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Sterling Board approves cooperative agreements, calendar correction, field trip and elects to enter an executive session
Summary
At its March 19, 2025 meeting, the Sterling Board approved cooperative agreements with Plainfield and Killingly high schools, declared certain computers obsolete, approved the 2025–26 school calendar with a correction, authorized a May 22 field trip, and briefly entered executive session to discuss residency and personnel.
The Sterling Board of Education took a series of routine approvals and procedural actions at its March 19, 2025 meeting in the Community Room.
Scott Sugarman, assistant superintendent from Plainfield Public Schools, presented the Plainfield High School Cooperative Agreement and noted Plainfield values the district partnership; he shared tickets for the high school production “The Drowsy Chaperone.” John Brady moved and Dorothy Capobianco seconded approval of the Plainfield Cooperative Agreement; the vote was recorded as all in favor.
The board also approved adding Killingly High School as an additional traditional high school option for Sterling students on a motion by Catherine Malo, seconded by Jennifer Mossner; that motion passed unanimously.
On personnel and operations items, the board agreed to declare certain computers and chromebooks obsolete (motion by C. Malo, seconded by J. Mossner), approved the 2025–2026 school calendar with a correction noting the last day should read 2026 (motion by V. Robinson-Lewis, seconded by J. Mossner), and approved a 7th and 8th grade field study trip to Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island on May 22, 2025 (motion by D. Capobianco, seconded by V. Robinson-Lewis). All motions on these items passed with the votes recorded as all in favor.
The consent agenda (minutes, superintendent’s and directors’ reports, monthly check register) was approved on a motion by V. Robinson-Lewis, seconded by J. Brady; the vote was five in favor with one abstention by Jennifer Mossner.
By motion of Victoria Robinson-Lewis, seconded by Catherine Malo, the board entered executive session at 6:45 p.m. to discuss residency issues and personnel matters; Superintendent Theodore Friend was invited to the session. The board exited executive session at 6:53 p.m. and adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m.
