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Board agrees to use remaining Colliers contract hours, schedules community forums on consolidated high school plan
Summary
At the March 10 operations meeting the Wallingford School District said it has about $7,000 of unused Colliers contract funds available to support community forums on the consolidated high school educational specifications and asked CABE to facilitate; dates and formats were tentatively set pending school availability and IT capability.
Superintendent Belizzi told the operations meeting on March 10 that the district’s contract with Colliers includes 45 communication hours and about $7,000 of unused funds that can cover Colliers’ attendance at community forums related to the consolidated high school educational specifications.
The board said it wants Colliers available to answer technical questions about the ed‑specs but prefers a third‑party facilitator for the public sessions. Several trustees suggested asking CABE (the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education) to serve as a neutral facilitator at no additional per‑event charge beyond the district’s membership, with Colliers available to respond to technical questions.
Why it matters: The community forums are intended to gather public feedback on the educational specifications that will guide a possible consolidated high‑school project. Who facilitates and how the forums are structured — auditorium Q&A, small breakout groups, or hybrid formats — will…
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