Westfield Board of Education President will Not Seek New Term

A letter to residents from Westfield Board of Education President Rich Mattessich:

Dear Westfield Citizens,

With our first Board meeting since the commencement of the new school year now behind us, I wanted to thank the citizens of Westfield for their continued dedication to the Westfield Public School District.

So much gets accomplished each year to successfully serve our more than 6,200 students, as a result of your support. As my friends on the Board and in the Administration know, this Summer I decided not to seek a third term on the Board.

I have had the great pleasure of serving as a member of the Board for over six years, and as President of the Board during the last four of those years. And while I am proud of what we have accomplished, I am more proud of the fact that our accomplishments were the collaborative effort of nine Board members and an Administration that is second to none, whose singular purpose has been the success of each and every member of our student body.

And I take great comfort in the fact that our Board will continue to be served by three members of the public who have decided to run for office and who will no doubt continue our Tradition of Excellence in education: Gretchan Ohlig, our current Vice President of the Board, Robert Garrison, and Charles Ostroff.

Robert and Charles will be new to the Board beginning January 2016 when my current term ends, and we welcome them wholeheartedly. And I look forward to a little more free time come January (OK, a lot more free time) which will be nice to have to spend with my family and on other activities.

Rich Mattessich

President, Westfield Board of Education