5-11-26 Groton Board of Education Meeting(s)

Groton Board of Education (Committee of the Whole) · May 12, 2026

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Call to order and attendance

Presentation

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Chair opens the special meeting, lists in-person and online attendees (Ian Thomas, Jen White, Mitch Schimbrock in person; Sean Cochran, Dr. Andrea Ackerman, Adrian Johnson, Jay Whitlock online) and notes staff present, and announces first agenda item (ELA curriculum discussion).

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Groton Board of Education approved adoption of the Wit & Wisdom English language arts curriculum for grades 6–8 and approved plans to convert the Fitch High School auto shop into a machine shop and relocate the robotics team to the woodshop, with the superintendent charged to produce three options for a permanent robotics practice field by June 15, 2026. The board also heard a Connecticut Green Bank presentation on a proposed Fitch High School carport solar project and received grant updates.

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