Bruce E. Storm, ED. D.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Bruce Storm attended public schools, graduated and obtained his BA from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. While an undergraduate, he majored in English, played varsity basketball and was managing editor of the school's literary magazine. His first professional experience in the field of education occurred when he became an English teacher and coach at a boarding school in Southampton, NY. He remained there for one year and came away knowing that knowledge and love of subject matter did not mean one would be successful in communicating those to reluctant adolescents. Teaching was hard work and constantly improvising made it even more challenging. So, Bruce went back to school, ultimately obtaining an MA from the State University College of New York at Buffalo and securing a teaching credential in NY State shortly thereafter.
For the next five years, Bruce served as a high school English teacher in the small town of Endwell NY. Teaching was beginning to look like something that could be an actual career, something that could be fulfilling on many levels.
Bruce took a leave of absence from his teaching position and enrolled in a one-year program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, MA. He received a Certificate of Advanced Study, focusing on curriculum development and clinical supervision. He was so inspired by the HGSE program; he began a doctoral program in that area. While at Harvard, he met his wife, Maria, married in 1982 and raised one son, Christian, now 26, who graduated from Branford in 2005 and from Washington University in St. Louis in 2009.
Bruce eventually resigned his position to teach in Lexington where he led their transition from a junior high school to a middle school configuration. When a new Superintendent arrived in Lexington, Bruce was selected to become the Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction which would take him into the central office. After serving in that capacity for three years, Bruce eventually left to become the Superintendent in Branford in 1992.
Bruce led the Branford schools for thirteen years. Among a variety of accomplishments during his tenure in Branford was that he was instrumental in supporting the expansion and integration of technology in the schools, initiating programmatic innovations, including Reading Recovery, a School-Age Child Care Program, a Summer Science Camp for elementary students, the inaugural School-Based Health Center and the Professional Growth and Assessment Process. He also led a strategic planning effort that would result in a "blueprint" that guided the district for the next several years.
Following his service in Branford, Bruce spent two years as the Assistant Executive Director at EASTCONN, a Regional Education Service Center (RESC). Wanting to be involved once again in leading a school district, Bruce became Superintendent in Regional School District 12, where he remained until his retirement in June of 2012. In retirement, Bruce is reinventing himself as a cabinetmaker and is restoring one antique vehicle. He is a member of the Branford Early Childhood Coalition, serving as a policy liaison with the state. Throughout his career in Branford, Bruce used creative thinking to bring innovative programs that served the town well for many years. He is most worthy of this honor.
For the next five years, Bruce served as a high school English teacher in the small town of Endwell NY. Teaching was beginning to look like something that could be an actual career, something that could be fulfilling on many levels.
Bruce took a leave of absence from his teaching position and enrolled in a one-year program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, MA. He received a Certificate of Advanced Study, focusing on curriculum development and clinical supervision. He was so inspired by the HGSE program; he began a doctoral program in that area. While at Harvard, he met his wife, Maria, married in 1982 and raised one son, Christian, now 26, who graduated from Branford in 2005 and from Washington University in St. Louis in 2009.
Bruce eventually resigned his position to teach in Lexington where he led their transition from a junior high school to a middle school configuration. When a new Superintendent arrived in Lexington, Bruce was selected to become the Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction which would take him into the central office. After serving in that capacity for three years, Bruce eventually left to become the Superintendent in Branford in 1992.
Bruce led the Branford schools for thirteen years. Among a variety of accomplishments during his tenure in Branford was that he was instrumental in supporting the expansion and integration of technology in the schools, initiating programmatic innovations, including Reading Recovery, a School-Age Child Care Program, a Summer Science Camp for elementary students, the inaugural School-Based Health Center and the Professional Growth and Assessment Process. He also led a strategic planning effort that would result in a "blueprint" that guided the district for the next several years.
Following his service in Branford, Bruce spent two years as the Assistant Executive Director at EASTCONN, a Regional Education Service Center (RESC). Wanting to be involved once again in leading a school district, Bruce became Superintendent in Regional School District 12, where he remained until his retirement in June of 2012. In retirement, Bruce is reinventing himself as a cabinetmaker and is restoring one antique vehicle. He is a member of the Branford Early Childhood Coalition, serving as a policy liaison with the state. Throughout his career in Branford, Bruce used creative thinking to bring innovative programs that served the town well for many years. He is most worthy of this honor.