001We're going to start anyway, seeing that we're all here. Hello everyone. >> Hello. >> Uh, we're just starting a minute early. We're ready. So, hello everyone. Welcome to the Shelton Board of Education meeting. Today is August 27th. It is 6:59 p.m. We are starting the meeting. Uh, I'm going to call the meeting to order. Can I get a roll call, please? >> Here. >> Lorraine Rosner >> here. >> Joan Littlefield >> here. Jason Ne is absent. Anthony Sparagino >> here. >> A Coutach >> here. >> Patricia Moonen >> here. >> Uh Jim Fen we're waiting on and Jimmy Oretti is absent. Also in attendance, Tracy Hussy, John Calhoun, Kristen Santilli, Jackie Tulings, and Ken Sarinich. >> Okay, if we could all please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of
002the United States of America and to the republic stands one nation under God, liberty and justice for all. >> Can I please get a motion to approve the agenda? >> So moved. >> Okay. Motion made by K Coutach. Second by Loren Roser. All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Moving on. Can I please get a motion to approve the consent agenda which has all the fundraisers on it and some policy moved? >> Second. >> Okay, we have an argument. >> Okay, we'll say by Anthony Smolino. Second. All in favor? >> I I moving on. >> Okay, presentations and recognitions. >> There are no presentations scheduled for this evening. >> Okay, public comment. Moving on to public comment. Per board of ed policy 9323 and 9325. 5 minutes is allotted to each speaker. No board of
003ed employee, student or community member should be defamed within public comment. Any members of the public who wish to speak briefly before the board must only comment on matters associated with the board of education business. Persons wishing to address the Shelton Board of Education are limited to Shelton residents, parents of current student Shelton students and employees of the Shelton public schools or services contracted providers of Shelton public schools. Is there anyone from the public that would like to speak or anyone signed up? Okay. Anyone from the public? Last call. Okay. And we will move on. Reports of standing committees teaching and learning did not meet this summer. We are going to meet in September and we were discussing items today and it will be finalized. >> I don't want to comment yet on exactly what
004it will be until we have a finalized schedule, but we will be meeting in September. >> Yeah. Uh it's the nth. >> The nth. >> Let me look at it again. The 9th. >> Okay. So, we will see. We will come back to that. September 9th, finance committee did not meet, but Jackie did. Mr. Orzetti is not here. Um, Jackie did hand out 30th and also a report on >> July 30th numbers. So that was Mr. Orizetti's request to at least make sure that everybody received them. So I would just say if anybody has any questions we could send them to Jimmy and >> this with the color is >> correct. Correct. And then this is the close out. >> Okay. And I did note >> I just put revised. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Great.
005Okay. So then the next finance meeting will meet next month policy committee Mr. Hi. >> But maybe he's having difficulty. So I guess I will just comment for them as well that they will be meeting again in September and everybody received a large package >> homework >> on the 9th right after teaching and learning >> on the 9th. But there was no policies that we had to bring up about anything. >> They were just approved in the >> right. So we're okay because usually he would list them now. >> Yep. >> We're current. >> He's not on. Okay. Buildings and grounds. Jason is not here. >> We're still on summer mode right now. We really are. >> We are on summer mode, >> but I know that Moheaggan roof is being done. >> Moving right
006along. Is there anything else, Mr. Calhoun, that you want to say on his behalf? on the roof. >> Great. >> Out of activity. >> Perfect. Excited for to get finalized. Okay, then we will move on. Reports of liaison CES Mrs. >> Yes. Yes. >> Okay. We'll hear next month then. Abe uh there's a >> uh thanks chair. Um there is a webinar um being run by CABE on Wednesday, September 17th from 12 to 1:15 p.m. on the topic of understanding the 2025 changes to state education funding. >> Might be interesting. And then there's a a book discussion and the book is Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Manuel Ako. And that's on Tuesday, September 23rd. Also from 12 to >> What was the date of that other one? >> September 17th. >> From 12
007to 1:15. >> Okay. Moving on to item number eight, superintendent report. Dr. Sarinich. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to report obviously we opened up our school year on Tuesday and I do have to say that it was one of the smoothest openings that we've had to date. Um if every day will be like it was on the first day, it's going to be a great 2005 2020. Obviously, we we had some of our first day hiccups as always, whether that be busing, bus stops, and so making sure people know their schedules, making sure students know which classrooms to go to, but nothing out of the ordinary the first day. Um, so it was a really, you know, the weather has reflected kind of like how the school year has begun. Um, we
