Bill Hodges for Masconomet School Committee - Topsfield

05/06/2022

Thank you for your vote to re-elect me to the Masco school committee. I encouraged Kathleena to please remain involved for the betterment of Masco and our community.

05/04/2022

Here's some local coverage of our contested race. Please support my candidacy by voting for me on Thursday May 5th at St. Rose of Lima.

Thank you.

TOPSFIELD — There is just one contested race in Topsfield this week, with Masconomet Regional School Committee representative William Hodges facing a challenge from local resident Kathleena Scarpato.

04/29/2022

Thank you Jessica Casey Steffens for this awesome sign at 46 south Main Street!

04/23/2022

I’ve had supporters ask if they could make signs for me so here you go! I’ve picked up some blank signs so let me know if you’d like one or more (and if you need a sharpie too). DM or text me at +16152107484.

Thanks

Bill

04/22/2022

From Representative Jamie Belsito

My office was so pleased to recognize Bill Hodges of Topsfield as a candidate for the 2022 Black excellence on Beacon Hill. I know Bill as a friend, I think the world of his wife and I know both of his children. Bill is dedicated to his family, his faith, and he has centered his commitment to our Masconomet school and the students that attend there, for the past eight years. He is the chair of the Masconomet school committees anti-racism subcommittee. We are very lucky to have such an engaged community member here in Topsfield! This recognition is a gesture from my office to say thank you on behalf of the 4th Essex district.

04/22/2022

Here's an oldie but a goodie

04/22/2022

It has been my honor to serve Topsfield as one of its representatives on the Masconomet Regional School Committee since the fall of 2014, being a strong proponent of public education and of community service. We've lived here since 2012, fulfilling my wife Catherine MacLean Hodges' long-term wish to move back to the town in which she grew up. I must admit that at first I didn't understand why, but that changed as quickly as our boxes were unpacked. Topsfield is a special place, because of its people, and my love for this town and my desire to serve it has only grown since then. Our son Jack is a 2021 Masco graduate, and our daughter MacLean is in the 8th grade.

By trade I am a management consultant, helping both public and private sector organizations execute their strategy better. During former Gov. Deval Patrick's administration, I helped develop the integrated strategy and measures for his "Close Achievement Gap" education priority, working with leadership of the Executive Office of Education as well as the Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education, Early Education and Care, Higher Education, and the University of Massachusetts. I have a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

I have served in a number of roles on the Masconomet Regional School Committee, including Chair, and also the Budget, Community Relations, Policy, Collective Bargaining, and the Anti-Racism Subcommittees. I also served as Chair of the Start Times Advisory Committee.

Serving on the school committee has never been more challenging as it has been since March 2020, but there's no place that I'd rather be. With always imperfect information and ever-changing guidance from the state, we have done our best to keep students and staff safe while providing the best education that we can. I think I can safely say that no decision that we've made has been liked by all or even most of our constituents. Nonetheless, I didn't run for office to make friends, but to make a difference. And I think we're doing that, as we learn what works and what doesn't and improve each and every day.

Masco is a great place, but that doesn't mean it can't get even better. I serve for our kids, ALL of our kids, that they would have the best education that we can afford, and that Masco is a place where all students and staff feel safe and accepted.

Thank you for your support.

Bill Hodges
34 Bare Hill Rd.
Topsfield, MA 01983