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Votes at a glance: Region 15 board approves graduation date, 2025–26 miscellaneous salary schedule and minutes
Summary
The Board of Education approved the high‑school graduation date for 2025, adopted the 2025–26 miscellaneous salary schedule (including substitute pay increases), and approved several meeting minutes.
The Regional School District 15 Board of Education took several formal votes during its Feb. 24 meeting.
Graduation date
- Action: Set the high-school graduation date for June 14, 2025. - Authority cited: Connecticut General Statutes §10-161 (establishment of graduation date; statutory requirement to provide required school days). - Outcome: Approved by the board (motion made and seconded; voice vote recorded as in favor).
Miscellaneous salary schedule
- Action: Approve the 2025–26 miscellaneous salary rate schedule submitted by the finance committee. - Notable change: The substitute teacher rate was increased to $115 per day; nursing substitute and other sub rates also saw modest increases. Administration said the increases were made to remain competitive and to reflect recent comparable rates. - Outcome: Approved by the board (motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote).
Approval of minutes
- Actions: The board moved to approve several sets of minutes, including the Feb. 3 special meeting (workshop) minutes and the Feb. 10 regular meeting minutes. The motions were seconded and approved; a small number of abstentions were recorded for some votes (the minutes roll shows at least one abstention noted).
How votes were recorded
Most votes were taken by voice; motions received a second and were approved unless an abstention was noted. Several votes were unanimous by voice; for the items above the board chair asked for verbal affirmation and recorded the outcomes in the meeting minutes.
