Region 12 board approves staff non‑renewals and certifies compliance with Connecticut nutrition standards, allows limited after‑hours exemptions

The Regional School District 12 board on April 27 approved personnel and policy items including non‑renewal notices for certain one‑year positions and a formal certification regarding Connecticut Nutrition Standards accompanied by narrowly defined exemptions.

Personnel: The board considered whether to approve non‑renewal notices for staff positions for the 2026–27 school year that were in one‑year appointments. A motion was made and seconded and the chair called the vote; one board member stated they would abstain. The motion carried. The transcript does not record the mover, seconder by name clearly, or a formal vote tally; minutes should be consulted for the official roll call.

Nutrition policy and certification: Board members read into the record verbatim language to "certify that all food items offered for sale to students in the schools under its jurisdiction ... will comply with the Connecticut Nutrition Standards during the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027," covering food sold separately from reimbursable meals and from all sources including school stores, vending machines, culinary programs and fundraising activities. The board approved that certification.

Exemptions: The board also approved enumerated exemptions permitting the sale to students of items that do not meet the nutrition standards when certain conditions are met: sales must be tied to an event occurring after the regular school day or on weekends, must occur at the event location (not from vending machines or school stores), and the event must be something beyond a regularly scheduled practice or meeting (explicit examples given were soccer games, school plays and interscholastic debates). The board read the exemption language aloud and approved it.

What the transcript records and what it does not: The decisions were taken by motion and voice vote with motions seconded; the transcript records at least one abstention on the personnel item but does not provide full recorded tallies or identify who moved each motion. The board indicated that the verbatim language would be memorialized in the meeting minutes and forwarded to the state via EdAdvance as required.

Next steps: The board will formalize the text in the minutes and forward certified language to EdAdvance/the State Department of Education as part of required documentation. For precise vote counts and mover/seconder names, consult the approved minutes when they are published.