During the Nov. 25 meeting, district presenters provided several operational updates and grant announcements.

Administration said Wethersfield Public Schools received a one‑time paraeducator subsidy of $19,635 from the state general assembly intended to cover paraprofessionals’ share of health insurance. "This subsidy goes to pay the employee's share of the health insurance," the presenter said, describing the payment as targeted relief for support staff.

Staff also described new trauma‑kit backpacks distributed to every school nurse's office. The kits contain tourniquets, pressure bandages and splints intended to help nurses stabilize students or staff in serious emergencies and to make critical supplies easy to grab and transport.

Separately, the district is the recipient of a $250,000 grant to fund a parents‑connecting‑parents program; the presenter credited a local senator for championing that funding. The superintendent asked the board to view these awards as support for staff and family engagement rather than as long‑term programmatic commitments.

Administrators also reported operational trends in food services: district breakfasts are down roughly 280 meals per day and lunches down roughly 440 per day after the end of universal lunch, while a la carte sales are up about $38,000 in gross sales year‑to‑date. The district said it will continue to monitor meal participation and other metrics.

Board members asked clarifying questions about whether every school has a trauma kit and were told each nurse’s office has one. The updates were provided as informational items; no board action was requested that evening.