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Votes at a glance: minutes, Disney field trip, 2025–26 calendar, program cuts and settlement approved
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Bridgeport Board of Education approved the Jan. 27 meeting minutes, a Fairchild Wheeler aerospace field trip to Walt Disney World, the 2025–26 school calendar, the curriculum/program elimination package, and a settlement in litigation; the board also entered executive session to discuss personnel and settlement matters.
Key board actions taken Feb. 10 (summary):
- Approval of minutes: The board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of Jan. 27, 2025. The motion to approve was moved by Mr. Sikalovic and seconded by Mr. Medina.
- Fairchild Wheeler aerospace field trip: The board approved an out‑of‑state field trip for Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet High School to the Walt Disney World Imagination Campus STEM/engineering experience in Orlando, Florida. District staff reported 18 students and three chaperones currently signed up; the original March dates were amended to May. The motion to approve was moved and seconded from the floor; the board approved the field trip by voice vote.
- 2025–26 school calendar: The board approved the 2025–26 school year calendar after discussion about two‑hour professional development days that are in addition to half‑day schedules. The calendar was moved for approval and seconded; the board approved the calendar by voice vote.
- Curriculum and contract eliminations (program cuts): The board approved elimination of specified curricular licenses and professional-development contracts to realize approximately $1,200,000 in savings for the remainder of FY 2024–25. Staff identified an additional roughly $2,600,000 in potential savings next year from nonrenewal of several multi‑year contracts; the board approved the specific eliminations by voice vote with one abstention recorded.
- Settlement approval: After returning from executive session, the board voted to approve a settlement in the matter captioned Senator Rivera v. Bridgeport Board of Education. The motion to approve the settlement was moved by Mr. Traver and seconded by Mr. Benahan.
Votes and formality: Several approvals were taken by voice vote; when an individual abstention was recorded it is noted above. Where the transcript did not include a roll‑call tally for a specific motion, the board recorded outcomes by voice vote and the meeting minutes will list formal tallies.
Next steps: Staff were directed to implement field-trip procedures, finalize calendar notifications and execute vendor contract terminations or nonrenewals as applicable. Legal staff handled settlement paperwork and the district will report implementation actions at subsequent meetings.
