Darien School District board meeting, Sep 22, 2026
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Darien board unanimously approves consent agenda with budget transfers and choir trip 41:29
- District staff presented the standardized assessment data report, covering the school day SAT, Advanced Placement exams, the Seal of Biliteracy and the Next Generation Accountability Report. 4:25
- Board members asked about arts access, comparisons with the DERG and whether elementary results were broken down by school. 31:11
- The board approved the consent agenda, which included minutes, a financial report, budget transfers, a calendar amendment, a choir trip and gifts from the Booster Club, and the chair announced the vote was unanimous. 41:29
- A district staff member then gave an update on equipment and vehicles lost in the September 13th flood. 44:17
Item by item (8)
- Opening and chairperson's report 0:03
- The chair called the meeting to order and said the next meeting is on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. 0:04
- The chair welcomed a new student representative to the board and thanked staff for work addressing damage from storm flooding and for hosting school open houses. 0:04
- No one spoke at public comment. ~1:32
- Superintendent's report 1:47
- The superintendent said the HHR Building Committee met to discuss lessons learned from the project and invited the community to ribbon-cutting ceremonies on October 1st, 8th, and 15th. 1:47
- The superintendent listed upcoming committee meetings, including the Curriculum Committee on Thursday, September 24th at 8:00 AM. 1:49
- Student representative reports 3:28
- The student representatives described homecoming week theme days, a school dance on Saturday and homecoming sports games. 3:32
- Standardized assessment data report 4:25
- A district staff member said 324 students took the school day SAT, with averages of 606 for evidence-based reading and writing and 595 for math. 18:37
- The staff member said the district's Next Generation Accountability score was 87.2, compared with 88% the prior year. 20:31
- The staff member said 97% of students scored a 3 or higher on Advanced Placement exams and 169 students earned the Seal of Biliteracy. 20:54
- Board questions on assessment data 30:53
- Joanna Walsh asked what arts access means in the accountability report, and a staff member said the district earned 56% of a possible 60% of points on that indicator. 31:11
- Jonathan Dunn asked whether DERG information could be added to the bar charts as a benchmark. 32:35
- Greg D. Grambling asked about the size of the English proficiency cohort, and a staff member said it was about 60 students across the district. 35:07
- Consent agenda and budget transfers 41:13
- The consent agenda included minutes from September 8th, 2026, the August 2026 financial report and budget transfers, a calendar amendment, a DHS choir trip to Nashville and gifts from the Booster Club. 41:29
- A staff member described 6 transfers, including $124,650 to fund a teacher on special assignment and $90,614 to fund maternity leave coverage. 43:07
- The chair announced the vote to approve the consent agenda was unanimous. 44:17
- Flood update 44:30
- Public comment and adjournment 46:22
- No one spoke at public comment, and the chair called for a motion to adjourn. ~46:22
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Video: posted by the district as “September 22, 2026 Board of Education Regular Meeting”