Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
The Weston School District curriculum subcommittee heard a midyear snapshot of math and reading assessment results and professional development progress on Feb. 4, 2026; the session ended early after the group lost quorum and agreed to reconvene in March to review subgroup and longitudinal data.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Superintendent Erica Forte presented five academically viable grade-configuration models and warned of tradeoffs—noting the current K–2/3–5/6–8/9–12 model remains balanced. Board members pressed about fifth-grade placement and implementation risks, and the board set Feb. 23 for a SLAM facilities report.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Parent Kelly James thanked the board for prioritizing campus revitalization but urged officials to prioritize solutions that minimize student disruption and displacement during construction, highlighting effects on instruction and social-emotional well-being.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
The board approved the consent agenda and recognized four teachers — Gina Arena, Bill Mader, Andrea Noble and Amanda Quaintance — who will retire at the end of the school year under an early-retirement incentive.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
The board approved a $4,720,200 FY27 capital budget that adds the North House HVAC project in gross amount to protect eligibility for an estimated 22% state reimbursement; the board noted design funding of $230,000 was previously approved and that bids will await state review.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
The Weston School District Board of Education approved a $63,490,638 operating budget for fiscal year 2027, a 3.91% increase driven primarily by contractual salary obligations and a 15% rise in health insurance costs. The vote was unanimous.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Board members reviewed a reprioritized $4.2M capital request and asked staff for a clear approval timeline after the state moved the district's IAQ grant to DAS, delaying the North House HVAC project and shifting an estimated $1.9M local cost onto a referendum.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
Superintendent told the Board the state shifted the IAQ grant to a different agency and funding track, pausing the North House HVAC project and putting a $1.9 million local share — after estimated state reimbursement — before voters via referendum; work is likely delayed about a year.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
District staff presented a reprioritized $4.2 million FY27 capital request, highlighting radio upgrades, parking-lot paving, turf replacement, and aging HVAC/boiler equipment; trustees pressed for a 5–10 year capital plan, implementation timeline and clearer referendum messaging.
Connecticut / School Districts / Weston School District
District leaders outlined Jan. 27 Holocaust Remembrance Day assemblies for all grades, a sign-up meet-and-hear with a survivor, a 32-panel Anne Frank traveling exhibit staffed by student docents, and a community night in May funded by PTO support and a grant application for a companion book.