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Board accepts retirements and resignations; approves $5,000 gift to SHS robotics
Summary
The Simsbury Board accepted a long‑time teacher's retirement and a special‑education resignation, and approved a $5,000 donation from United Therapeutics to the Simsbury High School Robotics Club by voice vote.
At its May 12 meeting the Simsbury Board of Education accepted personnel actions and a proposed charitable gift.
Board members acknowledged the retirement of Phil Sickinger, a physical education and health teacher at Henry James with 27 years of service; the board moved and approved acceptance of his resignation effective June 30, 2026 and members offered thanks for his long service.
The board also accepted the resignation of Stephanie Wilson, a special-education teacher at Tooton Hills School, effective June 30, 2026. Speakers discussed districtwide staffing pressures and noted that other districts have offered financial incentives to recruit teachers, a factor cited in Wilson’s departure.
Administrators presented a proposed gift of $5,000 from United Therapeutics Corporation to the Simsbury High School Robotics Club. A motion to accept the gift was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; board members thanked those who secured the donation.
Motions to approve prior meeting minutes and to adjourn were handled by voice vote. The meeting record does not include roll‑call tallies; outcomes were announced by the presiding officer.
