Devon Wible Running For Easton Board Of Education

EASTON, CT — The state Municipal Election is Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Patch contacted candidates to answer questions about their campaigns.

Democrat Devon Wible, 42, is running for Easton Board of Education in Easton.

Occupation: Vice President, Academics At The Fullbloom Organization

Family: Judson, 43 (spouse) Lewis, 8 Robert, 6 Oliver, 2

Experience: Current - Board of Education; Prior Alternate on Board of Finance

Family in government: No

The single biggest issue in town is ______, and I plan to do this about it:

Ensuring that our schools are adequately funded to keep elementary class sizes small and to bring in important innovations like STEM, coding, and robotics.

Critical differences between me and my opponents:

Running uncontested.

Accomplishments:

I am a life-long educator and earned my undergraduate degree in History from Princeton University and a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Kansas. Professionally, I started my career as a high school social studies educator teaching in New Jersey. I left the classroom in 2007, and have worked in curriculum leadership for the last 14 years. For the last 4.5 years, I have served as the Vice President of Academics at the FullBloom Organization overseeing curriculum development, assessment, instructional excellence, and instructor training. I currently sit on the Easton Board of Education, and serving on the Curriculum and Joint Wellness committees and the DEI Task Force.

Other issues:

I am a strong advocate for keeping class sizes small and increasing innovations like STEM, coding, and robotics

What else would you like voters to know about you?

In addition to serving on the Board of Education, I am also on the board of the Easton Community Center, a room parent at Samuel Staples Elementary School, and an AYSO soccer coach.