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Weston board ratifies union contract, approves calendar adjustment and policy updates
Summary
The Weston Board of Education ratified a three‑year ASME collective bargaining agreement, approved an academic calendar adjustment to accommodate inclement weather, accepted donations and completed second readings of a large policy packet; motions carried and staff will implement the approved items.
The Weston Board of Education approved several routine but substantive actions, including ratifying a new agreement with the ASME bargaining unit, updating the 2026‑27 academic calendar to account for inclement weather, accepting PTO donations and completing second readings of routine policy updates.
Julie, representing the administration, reported a tentative agreement with ASME (the district’s non‑certified support staff bargaining unit covering paraeducators, custodial staff, nurses and assistants). The local membership ratified the tentative agreement earlier in the day; the board then moved to ratify the agreement covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. Sharon seconded the motion and the board approved the contract.
The board also approved an update to the district’s 2026‑27 academic calendar that adds up to four makeup days at the end of the year to cover inclement‑weather closures; if those makeup days are used the final day of school could be June 21 and the district would begin removing days from the April break schedule. Administration said this change is a short‑term "patch" because the district’s earlier calendar had already been approved; the board discussed building‑in makeup days in future calendars.
Other approved items included acceptance of PTO gifts (a WHIS PTO security/window film donation listed at $12,500 and a Weston High School PTO gift of $3,400 for a staff lounge update) and ratification of a set of policies that completed second reading. The monthly financial report was approved after Phil reported the district remains on track for a balanced fiscal 2026 budget and that the district received approximately $88,000 in state reimbursement funding for minor capital improvements.
Motions were moved and carried on the consent agenda and on individual items; where a mover or seconder was recorded, minutes were cited in the public record. No explicit roll‑call tallies were recorded in the spoken transcript at the meeting.
