Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
SLAM Collaborative presented a Phase 2 feasibility study to the Weston School District Board of Education that compared renovate-to-new and new-build options for the middle school, estimated local and state cost shares, outlined a phased construction schedule with portables, and flagged a state eligibility factor that reduces reimbursement.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Facilities staff said a complete blockage at the annex required digging and a new main to the rear septic tank; systems are operational but the district is "awaiting the damage" (invoices) and has not yet determined cost responsibility with the town.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Staff left the projected year-end position unchanged while flagging ongoing Veolia troubleshooting at the district’s treatment plant and a board-of-selectmen recommendation to fund a North House HVAC and a roofing project from the general fund, which could reduce the balance below the locally recommended 20% threshold.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Committee member Deb moved to approve the minutes of Jan. 16, a colleague seconded, and the committee approved the minutes by voice vote; the transcript records no roll-call tally.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
The Safety & Security Committee reviewed a negotiated proposal from Norcom Connecticut to install repeaters and new digital radios across schools, buses and the bus depot; director Jim Wiltsie said the district expects installation and FCC licensing to begin after a purchase order, aiming for wide deployment by next school year.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Safety director Jim Wiltsie told the committee the district moved burglar alarm monitoring to OmniData with minor cost savings but increased alarm activity requiring door relabeling; he also said a mandated MOU was updated to allow dispatchers limited demographic access to Sandy Hook after‑hours reports, and the SRO policy is being revised to match the MOU.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
District cybersecurity lead Dan DeVito outlined phishing training, firewall protections and a phased SmartPass rollout; committee members raised parental concerns and requested a future policy review and a schedule for purging SmartPass data, which DeVito said currently has no automatic purge schedule.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
The Weston School District policy committee voted to change the curriculum exemption/opt‑out window from two weeks to the first four weeks of school and discussed language in family life and sex‑education policy (6142.1), including references to contraceptive distribution and model‑policy citations.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Committee reviewed and accepted a new required policy on preschool students with disabilities that affirms entitlement to public education on or before a child's third birthday and clarifies tuition rules for identified and non‑identified preschoolers.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
The committee recommended moving instructional elements of suicide‑prevention language into the 6000 series as a policy (6142.3) and keeping an expanded operational regulation in the 5000 series (5141.5) to avoid duplication and confusion.