August 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale:  Bethel Public Schools will use grant funding from the SLCGP for costs related to Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Multifactor Authentication (MFA) projects, and to address vulnerabilities through a Cybersecurity Training Platform (CTP), in accordance with the State of Connecticut Cybersecurity Strategy and priorities identified by the Chartered Planning Subcommittee of the Connecticut Cybersecurity Committee. This program provides funding to state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to SLTT-owned or operation information systems.

Rationale:  Meghan Stabile received the High Quality Special Education Grant.  This grant will be used to support the ground-up construction of a regional transition house in the heart of downtown Bethel, providing students ages 18-22 with full access to their local community and existing job sites. Developed as a collaborative partnership with Brookfield Public Schools, grant funds will cover facility construction, the procurement of a 12-passenger transit vehicle for student job placements, adaptive life-skills equipment, and specialized assistive technology hardware.  

Rationale:  A motion must be made at a BOE meeting to approve the application to be eligible for the CABE Board of Distinction Award.  Attached is a sample of CABE's application.

Rationale:  Letter from CABE - May 27, 2026

Email from Jane Gangi - August 18, 2026

Rationale:  (Please note:  The Board welcomes Public Participation and asks that speakers please limit their comments to 2 minutes.  Speakers may offer objective comments of school operations and programs that concern them.  The Board will not permit any expression of personal complaints or defamatory comments about Board of Education personnel and students, nor against any person connected with the Bethel Public School System.)

Rationale:  2026 Mirage Books for your review

Rationale:  2026 CABE/CAPSS Convention early registration is open. If you would like to attend, please let Kylie D'Arcangelo know and she will register everyone as a group.  Early registration discount ends on August 21st.

Rationale:  Due to the retirement of Dr. Christine Carver as the Superintendent of Schools and the hiring of Dr. Albert Sackey, the following account requires board action to update authorized individuals:
* The CSDE requires that we file an Authorized Signature Change Form whenever either one of the two authorized signers of the ED-099 Agreement for Child Nutrition Programs
changes.

Rationale:  New Hires and Resignations 2026-2027. Every fall we present a list of employees who have retired or left the district and our new employees.