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Votes at a glance: Ellington board approves interim BASIS administrator, legal counsel slate and multiple personnel motions
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Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting the Ellington Board of Education approved appointment of Julia Goldstein as interim BASIS administrator, recommended a slate of legal counsel firms to the Board of Selectmen, approved liaison assignments, accepted a retirement, granted leave and approved the Ellington High School New Orleans trip, among other routine actions.
The Ellington Board of Education completed a series of routine and personnel actions on Dec. 18, approving motions by voice vote throughout the meeting.
Key actions (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
- Appointment: The board approved the appointment of Julia Goldstein as interim administrator of BASIS after a motion and second; Goldstein was present in the audience when named. (motion recorded: SEG 1660–1680)
- Legal counsel recommendation: The board moved to recommend several law firms to the Board of Selectmen to represent the district on collective bargaining, labor relations, personnel, special education and related matters for 2025–2027. The motion listed multiple firms by name in the meeting transcript (the motion passed by voice vote). The transcript explicitly names Shipman & Goodwin, LLP and Pullman & Comley, LLC among the firms discussed; other firm spellings in the record were unclear and are noted for verification. (motion recorded: SEG 1684–1738)
- Liaison appointments: The board approved several town liaison assignments, naming specific board members to the Permanent Building Committee, Insurance Advisory Board/Board of Selectmen and Shared Services/Board of Finance. (SEG 1739–1760)
- Five‑year Capital Improvement Plan: The board approved the CIP upon recommendation of the Operations Committee. (SEG 1762–1774)
- Superintendent goals: The board postponed approval of superintendent goals for 2025–26 until the Jan. 28, 2026 meeting to allow goal-setting for the interim superintendent (Oliver). (SEG 1786–1818)
- Student field trip: The board approved the Ellington High School New Orleans trip (May 22–25, 2026), subject to policy conditions. (SEG 1839–1852)
- Vehicle disposal authorization: The board asked the Board of Selectmen to authorize disposal of Board of Education vehicles; administration discussed placing a generator on public surplus to recoup funds. (SEG 1853–1871)
- Personnel leaves and retirements: The board approved an extended unpaid child‑rearing leave for Jill Holmes (Dec. 16–Mar. 9, 2026) and accepted the retirement of John Guidry (effective 11/01/2025). (SEG 1872–1912)
- Policy packet first read: The board approved first‑read consent for policies L–X (first reading), with committee follow‑up planned on substantive items. (SEG 1913–1933)
Where the transcript recorded only voice votes, the meeting record does not include a roll‑call tally by name; motions were seconded as noted in the minutes. The board did not list roll‑call tallies for the recorded actions in the transcript, and no recorded 'no' votes were identified in the transcript text.
