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Eastford Board approves Regional District 19 tuition contract, extends EastConn bus agreement and reviews 2025-26 budget
Summary
The Eastford Board of Education on Jan. 9 approved a 2025-28 tuition contract with Regional District 19 and a one-year extension of its EastConn transportation contract for 2025-26, and reviewed a draft 2025-26 budget with next steps set for the fiscal committee on Jan. 21.
The Eastford Board of Education voted unanimously on Jan. 9 to accept a three-year tuition contract with Regional District 19 and to approve a one-year extension of the district's transportation contract with EastConn for the 2025-26 school year.
Under the Regional District 19 agreement the Eastford district will pay tuition for students who elect to attend E.O. Smith; the district does not provide transportation under that contract. The motion to accept the Regional District 19 contract (Barlow/Ellsworth) passed unanimously. The Board then approved the Transportation Committee recommendation by a motion (Minor/Ellsworth) to sign a one-year extension with EastConn for 2025-26; that motion also passed unanimously.
Superintendent Dr. Donna Leake presented an overview of the proposed 2025-26 budget and asked Board members to review the materials ahead of the Fiscal Committee budget meeting scheduled for Jan. 21. Chair Stephen Bowen instructed members to bring comments to that committee meeting so the Board can finalize its recommendations.
Attendance and procedural notes recorded in the minutes show Chair Stephen Bowen presided; Board members listed as present included Lauren Barlow, Michael Bilica (virtual), Terry Cote (virtual), Robert Ellsworth, Adam Minor (joined at 6:14 PM) and Jessica Perry (virtual). Administrative staff attending included Dr. Leake, Principal Carole McCombe and Director of Pupil Services Charles Kernan.
The motions recorded in the minutes were all adopted unanimously. The Board also approved the minutes of its Dec. 12, 2024 meeting earlier in the session. The meeting adjourned at 6:35 PM.
