Board of Ed. Welcomes Darleen Klase

The Windsor Board of Education met during a special meeting Thursday evening to announce a replacement for democrat Lucille Brown, who resigned over the summer.

The board unanimously voted to appoint Darleen Klase (D) to fill the vacant seat "until the end of [Lucille Brown's] term or until the next general election."

With Klase's appointment, the democrats, who hold a majority on the board, have no board of education candidates for the November 8 election other than those currently seated.

Current democratic board of education members include President Milo "Rusty" Peck, Vice President Christopher Watts, Secretary Doreen Richardson, Richard O'Reilly (appointed to fill the vacancy left by former Vice President Christopher McAuliffe), and Klase.

Klase, who has children in Windsor Public Schools (Sage Park and Poquonock) said after her appointment on Thursday that the opportunity to serve on the board means "working for the community, which I already do at my job, and serving as a liaison between the community and [the district]."

Klase added that while serving on the board she will be committed to ensuring Windsor's elementary school reorganization goes smoothy, assisting in the selection of a permanent superintendent and addressing the quality of public education in town.

According to information provided by the Windsor Democratic Town Committee, Klase is a social worker "employed by the University of Connecticut School of Scoial Work where she is assigned to a university partnership with the Connecticut Department of Social Services."

She currently serves as the director of the department's Office of Organizational and Skill Development.