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Rocky Hill Board of Education approves RHAA contract, meeting schedule and a varsity softball trip; assessment data update tabled
Summary
At its Oct. 16 meeting the Town of Rocky Hill Board of Education approved routine minutes, the 2026 meeting schedule and the RHAA contract for 2026–2029, authorized a school-lunch account signatory, approved a varsity softball spring-break trip and community-service options, and tabled the Assessment Data Update to Nov. 20, 2025.
The Town of Rocky Hill Board of Education met Oct. 16, 2025, in Town Hall Council Chambers and conducted routine business including several unanimous votes. The meeting began at 7:02 p.m. and adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
Board members approved minutes from four recent meetings, accepted the consent calendar and the board’s 2026 meeting schedule, and recorded the high-school graduation date as part of that consent action (the minutes do not specify the graduation date). The consent action also included approval of the RHAA contract for 2026–2029; the minutes list the contract approval but provide no further terms.
Amber Tucker, board member, moved the primary consent actions; Brian Clemens seconded the consent motion. All recorded board votes on motions were 8-0 in favor.
The board authorized Dr. Scott Nozik, Ed.D., assistant superintendent for finance and operations, to serve as a signatory on the Board of Education school lunch account at Webster Bank. Amber Tucker moved the authorization; Jessica Loffredo seconded. The motion passed, 8-0.
The board also approved the Rocky Hill High School varsity softball spring-break trip to Orlando, Florida, scheduled for April 13–17, 2026. Amber Tucker moved the trip approval and Maria Mennella seconded; the motion carried, 8-0. The minutes list Daniel Trudeau (Athletic Director) among those present but do not record additional trip details such as chaperones or costs.
A motion to approve community-service arrangements described only as "to 2 options" was moved by Amber Tucker and seconded by Maria Mennella; the motion passed 8-0. The minutes do not describe the two options; that detail was not specified.
Agenda item 23, the Assessment Data Update for 2024–2025, was tabled. The minutes state that Wendy Durand, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, will present the full Assessment Data Update at the next Board of Education meeting on November 20, 2025. The motion to table recorded an 8-0 vote in favor.
The meeting record lists members present, district administrators and school leaders, and confirms a quorum (five required; quorum present). The meeting minutes and motions were recorded by Sandy Mal, recording secretary, and the certified minutes will be submitted to the Town Clerk within 48 hours as required by Connecticut General Statutes.
Votes and outcomes: The board carried multiple motions unanimously (8-0). The table below summarizes the formal actions recorded in the minutes:
- Approval of minutes from 9/18/2025 (BOE), 9/18/2025 (BOE Safety Committee), 9/23/2025 (BOE Curriculum Committee), and 10/7/2025 (Special Meeting). Moved by Amber Tucker, seconded by Jessica Loffredo; outcome: approved, vote 8-0.
- Approval of the consent calendar, 2026 meeting schedule, high-school graduation date (date not specified), and approval of RHAA contract for 2026–2029. Moved by Amber Tucker, seconded by Brian Clemens; outcome: approved, vote 8-0.
- Authorization for Dr. Scott Nozik to be a signatory on the BOE school lunch account at Webster Bank. Moved by Amber Tucker, seconded by Jessica Loffredo; outcome: approved, vote 8-0.
- Approval of the RHHS varsity softball spring-break trip to Orlando, Florida, April 13–17, 2026. Moved by Amber Tucker, seconded by Maria Mennella; outcome: approved, vote 8-0.
- Approval of community-service arrangements ("to 2 options"; not specified). Moved by Amber Tucker, seconded by Maria Mennella; outcome: approved, vote 8-0.
- Tabled Agenda item 23: Assessment Data Update 2024–2025; Wendy Durand will present the full update at the Nov. 20, 2025 BOE meeting. Outcome: tabled, vote 8-0.
- Motion to adjourn. Moved by Sean Gavin, seconded by Amber Tucker; outcome: approved, vote 8-0. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
The board’s next referenced action is the scheduled presentation of the Assessment Data Update on Nov. 20, 2025; the minutes provide no further substantive debate or financial detail on the RHAA contract or community-service options.
