Brookfield Board approves 3% pay bump for unaffiliated staff and signs off on superintendent evaluation letter

Brookfield Board of Education members voted 5-0 Thursday to increase all unaffiliated salaries by 3% for the 2024–2025 academic year and to approve the superintendent’s evaluation letter.

The decisions came after the board convened an executive session at 7:04 p.m. to discuss unaffiliated salaries, the superintendent’s evaluation, and the board’s self-evaluation; the board exited the executive session at 9:23 p.m. and voted on the resulting actions. Stephanie Sikora moved and Rosa Fernandes seconded both substantive motions; the roll call listed Dr. Wendy Youngblood, Rosa Fernandes, Stephanie Sikora, Joy Greenstein and Rob Fischetto as voting in favor.

The 3% salary increase applies to “unaffiliated salaries” as recorded in the meeting minutes; the minutes do not specify which positions or the total payroll cost for the adjustment. The board also voted to approve the superintendent’s evaluation letter and authorized Chairwoman Dr. Wendy Youngblood to deliver it to Superintendent Dr. Barile.

Attendance at the special meeting was recorded as Dr. Wendy Youngblood, Rosa Fernandes, Joy Greenstein, Stephanie Sikora and Rob Fischetto; Sarah Devine was listed as absent. The special meeting opened at 6:32 p.m. and was adjourned at 9:24 p.m.

No additional details about implementation timelines, funding sources, or the number of employees affected were included in the posted minutes. The board clerk is listed in the minutes as Lisa Gramling, and Stephanie Sikora is identified as board secretary.