Wallingford Board approves consent agenda, 10-year capital plan; accepts resignation, approves leave and sets graduation date

The Wallingford Board of Education approved multiple routine and administrative items at its Jan. 27 meeting, including the consent agenda, a 10-year capital improvement (“waterfall”) plan, acceptance of a teacher resignation and authorization of a leave of absence, and it set the 2025 high school graduation date.

Key outcomes

- Consent agenda: The board voted to accept the consent agenda as presented, with one item removed for separate discussion. The removed item was the 10-year capital improvement (waterfall) plan, which was later discussed and acted on separately.

- Ten-year capital improvement plan (waterfall): After discussion the board approved the 10-year capital improvement plan (the “waterfall”). The plan outlines district capital needs by school over a ten-year horizon and is maintained as a fluid planning document; approval acknowledged the plan as presented, not a commitment to immediate funding for every listed project.

- Resignation accepted: The board accepted the resignation of Anne McAdams, a special education teacher, effective Feb. 1, 2025.

- Leave of absence approved: The board approved an unpaid leave of absence for Jenna Marcyco from March 24, 2025 through April 21, 2025 in accordance with the current teachers’ contract.

- Graduation date set: The board approved the Wallingford public high school graduation date for 2025 as Friday, June 13, 2025.

- Executive session: The board entered executive session to discuss resignations and leave-of-absence matters prior to taking the personnel votes.

Votes and procedure notes

Many items were approved by voice vote during the meeting (ayes recorded without individual roll-call tallies). One motion that did receive a roll-call vote was a failed motion to set a deadline for site selection six months before a suggested June 30, 2026 grant-application target; that motion failed on a 3-6 roll call.

Votes at a glance

- Motion: Accept consent agenda (items 7.1–7.20 with one item removed) Outcome: Approved (voice vote). mover/second: not specified in transcript.

- Motion: Table item 7.204 (10-year capital improvement plan) Mover: Mr. Ross (moved to table) Outcome: Motion to table was proposed but later withdrawn; the plan was discussed at length.

- Motion: Approve 10-year capital improvement plan (item 7.204) Outcome: Approved (voice vote). mover/second: not specified in transcript.

- Motion: Enter executive session for resignations and leave-of-absence discussion Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

- Motion: Accept resignation of Anne McAdams, effective 02/01/2025 Mover: not specified in public portion of transcript Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

- Motion: Approve unpaid leave for Jenna Marcyco (03/24/2025–04/21/2025) Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

- Motion: Approve high school graduation date, 06/13/2025 Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

- Motion: Set a hard deadline for selecting a consolidated high school site (six months before 06/30/2026) Outcome: Failed (roll-call). Vote_record (roll call): - Yes: Missus Reinis; Mister Ross; Missus Versace - No: Mister Dearing; Missus Passaretti; Doctor Reed; Missus Regan; Mister Bato; Doctor Roscoe

Context and implications

Board members described the 10-year waterfall plan as a running list of identified capital needs rather than a commitment to immediate expenditure; projects on the list are prioritized and updated monthly by operations staff and will inform future budget requests. Several board members requested more detailed supporting materials for particular categories (for example, food-service equipment) and asked that those items be more clearly represented in the waterfall plan and budget documents.

Ending: The board completed the meeting after the personnel votes and the approvals above. Several items, including continued review of the ed specs and site-selection work, remain active on the board’s agenda.