Berlin School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026
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Berlin school board discusses e-bike policy and town ordinance for school property 28:56
- The board discussed whether to adopt a board policy on e-bikes on school property, to seek a town ordinance or to do both. 28:57
- The speaker leading the meeting said the matter could be referred to the board's ad hoc committee for policy and said the speaker would attend the town council meeting the next day. 49:13
Item by item (10)
- Opening, reports and correspondence 8:18
- The meeting was called to order at 6:03 PM, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 8:18
- Student representatives reported that the school year began on August 27th and that BHS welcomed 8 exchange students from Spain through September 11th. 9:29
- A staff member read a thank-you letter from a teacher recognized for 40 years of service. 11:07
- Audience of citizens 11:52
- The board invited community members to address it, and no one came forward. 11:52
- Personnel retirement 11:52
- Consent agenda 14:20
- Board recognition award application 15:14
- Facilities update 15:59
- A presenter said repairs to the canopy at McGee were anticipated to be completed by the end of September or October. 16:26
- The presenter said the Griswold HVAC project was winding down, while the Hubbard chillers had not yet been turned on. 17:09
- The presenter said discussions of repaving the parking lot at the CCTA were underway. 17:57
- Summer curriculum work update 18:22
- A staff member said close to 100 projects took place and approximately 140 staff members participated. 18:41
- A staff member said it was about $90,000 to fund the projects. 20:45
- A staff member said a public-facing link to Atlas is on the district website, with only certain components accessible. 22:12
- Summer special education program update 26:03
- A presenter said the program saw an increase in secondary students and that 23 recommended students decided not to attend. 26:22
- The presenter said the district contracted 2 paras and a speech pathologist. 27:03
- The presenter said the program serves students whose IEP recommends summer programming, to help them maintain their skills. 27:44
- E-bikes on school property 28:30
- A district staff member said e-bikes were damaging the high school track, tennis courts and turf, and described a recent incident at the high school in which students on e-bikes circled, teased and harassed football players. 31:25
- A staff member said the district could seek a model policy while asking the town about an ordinance. 46:58
- The speaker leading the meeting said the matter could be referred to the ad hoc committee for policy and that the speaker would attend the next day's town council meeting. 49:13
- Adjournment 50:37
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Video: posted by the district as “Berlin Board of Education | Monthly Meeting | September 14, 2026”