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Operations committee refers student trips, curriculum purchases and instructional contracts to full board
Summary
The committee unanimously referred multiple student field trips (Boston Debate League, Ivoryton outdoor classroom, Washington, D.C., and several school overnight trips) and several curriculum and instructional platform purchases (textbooks, GoBook IEP toolkit, Cengage resources, Learning A–Z) to the full Bridgeport School District board for approval; motions passed by voice vote.
The Bridgeport School District operations committee on the evening under review referred a slate of student field trips and several instructional procurements to the full board for approval, approving each referral by voice vote.
The committee moved the Boston Debate League middle-school trip to Boston (March 2026) to the full board after a short presentation by Susan Barris, a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at Discovery Magnet. Barris said eight students (four from Winthrop and four from Discovery) will travel by train for a two-day policy-style tournament on a topic the presenters identified as rare earth minerals. Committee members noted the debate team is covered in part by a grant; one member said the debating program is part of a $75,000 grant that pays related costs.
Committee members also referred three overnight outdoor-classroom trips presented by Discovery Magnet staff and…
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