New Britain Board of Education
Kristy Olson has extensive experience in the field of education, having worked as a 5th Grade Teacher at the New Britain Board of Education since August 2013. Prior to that, Kristy served as a 2nd Grade Teacher at Hartford Public Schools for almost a decade. Kristy also has experience working at the YMCA as Front Desk staff and a Teacher at Bright Horizons. Kristy holds a degree in STEM Leadership from the American College of Education and degrees in Education and Psychology from the University of Bridgeport and Southern Connecticut State University, respectively.
New Britain Board of Education
The role of the Board of Education is to institute policies, allocate funds (adopt and monitor the school district's budget), monitor student achievement, and be an education advocate and liasion with the public and other government/community agencies and elected officials in conjunction with the Superintendent.