Attorney Robert McCarthy Seeks to Return to Northeast Vocational School Committee

The following was submitted by Robert McCarthy:

Attorney Robert S. McCarthy of 39 Pine Ridge Road, Reading, MA announced he is seeking to return as Reading’s Representative to the Northeast School Committee and his name will appear on the ballot on November 6, 2012.  The twelve communities included in the Northeast School District are: Reading, North Reading, Melrose, Stoneham, Wakefield, Winchester, Saugus, Chelsea, Malden, Revere, Winthrop and Woburn.

Attorney Robert S. McCarthy was first elected to serve as Reading’s Representative to  the  Northeast School Committee in 1998.  During his tenure on the board he served as the Chairman of the School’s Budget Committee where he led the effort to revise the entire budget process.  He advocated for budget measures that allowed for the budget to be more transparent and accountable to the cities and towns that Northeast serves.  McCarthy also proposed the implementation of a detailed line-item budget format for the school.  McCarthy said “The implementation of this budget format allowed for a cost effective process to look at all school expenditures to mandate that the budget is fiscally sound as well as being educationally sound.” 

During McCarthy’s tenure on the board he also led the effort to have Northeast students do many community projects for Reading that enabled the town to complete projects at a very reasonable cost.  Some of the more notable community projects that were completed during McCarthy’s tenure on the School Committee were the installation flower boxes on store fronts in Reading Square and the installation of the Community Resource Desk in the lobby of the Reading Police Station.  These projects were done by the Northeast students which allowed them to gain real life experience and saved the town valuable financial resources in the process.  Attorney McCarthy is committed to Northeast’s goal of offering quality vocational education to its 1200 students. 

Attorney McCarthy is certified as a Superintendent–Director of a Vocational Technical School by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  He has lived in Reading since 1992.  He and his wife Kelly McCarthy are the parents of  Rob McCarthy, Reading Memorial High School Class of 2007 and Kathryn McCarthy who is a senior at Reading Memorial High School. 

Attorney Robert S. McCarthy looks forward to meeting many residents over the next two months in an effort to speak directly to the citizens of Reading about his views.  He respectfully asks for your vote on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 as Reading’s Representative to the Northeast School Committee.