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East Windsor board approves MTSS liaison job description and recognizes teacher of the year amid grant shortfall
Summary
Board recognized 2026 Teacher of the Year Alyssa Ivanhoff, welcomed student representative Timmy Hinn, approved an MTSS liaison job description (replacing a service-team facilitator role), and was notified of an unexpected reduction of about $66,824 across federal Title grants.
The East Windsor Board of Education recognized Alyssa Ivanhoff as the district’s 2026 Teacher of the Year and welcomed student representative Timmy Hinn, then turned to operational business that included approving a revised MTSS liaison job description and noting a shortfall in federal entitlement grants.
Administrators introduced Ivanhoff, a special education teacher at East Windsor Middle School who joined the district in 2019. Darl read a description of her classroom work, leadership as a special education PLC leader, mentoring duties and family engagement; Alyssa told the board she was ‘‘truly honored to be recognized and very proud to be a member of the East Windsor public school community.’’
The student representative, Timmy Hinn, a senior at East Windsor High School, reported that Broadbrook and Eastman schools had strong starts to the year, noted beginning-of-year assessments and school events, and described athletic and extracurricular participation.
Under new business, board members reviewed a new MTSS liaison job description that replaces the prior ‘‘service team facilitator’’ language. The board was told the role is not a new position but carries a stipend under Group 8 of the teacher contract; the board voted to approve the job description (motion by Denise; seconded by Heather) and the motion passed by voice vote.
On finance, administrators reported recent state correspondence reducing the district’s federal Title grant allocations. Brian outlined updated figures: Title I was revised from a budgeted $392,744 to $331,246 (a loss of about $61,498); Title II and Title III also declined, producing a combined reduction across the three entitlements of roughly $66,824. District staff said the cuts reflect reduced federal funding nationally and that they will attempt to offset the deficit by reprioritizing other grants and funds; they noted the multi-year nature of some entitlements gives limited time to adjust.
What’s next: the superintendent and business office will continue to review the grant budgets and report proposed adjustments to the board; the board asked staff to prepare a small board letter of congratulations for the Teacher of the Year.
