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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
Policy Committee Meeting
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
3:45 PM
Board of Education Central Office
MINUTES
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT : Donna Antonacci, Margo Gignac and Stefanie Tracey-Calash
ADMINISTRATION PRESENT : Superintendent Daniel P. Sullivan, III
OTHERS PRESENT : Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Alyssa Butova and Human Resources
Coordinator Pauline Goetz
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MEETING OPENING hs B
1.1. Call to Order ao
D.Antonacci called the meeting to order at 3:59 PM 3
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1.2 ~~ Roll Call ay
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2.1. For Public Comments, please see Policy 1120 Public Comment and Correspondence at
Board Meetings
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*CONSENT AGENDA
3.1. *Approval of Policy Committee Meeting Minutes of September 9, 2025
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to approve.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
*PRIORITY DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
4.1. *Discussion and Possible Action on Series 4000 Policies
Discussion and research was done around Series 1000 Political Activities of School Employees,
which was moved into the 4000 Series during review of the 1000 Series due to the nature of the
policy and fitting more in the Personnel section rather than the Board Operations section. No action
was taken on this policy, the committee will revisit at the next meeting.
Motion by: D.Antonacci
Motion to table 4.1 and 4.2 until the next meeting
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
SJracey-Calash left the meeting at 4:51 PM
P.Goetz left the meeting at 5:01 PM
4.2. *Discussion and Possible Action on Series 5000 Policies
The Committee reviewed the 5000 Series and discussed the timeline of which these
could be fully completed, but no action was taken.
The next two Policy Committee Meetings were scheduled, both will be at the Board of Education
Central Office:
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
5. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to adjourn.
Second: D.Antonacci
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
D.Antonacci adjourned the meeting at 5:19 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Od soved
Alyssa Butova
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent