Middletown Board extends interim superintendent’s contract and permits continued health coverage

The Middletown Board of Education approved an extension of the interim superintendent’s contract and amended district policy to allow the superintendent and his spouse to continue participating in the district health insurance plan at his expense for up to two years after July 1, 2026, the board chair said.

The measure, offered as a motion to extend the interim superintendent’s term from July 1 through July 5 and to amend Article 6E to permit continued participation in the Middletown Board of Education health insurance plan at the superintendent’s expense, was moved and seconded during the meeting. During a subsequent roll-call/hand vote the chair declared the motion unanimous; one board member, Hal, was recorded in the transcript as saying, “I do support extending the contract. Yes.” The transcript does not list individual vote tallies or full roll-call names beyond that exchange.

Board members said the short extension was intended to provide continuity while the district completes its transition. The amendment to Article 6E, as read on the floor, allows the superintendent and spouse to remain on district coverage at the superintendent’s expense for up to two years after July 1, 2026. The motion’s full text on the record requested the extension and the specific amendment to Article 6E; the transcript did not include additional details such as implementation steps, fiscal cost estimates, or the identity of any insurance administrator.

After the vote members offered brief thanks and the meeting moved to adjournment. A motion to adjourn was made and seconded and carried; the chair closed the meeting and wished attendees a safe holiday weekend. Board members briefly noted a potential meeting date “on the second,” but no date or formal scheduling decision was recorded in the transcript.

The transcript used for this report did not include speaker labels for each turn; attributions in this article rely on names and functional labels that appear in the record (for example, the name Hal) and on meeting-role cues (for example, the person managing votes is described here as the chair). Where the transcript did not specify individual votes or details, this article reports that those counts or specifics were not provided.