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Board approves healthy-food certification, exemptions and three personnel policies
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Orange Board of Education approved the healthy food certification for 2025–26 (citing CGS 10-215F) and unanimously approved an exception for after-hours food sales; the board also adopted three personnel-related policies in second reads.
The Orange Board of Education took several formal votes at its April 21 meeting.
Healthy food certification: The board moved to certify that foods offered for sale to students will comply with the Connecticut Nutrition Standards for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, pursuant to CGS section 10-215F. The motion was made and seconded; the record notes at least one abstention during the vote (names not specified) and the certification was accepted.
Exception for after-hours sales: The board approved a motion allowing the sale of foods that do not meet Connecticut nutrition standards when the sale occurs after the regular school day (or on weekends), is held at the location of the event and is not sold from vending machines or school stores. The motion passed unanimously.
Calendar action: The board forgave the 181st day of school for this year (the scheduled Monday, June 9), aligning the district with the state requirement for 180 instructional days and effectively moving the last day to Friday, June 6. Motion passed unanimously.
Policy adoptions (second reads): The board approved second reads and adoption of the following personnel policies: 4115 (certified educator and leader evaluation/support), 4117.5 (certified termination of employment), and 4118.233/4218.233 (persons certified and non-certified; weapons and dangerous instruments). Each policy was moved, seconded and approved unanimously.
Votes recorded in the meeting minutes were described verbally during roll calls and do not include a full roll-call tally in the transcript for all items. The transcript does include named movers and seconders where given.
