sˈɪɹz sˈɜːvd ɔnðə bˈɛnɪŋtən skˈuːl bˈoːɹd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd wʌz tʃˈɛɹmən fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ ʌv ðoʊz jˈɪɹz.
Sears served on the Bennington school board from 1987 to 1993 and was chairman for four of those years.