008had a great convocation last week with the staff. It was exciting to bring everyone back. Prior to that, we had their administrative retreat, um, which we focused on our goals for this year. Uh we revised our district improvement plan um which has been updated onto our website and we're really looking forward to just another amazing school year. Um >> tonight I'm passing out as part of my report if you could pass that down to Mr. Mayorino. No, no, that's fine. Um >> holding one hostage >> the proposed 2026 2027 academic calendar. Um as board process this is being put out publicly to sit till the next meeting. Um and then the board will it will be placed in the consent the consent agenda for the board's approval and then we'll go live for 2627. Um
009I want to thank everyone for their collaboration um with this calendar from administration collective bargaining units that helped the teachers uh the teachers union um were also instrumental on helping make a a a change that is in best for the calendar and the schedules for our teachers as well as for our families. We did come to a collective understanding based on their collective bar unit in anou where we eliminated um the hold that conferences can only be held at night as it's stated in their in their contract. So now in this 26 27 school year we'll be offering um afternoon conferences to our families which will help some of our families who work in the evening. Um, it would also make an adjustment in the teacher schedule where we would we can then minimize the
010number of early release days we have because by contract if they had a night contract conference there would be an early dismissal the following day. Um, we remember the month of March was always a secession of early dismissal days. That's gone in this new calendar. So, we've eliminated a lot of those early dismissal days which is again a step in the right direction. We've also worked with the Office of Teaching and Learning by condensing some of those early release days we had for professional learning and switching them to um uh late starts. We have two three-hour late starts, which is part of our school schedule normally that we would put in place to have professional learning. This will be better for our staff because they'll all be on the same schedule as opposed to when
011early dismissals take place. Um, and one of the big effects that we have is every time we have an early dismissal in the school year, our pre-K program gets affected. Our afternoon pre-K program never runs. Um, and so to minimize some of the early dismissals with a late start will allow our afternoon program to get some needed time in and just the uh morning pre-k program will be affected on those two dates. So, this is the proposed calendar for 2627 for the board for consideration. As I said, it'll be put in the consent agenda and if presented as is, will pass at the next board meeting. Thank you. It's all I have to report. >> And there are extra copies for the general public if anyone would like one. >> Moving on. Um, comments by
012me. I know that I did attend the convocation last week. It was great. I was so excited. I didn't get to attend last year. I was on vacation. Um, it was really exciting. I do have to say that I know Ken already mentioned it, but I I have not attended one before, so I was it was a great time. I did um I I know I was texting right away, too, and was telling, "Oh, it was such a great time. I wish you guys were there." So, I did um it I I just loved it. I love the um the games and everything, too. Yeah. Like, that was just so much fun. I was trying to remember the trivia questions and went home and was trying to see I have a picture of you with
013a trophy and I was and I was going home and I was like, "Oh, there was a trivia question and you know whatever." And it was Julie and see what he could do. >> Yeah. >> But I it was just really it was a great time. So I just would like to say that. And um Nico is going off to college tomorrow. know that he's going down. But, uh, Luca, you know, on a personal note, he obviously had a good first day. Ken asked me, "How did Luca do?" And just it was something I just figured I'd share because it is nice and admin, I'm sure, like love to hear this. He says, "I don't know, Mommy, this school SIS." He said, "They were able to put a friend in every single one of my
014classes." >> And I was like, "Oh." So, and he's like, "Well, one of them's like across the room or something." And I was like, "Well, that doesn't matter. you at least know he's in there. You could always just stop and say hi. So, when you hear that too though, like you know, because kids no matter what age, they always want to see a familiar face. >> So, it's nice to hear that, you know, that all the kids obviously are having a good day and then that takes load off of me as well. So, thank you for making the kids happy, the administration with scheduling. So, I just figured I would share that and that would be it for me. Um, celebrations, anyone? Oh, end of the summer. Nothing. All right. Communication to the board. There
015is none attached. We have our typical staffing reports. I guess that would be it. >> I think it's the record. >> Um. >> Yeah. Okay. Can I get a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion to adjourn. >> All second. All in favor? I >> All right. We find him.