001I mean just for >> the word >> call to order and pledge of allegiance. >> Yes. Call to order, pledge of allegiance and then thing. That's it. >> Okay. Are we ready, Dan? >> Yep. We are We are live. >> Terrific. Well, good morning everyone. It's Janu January. It's July 25th, 2025. This is a special meeting of the uh Western Connecticut Board of Education. Uh we have a quorum. Uh the first item on the agenda is the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag >> 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. >> Uh the next item on the agenda, uh if you could read it out because I don't have it
002in front of me, David or Sharon? >> I have it. Um, so it is actually I have just the the motion language, but it's to uh appoint impartial hearing officer for the 2025 2026 school year. >> Terrific. >> Okay, >> Tina, do you want to add anything to this, please? Yeah, just quickly the purpose of this meeting as we do every year, this is an annual meeting for us to appoint an impartial hearing officer in the event that we need um to engage our hearing officer in any situations uh in the district. We do this annually and we are asking that we uh complete this before the school year starts in the case that we need um uh to engage the impartial hearing officer in a situation in the district. >> Correct. Are there any
003questions from the board? >> David, Lisa? No. Can I Can I have a motion to approve the appointment of a special hearing officer? move that the Weston Board of Education authorize the acting superintendent and/or superintendent to appoint an impartial hearing officer as needed for the 2025 2026 school year to preside over due process hearings regarding residency, expulsion, and special education in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations. >> Okay, >> I second. >> Right. All those in favor say I. I >> opposed. Any other topics before the board? >> That's the only agenda item. >> There we go. May we have a motion to uh >> I I move that we >> Okay. Second. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> see everybody. Thank you. >> Thanks. Have a great >> Thank you
004very much for coming. Have a lovely day. Enjoy your weekend.