Gabriela Koc
Democratic · CT · Vice President, Stamford Board of Education
Stamford Board of Education vice president and policy committee chair who directs external affairs for the Connecticut State Treasurer's office and holds UConn science and education degrees. She focuses on public school funding reform and culturally responsive mental-health care.
Where Gabriela Koc stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted for a $372 million school operating budget for 2026-27, a 7.2% increase, which passed 7-2.
February 10, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: newstimes.com
Voted for the final $350.5 million school operating budget for 2025-26, which passed 7-2. Earlier that night she voted against cutting 10 planned special education assistant principal jobs ($1.9 million); that cut failed 3-6.
February 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted for three additions to the 2025-26 school budget: $638,742 for eight teacher jobs (passed 5-4), $1 million more overall (passed 6-3), and $280,000 to restore a family-advocate contract (passed 7-1-1). She seconded the last two.
February 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Voted for a $372 million school operating budget for 2026-27, a 7.2% increase, which passed 7-2.
February 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: newstimes.com
Voted for the final $350.5 million school operating budget for 2025-26, which passed 7-2. Earlier that night she voted against cutting 10 planned special education assistant principal jobs ($1.9 million); that cut failed 3-6.
February 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted for three additions to the 2025-26 school budget: $638,742 for eight teacher jobs (passed 5-4), $1 million more overall (passed 6-3), and $280,000 to restore a family-advocate contract (passed 7-1-1). She seconded the last two.
February 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Voted with the unanimous board to hire Adrian Talley as Stamford's next school superintendent after a national search.
April 28, 2026
Source: greenwichfreepress.com
Voted with the unanimous board to stop the outgoing superintendent from moving principals against their will without the board Labor Committee's support. The vote followed student walkouts over plans to reassign two popular principals.
April 7, 2026
Source: stamfordadvocate.com
Voted with the 8-1 majority to drop the new "flexible" high school schedule and return to the older A/B schedule. The district estimated the switch would cost over $3 million.
January 7, 2026
Source: stamfordadvocate.com
Moved an updated school policy on substance abuse by minors in the board's Policy Committee. It passed 4-1.
June 10, 2025
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to let the board hold a surprise revote on keeping the old high school block schedule, then abstained on the schedule motion itself, which failed 4-4-1.
May 27, 2025
Source: stamfordadvocate.com
Moved a new student suicide prevention policy in the board's Policy Committee. Her change to have the policy cover all "youth" rather than only "students" passed 4-1.
May 20, 2025
Source: go.boarddocs.com
As Policy Committee member, moved a new school policy on restorative practices, an approach to discipline. Her amendment requiring twice-yearly public reports on the program's results passed 4-1.
April 22, 2025
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to put Juneteenth back on the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school calendars as a day off. The change passed 5-3.
January 23, 2024
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Won a seat on the Stamford Board of Education, finishing second of five candidates with 11,130 votes.
November 7, 2023
Source: electionhistory.ct.gov
Past race Gabriela Koc ran in:
- Stamford Board of Education · November 3, 2026 · Stamford School District, Connecticut · incumbent