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Charter draft for Board of Education to reflect statutes; commission to confirm reporting and vacancy text

Charter Revision Commission (Group 1), Town of New Canaan · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Group 1 reviewed redlines for the Board of Education section, agreed to cite state statute (section 10‑20) about existence and duties, and tasked drafters to verify whether the superintendent’s reporting relationship and vacancy timelines should be codified in the charter or left to bylaws/statute.

Steve Case walked commissioners through redline edits to the town charter’s Board of Education section on Feb. 4, proposing clearer cross‑references to Connecticut law and to the board’s own bylaws.

Commissioners agreed the charter should point readers to the controlling state statute (section 10‑20) and…

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