During the main contract talks, teachers had complained they were not being kept up-to-date on the negotiations.
"Communication is a huge problem, and it's something we would have to do better on," O'Sullivan says.
He says he plans to ask the membership to create a new position: vice-president for communication, who would work both within the union and with the media and the public.
Claire Rodley's Retirement
"I have a long institutional history, and sometimes that's helpful," says Rodley, who has held the post for 15 years.
Rodley keeps the school committee's records and prepares agendas and other documents for the public. She also records minutes for all of the committee's meetings, which often end late at night.
"We have more meetings than most towns," she says, smiling.
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