Tom Wise for Reading, MA School Committee
Achieving Excellence Sustainably

Tom Wise for Reading, MA School Committee
The first pillar of a School Committee’s responsibilities is setting district policy in accordance with State and Federal law.
As Chair of the School Committee, I led the process of creating the Policy Subcommittee since most of our Policies had not been reviewed or updated since 2006. The Subcommittee first convened in 2022, and I assumed the chairmanship in 2023.
The second pillar of a School Committee’s responsibilities is setting the budget and advocating for capital expenditures. I commit to diligent stewardship, strategic perspectives, and flawless execution of financial matters facing the School Committee.
The third pillar of a School Committee’s responsibilities is setting goals and measuring progress against them as part of the annual review process for the Superintendent. I commit to working with the rest of the Committee to set SMART goals for our Superintendent and leveraging those goals to measure his progress and that of the district as part of his annual review process.
My family and I moved to Reading in 2006 after thoroughly analyzing options on the North Shore of Boston. We chose Reading for its public safety, commuting options to Boston, and, most of all, the Reading Public Schools.
We currently have one child attending the Reading Public Schools and one who graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 2023. They have completed their time at Joshua Eaton Elementary and Parker Middle School.
After two years of proactively and collaboratively lobbying with the Town Government (both during the day and at night), my family completed a significant renovation of our house in June 2016. We are here to stay!
Throughout my time in Reading, I have been an active volunteer, with a specific focus on supporting our youth and contributing at the Town level. A few of the more prominent roles include:
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