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Greenwich Board of Education hears Central Middle School building committee update 2:02

  • The board voted to move the Central Middle School Building Committee summer update to the first item on the agenda, and the chair announced the motion passed. 2:02
  • District staff reviewed the capital plan and the operating budget calendar, and a presenter reviewed the first year of a consistency regulation. 31:01
  • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:21:37
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and agenda change 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and the town clerk was invited to swear in 2 members. 0:00
    • A motion was made to move the Central Middle School Building Committee summer update to the first item on the agenda. 2:02
    • The chair announced the motion passed. 2:02
  2. Central Middle School building project update 2:22
    • A presenter said the project had a good shot of finishing within the initial $112 million appropriation and that the 3 contingency lines totaled $7.24 million. 4:46
    • A district staff member said the project is exclusively bonded, so any money ultimately returned would result in the bond being canceled. ~26:22
  3. New board document platform 27:26
    • The board clerk said the previous platform, BoardDocs, is being sunsetted and replaced by a new platform from the same company, Diligent. 27:39
    • The clerk said the new platform is mobile responsive and ADA compliant, and that old meetings and policies had been moved to the new site. 28:20
  4. Capital plan overview 30:46
    • A presenter said $86 million was on the table in the capital request and that the smartboard replacement program is a $5 million project over 10 years. 31:01
    • The staff member said the pool, tennis courts and driveway at the high school would be consolidated as one project. 40:59
    • The staff member said the $43 million Riverside renovation had been moved to '28-'29 and the Western Middle School field lights were proposed at $2.6 million. 42:54
  5. Operating budget process and calendar 55:09
    • The director of finance said about 75% of the roughly $200 million operating budget is employee salaries and compensation, and that the budget is built from the bottom up. 58:30
    • The director of finance said the 2027⁠-⁠28 budget would be presented on the first Thursday of November and reviewed and approved by the board on December 17th. 58:30
  6. Grading consistency regulation review 1:07:03
    • A presenter said last year was the first year of the consistency regulation, which has a lot to do with grading and how long it should take to return assessments. 1:07:47
    • The presenter said high school students who take an AP test may take the final, but it is optional, and that middle school students who score below an 80% are eligible for a reassessment. 1:09:30
    • A presenter described the grading audit as an internal mechanism for administrators rather than a formal audit. 1:20:12
  7. Adjournment 1:21:22
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 1:21:28
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:21:37

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Video: posted by the district as “September 3, 2026 Board of Education Retreat”