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Winchester School Board holds governance retreat; adjourns after session
Summary
The Winchester School District Board of Education met for a special retreat on Jan. 31, 2026, focused on board roles and responsibilities. Facilitated activities led by Dr. Anna Cutaia aimed to strengthen governance; the meeting adjourned after a unanimous motion to close.
The Winchester School district Board of Education met for a special retreat on Jan. 31, 2026, at the Beardsley Library Community Room. The meeting was called to order at 10:02 a.m., and the retreat focused on board roles and responsibilities.
Kurt Werner, BOE chairperson, and Julie Luby, Ed.D., superintendent, were listed as meeting facilitators. Dr. Anna Cutaia led a series of facilitated activities designed to deepen board members' knowledge of district operations, clarify the role and work of the board of education, and produce commitments the board described as intended to strengthen stewardship of Winchester Public Schools.
Board members present included Elinor Bishop, Shane Centrella, Carol Kijek, Nora Mocarski, Jonathan Morhardt, Frank Oliveri, Christine Rylander, Joseph Santoro and Chair Kurt Werner. The minutes record that those activities emphasized understanding the board's responsibilities and generating concrete commitments for governance, though the minutes do not list the individual commitments or note formal votes on policy matters.
A procedural motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Board member Shane Centrella and seconded by Board member Jonathan Morhardt; the motion passed unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m. The minutes were "Respectfully submitted" by Tiffany Melycher and are noted as subject to formal approval at the board's next scheduled meeting, with any amendments or corrections to be recorded then.
No formal policy decisions, ordinance adoptions, budget votes or appointments are recorded in the minutes for this session; the document characterizes the event as a governance retreat and training-focused meeting rather than a forum for formal board actions.
