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Windsor Locks board OKs administrator pay adjustments, ratifies union contract and approves routine agenda items
Summary
At its May 14 meeting the Windsor Locks Board of Education unanimously approved non‑union wage adjustments for five administrator positions, ratified a contract with Connecticut Health Care Associates (District 1199, AFSCME), accepted a staff resignation and approved several routine policy and facilities items.
The Windsor Locks Board of Education on May 14 unanimously approved adjustments to non‑union wages for five district positions and ratified a contract with Connecticut Health Care Associates, District 1199 (AFSCME).
On a motion by Greg Guyette, seconded by Lindsay Cutler, the board approved the following non‑union wage changes: Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment +2.5%; Executive Director of Operations 0%; Director of Facilities +2.5%; Director of IT +2.5%; and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent +3%. The motion passed unanimously.
Later in the meeting, the board approved a contract with Connecticut Health Care Associates, District 1199 (National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFSCME, AFL‑CIO) on a motion by Guyette, seconded by Cutler; that motion also passed unanimously.
The board handled a series of routine items by unanimous votes: approval of minutes from April 22 (special), April 23 (regular) and April 27 (special) (motion by Lindsay Cutler; second Greg Guyette); acceptance of the resignation of Scott Williamson (motion by Greg Guyette; second Lindsay Cutler); second reading and approval of Policy 6140 (Curriculum) following an overview by Robert Stacy (motion by Lindsay Cutler; second Amber Mortensen‑Hurdle); approval of healthy food certifications and exemptions as presented; authorization of NSS chimney work after a presentation by Superintendent Shawn Parkhurst and Facilities Director Greg Weigert; and a calendar change moving the last student day to June 17, 2026 (motion by Lindsay Cutler; second Dennis Gragnolati).
The board also received a brief FY27 budget update from Superintendent Parkhurst and a facilities update on WLHS track and field project timelines. Parkhurst told the board that new state funds would be used to reduce the tax burden; Board member Greg Guyette said preliminary documents appeared to show a deficit driven primarily by insurance and special‑education outplacement reclassifications.
The meeting included two executive sessions. The first, held under Connecticut General Statutes Section 1‑225(a) and Section 1‑200(6), covered superintendent goals, evaluation and contract matters and non‑union wage compensation; the board took action on compensation after exiting that session. A later executive session addressed union negotiations with Connecticut Health Care Associates and resulted in ratification of the union contract.
The meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m. The district noted a Town Meeting scheduled for May 19, 2026, and that RFPs for the WLHS track and field work will open June 4 as part of the CIF Planning process.
