September 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER, VERIFICATION OF QUORUM

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

II.A. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

III. RECOGNITION

III.A. Recognition of Bernadette Kingsley, former Board of Education member

IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

IV.A. Approval of meeting minutes from the June 17, 2024 Weston Board of Education Regular Meeting

IV.B. Approval of meeting minutes from the June 25, 2024 Weston Board of Education Special Meeting

V. STUDENT BOARD OF EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS

V.A. Discussion with WHS Student Board of Education Representatives

VI. PUBLIC COMMENT
 

VI.A. The Board welcomes the opportunity to hear from members of the public about matters concerning Weston Public Schools. Public comment is an important chance for the Board to receive input and feedback from our school community. We listen attentively to all comments shared.

While we value and pay close attention to public comment, it is our practice not to respond substantively, or sometimes at all, during public comment. There are several reasons for this:

First, engaging in a discussion on non-agenda items could violate the Board’s obligations to comply with the Freedom of Information Act.

Second, the Board or the administration may not be prepared to discuss certain matters raised in the first instance by a public comment. 

Third, the Board develops its meeting agenda carefully to ensure that the Board addresses matters that are pressing or relevant at the time of the meeting.

We encourage members of the public with specific questions, concerns, or complaints about our schools to reach out directly to Superintendent Barbiero. You may also email the Board at our email address, boardofeducation@westonps.org.

Additional details on Public Comment at board meetings can be found on our website: https://www.westonps.org/608477_3

Meeting Conduct: Bylaws of the Board #9325 - https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Book/2468?docTypeId=224318&file=ab5f2950-f792-4ecc-bc14-37a3939de003

VII. NEW BUSINESS

VII.A. Authorize the Superintendent to appoint an impartial hearing officer for the purpose of expulsion and residency issues for the 2024-2025 school year.

VII.B. DONATIONS: RECOGNITION, ACCEPTANCE OR APPROVAL

VII.B.a. Approval of a donation of a True Fitness CS900 Treadmill to WHS with a value of approximately $6,000

VII.B.b. Approval of a donation of 1,000 Look Optic blue light glasses for students at WHS and WMS with a value of approximately $88,000 ($88 per glasses)

VII.B.c. Acknowledgment of $500 donation from the HES PTO to be used for the Max Stossell/Social Awakening presentation for parents

VII.C. Discussion and approval of consent agenda

VII.D. Culminating Goals for the 23-24 School Year Presentation

VIII. DISTRICT UPDATES

VIII.A. Superintendent

VIII.A.a. Weston High Principal

VIII.A.b. Weston Middle School Principal

VIII.A.c. Weston Intermediate School Principal

VIII.A.d. Hurlbutt Elementary School Principal

VIII.B. Safety & Security

VIII.C. Finance and Operations

VIII.C.a. Discussion and approval of the June 2024 Financial Report, Including Operations Update.

VIII.C.b. Update on the State's Changes to Non-Lapsing Accounts

VIII.D. Human Resources

VIII.E. Pupil Personnel Services and Special Education

IX. COMMITTEE UPDATES (minutes from committee meetings can be found on BoardBook)

IX.A. Communications Committee

IX.B. Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)

IX.C. Cooperative Educational Services (CES)

IX.D. Curriculum Committee

IX.E. Education Optimization Committee (EOC)

IX.F. Finance & Operations Committee

IX.G. Policy Committee

IX.H. Weston Education Foundation (WEF)

X. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

X.A. The next regular session of the Weston Board of Education will be October 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM.  This meeting will be remote and will be live-streamed.

X.B. Review of Pending Agenda Items for Next Meeting

XI. ADJOURNMENT