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Board advances policy overhaul and debates public-comment changes; committee structure to be clarified
Summary
The board’s policy committee outlined an 11-point overhaul tied to forensic-audit recommendations — including procurement and meeting-minute rules — and members voted to revise public-comment timing and to decouple personnel from policy in committee structure work.
The Bridgeport Board of Education’s policy work was a central theme of Monday’s meeting as board leaders described multiple proposed changes to district bylaws and policies, tied in part to recommendations from a recent forensic audit.
Policy Committee Chair Mr. Medina presented an 11-item list the committee plans to address. Items the committee highlighted included: strengthening procurement oversight (requiring board approval for purchases above $25,000), updating meeting-minutes posting timelines, creating a transparent magnet-school lottery policy, clarifying subcommittee calendar requirements, hardening audit frequency language (annual audits and forensic audits as needed), requiring meeting…
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