Southington Board recognizes art award winner, approves field trips, job descriptions and roof specifications
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Summary
The Board honored student artist Brianna Moose, approved three out-of-state field trips, adopted revised high school job descriptions and approved roof project education specifications for Hatton, Strong and Thalberg during its Feb. 19 meeting.
The Southington Board of Education opened its Feb. 19 meeting by honoring Southington High School junior Brianna Moose, who earned a Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards silver key for a graphite self-portrait titled "The Little Things in Life." An art teacher praised Moose’s technical skill and classroom leadership; the chair presented a certificate of excellence on behalf of the board.
The board then approved multiple routine and substantive items by voice vote. Student representatives described a new community partnership that provided prom attire to more than 100 families and highlighted DECA’s recent recognition. The board approved three out-of-state field trips as presented by the administration: a Grades 9–12 trip to Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris; a Costa Rica trip for Spanish students in grades 10–12; and a DECA trip to Atlanta, Georgia.
On personnel and curriculum, the board moved to approve the personnel report submitted by the human resources department and approved revised job descriptions for the high school department leader and assistant department leader. Curriculum committee reports indicated unanimous committee support for several revised and new courses, including SHS agriculture sequences, middle school digital curricula, middle school health revisions, Unified Physical Education and Electrical & Electronic Applications.
The board approved education specifications for roof replacement projects at Hatton, Strong and Thalberg elementary schools and solicited volunteers for the Leonard and Gladys Joel scholarship committee (Anastasio, Brown and Carson volunteered). The meeting concluded with no non-agenda public commenters and a motion to adjourn.
These approvals were handled primarily as committee recommendations or single-motion votes; the board directs staff to proceed with next steps (procurement, posting of specifications and implementation planning) as appropriate.
