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COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
Colchester, Connecticut
POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING
October 3, 2023 2:00 PM
Board of Education Central Office
127 Norwich Avenue, Suite 202, Colchester
MINUTES
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Donna Antonacci, Mary Tomasi
ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: Superintendent Daniel P. Sullivan, III
OTHERS PRESENT: Executive Assistant to the Superintendent/Board Clerk Heather Petit
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Call to Order
Committee Chair Donna Antonacci called the meeting to order at 2:03 PM
1.2 Roll Call
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
2.1 For Public Comments, Please See Bylaw on Meeting Conduct
3. *CONSENT AGENDA
3.1 *Policy Committee Minutes of July 13, 2023
3.2 *Policy Committee Minutes of July 25, 2023
3.3 *Policy Committee Minutes of September 5, 2023
Moved by: M.Tomasi
To accept the consent agenda as presented
Second by: D.Antonacci
Roll call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
4. *PRIORITY DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
4.1 *1180 Memorials to Deceased Students and Staff
The committee discussed the Board attorney’s recommendation to make changes to the
draft policy. The Committee accepted the changes and will bring 1180 back to the Board
for second reading at their next regular meeting.
4.2 *Review of Series 9000 Board of Education Bylaws
The Committee discussed 9000 series Bylaws. The Committee agreed to move the
following policies forward for first reading at the next regular Board meeting:
● 9325 Meeting Conduct; recommendation is to remove this policy as current policies
9272, 9321 and 1120 cover the items in the policy and this policy is not recommended by
Shipman & Goodwin.
● 9110 Oath of Office; update with Shipman & Goodwin recommended language and to
the last sentence, “...and assume office in accordance with the town charter.”
● 9326 Minutes: update with Shipman & Goodwin recommended language.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Committee Chair Donna Antonacci adjourned the meeting at 3:16PM
Respectfully submitted,
Heather R. Petit
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent/Board Clerk