Shop