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Bolton board approves Bake Shop 2 and ECSU dual-enrollment music course; economics textbook advanced in second reading
Summary
The board approved two new courses for 2026–27 (Bake Shop 2 and an ECSU dual-enrollment ECE music course) and held a second reading on an economics textbook; votes were taken by voice and tallies were not individually recorded in the transcript.
The Bolton Board of Education approved two new course offerings for the 2026–27 school year and advanced a textbook on its second reading.
The board approved a new Bake Shop 2 course, proposed to address strong student demand for advanced baking instruction, after a motion and second; the teacher and curriculum committee indicated minimal additional cost and that the course would run only if enrollment supports it.
The board also approved "ECE Music in Our World," a proposed dual-enrollment course with Eastern Connecticut State University that would allow students to earn college credit; the board agreed to offer the course only if sufficient student interest materializes, and the administration said an estimated textbook cost for students would be about $550.
Earlier in the meeting the board conducted a second reading of the proposed economics textbook (Economics: Principles and Actions, publisher: Sabis) and took a voice vote on the purchase; the transcript records the second read and a voice response but does not show a roll-call tally for individual board members.
Each curricular motion was approved in the meeting by voice vote as recorded in the transcript; the meeting did not record roll-call tallies or named vote counts for these items. Staff said additional scheduling and enrollment decisions will determine when the classes run.
The board also approved two reclass transfers for March during routine business; that vote was likewise recorded as a voice approval in the transcript.
