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Simsbury Board meeting roundup: retirements, resignations, gifts and policies approved; executive session on superintendent evaluation
Summary
At its May 26 meeting the Simsbury Board of Education approved minutes, accepted a retirement notice and resignation, ratified a union contract, accepted two donations for the robotics team, approved unaffiliated employee raises and multiple policy adoptions, and recessed into executive session for a superintendent evaluation.
The Simsbury Board of Education covered routine and substantive business at its May 26 meeting, approving minutes, personnel actions, donations and policy adoptions before recessing into executive session for a superintendent evaluation.
Key votes and outcomes were as follows (Votes at a glance):
- Approval of May 12 minutes: motion moved and approved by voice vote. - Notice of intent to retire: The board accepted a three‑year notice of retirement from Simsbury High School math teacher Betsy Zagio effective June 30, 2029; motion passed by voice vote. - Resignation accepted: The board accepted the resignation of middle-school science teacher Susan Bohm effective June 30, 2026; motion passed by voice vote. - Collective bargaining: The board ratified the three‑year agreement with the Simsbury Federation of Educational Personnel (paraprofessionals and secretaries) covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2029; wage increases and insurance premium adjustments were included; motion passed by voice vote. - Gifts: The board accepted an anonymous gift of $2,486 to the Simsbury High School robotics program and a corporate gift from The Hartford of $2,020 (student fundraising matched); motions passed by voice vote. (Transcript contained clarification discussion about how the student-raised amount and matching totals were presented.) - Unaffiliated employees: The board approved a 3% increase to salary ranges for unaffiliated board employees and central-office administrators for the 2026–27 fiscal year; motion passed by voice vote. - Textbooks: The board adopted three textbook items for the 2026–27 school year, including materials for the writing center and AP English Language; motion passed by voice vote. - Policies: The board adopted five policies (family and medical leave 4260.5, age of entry/kindergarten 5112.1, wellness 6114.2, challenging curriculum 6115.5 (renamed from Advanced Coursework), and new library policy 6152), effective May 26, 2026.
After these items the board recessed into executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation.
Ending: The board thanked staff and volunteers, acknowledged end-of-year activities, and will take no further action publicly while in executive session.
