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Board approves high‑school field trip, authorizes transportation negotiations and removes high‑school playground — all motions pass unanimously
Summary
At its meeting the East Haven Board of Education voted unanimously to approve an out‑of‑state field trip to New York, to authorize staff to begin negotiations for a contract extension with B & B Transportation, and to remove a high‑school playground to make way for a planned greenhouse installation.
The East Haven Board of Education recorded three recorded votes at this meeting; all motions carried unanimously by roll call.
East Haven High School out‑of‑state field trip (approved 8–0) The board approved the East Haven High School out‑of‑state field trip to the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on Feb. 26. The motion to approve was moved and seconded in the meeting packet; the roll-call vote recorded eight yes votes: Miss DePalma, Miss DeLongo, Mister Hennessy, Miss Johnson, Miss Putney, Mister Stacy, Miss Torello and Doctor DeLucia. The transcript includes background materials and an invoice for bus costs in the meeting packet.
B & B Transportation contract extension (intent to negotiate) (approved 8–0) The board authorized staff to issue a letter of intent to B & B Transportation to begin negotiations toward a contract extension. Staff clarified the vote was to express intent and to start negotiations, not to approve a final extension or a negotiated contract. The roll-call vote recorded eight yes votes: Miss DePalma, Miss DeLongo, Mister Hennessy, Miss Johnson, Miss Putney, Mister Stacy, Miss Torello and Doctor DeLucia. Board members and multiple parents and staff in the meeting praised B & B’s responsiveness and operational performance.
Removal of playground at East Haven High School (approved 8–0) The board approved removal of a playground at East Haven High School to prepare the site for installation of a planned greenhouse adjacent to the school garden. The roll‑call vote recorded eight yes votes: Miss DePalma, Miss DeLongo, Mister Hennessy, Miss Johnson, Miss Putney, Mister Stacy, Miss Torello and Doctor DeLucia. Staff said the playground’s slides were cracked and the area must be cleared for installers to prepare the site.
Vote details and context - All three motions passed by roll call with identical tallies of eight in favor and no recorded dissent or abstention. The transcript shows the motions were moved, seconded and then approved by roll call. - For the transportation item, staff emphasized that the vote was to open negotiations and to send an intent letter to the vendor, not to finalize contract terms.
Who voted (roll call list from the meeting): Miss DePalma, Miss DeLongo, Mister Hennessy, Miss Johnson, Miss Putney, Mister Stacy, Miss Torello, Doctor DeLucia.
