Stratford School District board approves superintendent contract; one member objects

The Stratford School District Board of Education reconvened in public session and voted to approve the district superintendent's contract after an executive-session discussion. Board member Miss Vidal moved to approve the contract; Mister O'Brien seconded.

Board members said earlier concerns discussed in executive session — described in the public record as issues of “fairness” and “smart spending” — remained part of the brief public discussion before the vote. The transcript records those concerns but does not tie them to a named speaker in the public roll call.

During the roll call, Board member Miss Goldblatt answered “Yes.” Board member Mister Kennedy answered “Yes.” Board member Mister Corrigan said, “Not as written. No.” The record indicates the motion carried and the contract went into effect based on its language.

The transcript also records language about the superintendent serving in an acting capacity under the contract. The meeting record includes an unclear date (rendered in the transcript as “04/00/1993”) for when the acting designation would end and the full title would be conferred; that date is garbled in the public transcript and was not clarified aloud during the session.

Following the vote, Board member Mister Brian Dow moved to adjourn; the board voted in favor and the meeting concluded.

Votes at a glance: approved — motion to approve superintendent's contract; yes votes recorded from Miss Vidal (mover), Mister O'Brien (second), Miss Goldblatt and Mister Kennedy; one dissent from Mister Corrigan.