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Biographical Information

Bob Hiscox has been a resident of Prospect for the past 32 years.  He resides with his wife Madeleine, on Matthew Street.  Bob has a number of advanced college degrees and is employed as a high school biology teacher at Newington High School.  He has nearly four decades of experience with the needs of our public schools. Bob has been honored as a teacher of the year in the Newington School District.  He has served on a number of NEAS&C high school accreditation teams and, as a member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, he has evaluated a number of college teacher preparation programs.  Bob has been involved in educational programs across the nation and internationally. He recently served as a representative to the State Department of  Education Teacher Certification Review Commission.

Bob currently serves as a member of the Region 16 Board of Education. He served as chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission for 10 years prior to moving to the Board of Ed. He is a past chairman of the Republican Town Committee and a member of the Prospect Land Trust. In the past Bob has served the town as Chairman of the Inland-Wetlands Committee and has frequently been elected as moderator of various town meetings.  Bob has also given freely of his time as a former tee-ball coach and girls basketball coach.  Bob was a member of the PTO’s at Algonquin, Community and Long River Middle Schools. As a former member of the Prospect Jaycees, Bob devoted many hours to the Region 16 Special Olympics Program.  Bob also assisted on early proposals for the development of our Regional High School.

As Planning and Zoning Chairman Bob led the Commission’s work on the town’s Plan of Conservation and Development, as well as a comprehensive review of all zoning regulations.  As a member of the Board of Education he has worked hard to insure that current educational expenditures are in the best interests of our students and meet the needs of our community in difficult economic times.

“The town of Prospect is continually changing. The Board of Education has the responsibility to insure that our schools provide the best possible education for our children. The Board of Education must also plan for the future growth and development of our schools and make the best use of tax dollars in providing for our future educational needs.”