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East Haven board appoints interim superintendent Adam Sweeney to permanent post
Summary
After a multi‑month search and internal review, the East Haven Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint interim superintendent Adam Sweeney as superintendent and approved his contract. The motion and contract passed by roll call; Sweeney thanked the board and pledged collaborative work.
The East Haven Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint interim superintendent Adam Sweeney to the district's permanent superintendent position and approved his contract.
Board members described a methodical personnel search that began after the July 2025 interim contract and included public and staff surveys, a personnel search committee appointed in December, and an April interview with Sweeney. Chair remarks to the board summarized that process before a motion to appoint was made and seconded. The roll‑call vote recorded all members in favor.
The board also approved the superintendent's contract in a subsequent roll‑call vote. After the votes, Sweeney addressed the board, thanking members for their trust and saying the decision reflected a team effort. "I'm so grateful for the trust that this board placed in me," Sweeney said, and pledged to continue working with varied perspectives across the district.
The appointment followed several letters of support read into the record earlier in the meeting, including a Momauguin Elementary PTO endorsement and a letter from the East Haven Education Association. The board framed the move as the culmination of a deliberate timeline that included survey instruments for staff and families administered in mid‑March.
The board did not discuss any dissenting votes; recorded roll call results show the motion and contract passed by unanimous vote.
