February 12, 2024 at 6:00 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

III.A. Meeting minutes from the January 16, 2024 Weston Board of Education Regular Meeting

III.B. Meeting minutes from the January 18, 2024 Weston Board of Education Public Forum #2

III.C. Meeting minutes from the January 22, 2024 Weston Board of Education Special Meeting (Budget Workshop)

III.D. Meeting minutes from the January 23, 2024 Weston Board of Education Special Meeting (Approval and Adoption of FY 2025 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets). 

III.E. Meeting minutes from the February 1, 2204  Weston Board of Education Executive Session

IV. RECOGNITION

IV.A. Recognition of former Weston Board of Education Member/Vice Chairperson Melissa Walker

IV.B. Recognition of Teacher of the Year Sharon Huynh

V. STUDENT BOARD OF EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS

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

VI. PUBLIC COMMENT

The Board welcomes the opportunity to hear from members of the public about matters concerning the 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. Board discussions typically involve a great deal of preparation by the administration and the Board to facilitate meaningful and productive deliberations in public. Similarly, the Board or the administration may not have answers prepared to questions posed by community members during Board meetings, and may need to follow up at a later time.

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. Responding to each public comment could take away the time the Board has to cover its agenda items, which could risk impacting school district operations. We encourage members of the public with specific questions, concerns, or complaints about our schools to reach out directly to Superintendent Barbiero or the appropriate member of the administration. You may also email the Board at our email address, which can be found on the district website, https://www.westonps.org/353610_2

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

VII. OLD BUSINESS

VII.A. Discussion and vote on a change to the April/May Weston Board of Education schedule

VII.B. District Improvement Plan (DIP): Mid-Year Progress

VIII. NEW BUSINESS

VIII.A. Weston Board of Education Policies, Regulations, and Bylaws (first read)

VIII.A.a. Discussion of AR 4142.3 Health Assessments/Screenings and Oral Assessments

IX. DISTRICT UPDATES

IX.A. Consent Agenda

IX.B. Superintendent Report

IX.C. Pupil Personnel Services and Special Education

IX.D. Finance and Operations

IX.D.a. Discussion and vote on the FY24 January 2024 Financial Report

X. COMMITTEE REPORTS (committee chair update, if any)

X.A. Communications Committee

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

X.C. Cooperative Educational Services (CES)

X.D. Curriculum Committee

X.E. Educational Optimization Committee (EOC)

X.F. Finance & Operations Committee

X.G. Negotiations Committee (committee not currently active)

X.H. Policy Committee

X.I. Weston Education Foundation (WEF)

XI. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

XI.A. March 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM: Board of Education Meeting. This meeting will be in-person in the Weston Middle School Library.

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

XII. ADJOURNMENT