ELECTION INFORMATION
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WILLIAM BLOSS
for Board of Education
Bio
Chair, Board of Education (2005-2007)
Member, Board of Education for 8 years
Lawyer and litigator for Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder
Raised in Branford, Guilford resident for 12 years
Married with two children in Guilford school system
Member, State Property Tax Cap Commission
Vice-Chair, Guilford?s Tax Stabilization Committee that created a tax
freeze for qualifying senior citizens
Accomplishments
Board of Education incumbent, first elected 1999
BOE Chair since 2005
Helped bring more openness to all aspects of Guilford?s public school
system and expand in-school participation by parents
Supported appropriate physical improvements to school buildings,
including a much needed ventilation system for Calvin Leete, and
a careful evaluation of other facilities by committed citizens with
expertise in building design and maintenance
Statement
"In my view, the BOE?s essential purpose is to improve classroom
instruction. Recently, the board oversaw the implementation of
Guilford?s first districtwide strategic plan, the adoption of new
curricula, and a substantial reduction in class size at the elementary
level. It also started an ambitious project using technology to improve
instruction and instituted zero-based budgeting.
If reelected, I will expand on this innovation and provide needed
resources for improved instruction, including professional development
for teachers and reduced class size. I want every person involved with
our schools to understand that we get only one chance to educate a
child, so it must be done right the first time."
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