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  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
  2. Donna MatteiBoard member
  3. Stephen HeizmanBoard member
  4. Kelly FranklinBoard member
  5. Kathryn RussSecretary
  6. Alan SchumannBoard member
  7. Matt ZabroskiBoard member
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Motion to reinstate Edna C. Stevens teaching position withdrawn at Cromwell board meeting 13:38

  • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to reconsider the approved budget and preserve a classroom position at Edna C. Stevens. 4:55
  • The board also heard a superintendent update, discussed a planned CAPE retreat and received a report on challenging behaviors. 18:30
  • The superintendent said the district would not add another teacher at this point and that the budget did not have room for the position. 27:49
  • One board member asked to make a motion to reinstate the position and later withdrew it, while another board member said more information about the money was needed. 38:40

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:04
    • The board was asked for a motion to approve the agenda, and the motion was seconded. 1:25
    • A staff member said there was no correspondence to share. ~1:38
  2. Public comment on classroom staffing 1:48
    • Speakers at public comment asked the board to reconsider the budget and preserve a classroom position at Edna C. Stevens, saying larger class sizes would mean less individualized attention. 4:18
    • A speaker said moving a teacher from 2nd grade to kindergarten less than 2 weeks before school would burden that teacher. 9:05
  3. Liaison reports 15:58
    • A Building Committee update said installation of the PV system had begun and was targeted for completion by the end of August. 16:42
    • A speaker said the Public Asset and Facilities Committee would discuss the capital non-reoccurring request form at its next meeting Monday. 17:52
  4. Superintendent update 18:09
    • The superintendent said enrollment projections had not been done since 2021 and recommended doing them before the next budget season. 22:33
    • The superintendent said an interim candidate for Director of Finance would join the district on October 4th or sooner. 23:02
  5. CAPE retreat options 24:00
    • Stephen Heizman said the sessions would aim to build a governance structure between the board and the superintendent and would be held on 2 Saturdays, open to the public but not recorded. 24:39
    • The superintendent said it was a great idea and said dates would be worked out and board members surveyed on availability. 25:49
  6. Edna C. Stevens enrollment and staffing 27:22
    • The superintendent said the district would provide wraparound supports after moving a 2nd grade teacher to kindergarten, and one board member said they never wanted to cut the position. 27:49
    • Kelly Franklin asked whether the district ended the fiscal year with a surplus, and Alan Schumann said $172,000 had been reserved in expectation of the Open Choice funds. 36:07
    • A speaker said enrollment at ECS was going from 413 students to 384, and one board member said they might abstain to get more information. 40:45
    • Kelly Franklin withdrew the motion to reinstate the position. 45:21
  7. Challenging behaviors and interventions report 45:55
    • A staff member said Connecticut legislation requires the district to report to the board three categories of challenging behavior, and said this was the district's first year reporting the numbers. 46:43
    • The staff member said this was the first year of reporting and that the board would receive the numbers each summer. 48:06
  8. Minutes and stipend approval 51:42
    • Kathryn Russ called for motions to approve the minutes of the July 21st regular meeting and the July 28th special meeting, with some members abstaining. 51:42
    • Kathryn Russ called for a motion to approve the 2026⁠-⁠27 stipends. 51:59
  9. Facilities and personnel reports 54:04
    • A speaker said a special meeting would likely be needed to approve the CNRs in time. 54:26
    • Kathryn Russ said the personnel report showed many new hires, a handful of resignations, no retirements and a number of vacancies. 55:04
  10. Future agenda topics 55:04
    • One board member said the board may want another meeting to discuss the ECS teacher position. 56:15
    • Donna Mattei asked whether students were vaccinated against measles, and a speaker said the school closely follows state immunization regulations. 56:31
  11. Board and administrator comments 59:49
    • Donna Mattei told the teachers the board would give the issue careful thought. 1:02:09
    • The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. 1:03:49

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