Colleagues Honor Presser For Community Work

Colleagues took some time Tuesday evening to honor Dorothy Presser for her efforts at the local and state level to improve the education system.

At the outset of the regularly-scheduled school committee meeting, Presser was not aware of the surprise that was set up for her, complete with a cake.

"I don't know anybody in the town that knows more about local, state and federal education, and we're lucky to have her with us," said committee member James Fagan. "Dorothy always brings us back to what's really important - the kids in the district."

Along with chairing the , Presser is the president of the Suburban Coalition and also of the Mass. Association of School Committees. The Suburban Coalition works to protect the interests of suburban communities in education and other state matters.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Jefferson praised Presser as "one of the driving forces behind the Suburban Coalition for a number of years," and called her "a great credit to Lynnfield, to MASC and the people that she serves."

Selectman Al Merritt also attended the meeting to read a proclamation in Presser's honor, recalling how she had served on the school building commitee that oversaw the construction of the town's four school buildings, while also citing her as a "tireless advocate for public education."