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Votes at a glance: Farmington Board of Education actions, April 8, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions taken during the April 8 meeting, including approvals of minutes, the annual audit, healthy food certification motions, policy first readings and the nonrenewal motion for certain teacher contracts.
The Farmington Board of Education took the following formal actions during its April 8, 2025 meeting. Where the transcript records only a voice vote, the board recorded the motion outcome but did not provide a roll‑call tally.
1) Approval of minutes - Approved minutes for the Feb. 1, 2025 BOE budget workshop, Feb. 3, 2025 regular and budget workshop, and March 3, 2025 special meeting as presented. For the March 3 minutes the transcript records one abstention; the abstaining member is not named in the minutes segment.
2) Reordering the agenda - Motion carried to move agenda item 6b (search firm presentation) earlier on the agenda to accommodate presenters.
3) Audit and financials - Approved the 2023–24 annual audit report as presented (motion carried). - Approved the January and February financial statements (motions carried).
4) Healthy Food Certification (Connecticut) — statutory motions - Motion passed to certify that the Farmington Board of Education will comply with Connecticut Nutrition Standards for the 2025–26 school year (motion carried). - Motion passed to allow sale of non‑compliant foods at events occurring after the regular school day, subject to conditions listed in the statute (motion carried). - Motion passed authorizing the superintendent to sign the certification for 2025–26 (motion carried).
5) Policy actions (first readings and repeals) - Approved for first reading: policy 3514.1 (disposal of obsolete or surplus equipment and materials), 1250 (visitors), 1420 and 1420a (school security and safety), 5131.911 (Connecticut school climate policy) and 6146 (graduation requirements) (motions carried). - Approved for first reading the repeal of policies 2152 (elimination of position), 3510 (operation and maintenance of school facilities), and 3514 (lending of equipment) as redundant/outdated (motions carried). - Adopted policy 5153 (restorative practices response) for first reading; one vocal objection was recorded in the room (“Nay”) but the motion carried.
6) Nonrenewal of certain teacher contracts - The board voted to nonrenew the contracts of the teachers listed in the non‑tenured report (motion carried). The district notified those affected teachers the board has a statutory obligation to take this action and that letters would follow.
7) Miscellaneous - Appointments, resignations and retirements reported as part of the personnel consent items; eight resignations were listed in the meeting packet.
Notes on procedure and tallies: most motions were adopted by voice vote with “Aye” and “Motion carries” recorded. Where the transcript recorded an abstention or a single “Nay,” that is noted above; the transcript did not provide roll‑call tallies for routine motions such as minutes, audit approval and first readings.
