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COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
Policy Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
2:00 PM
Board of Education Central Office
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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
1. MEETING OPENING
1.1. Call to Order
D.Antonacci called the meeting to order at 2:04 PM
12 Roll Call
All present
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
2.1.
For Public Comments, please see Policy 1120 Public Comment and Correspondence at
Board Meetings
None
3. *CONSENT.AGENDA
3.1.
*Approval of Policy Committee Meeting Minutes of October 10, 2025
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to approve.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
4. *PRIORITY DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
4.1.
*Discussion and Possible Action on Series 5000 Policies
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to revise Policy 5126 Awards for Achievement and bring to the Full Board for
first read at the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to revise Policy 5141 Health and bring to the Full Board for first read at the next
Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Cail: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
D.Antonacci left the meeting at 2:33 PM
D.Antonacci returned to the meeting via phone call at 2:36 PM
Motion by: M.Gignac : .
Motion to revise Policy.5141,21 Administration of Student Medications in the Schools to
Shipman recommended and bring to the Full Board for first read at the next Board of
Education Regular Meeting.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
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Non-substantive changes will be mdde to 5141.21-F1 Refusal to Permit Administration
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The Committee reviewed the following policies, but no changes were made:
5141.214 Sunscreen Application in School
5141.22 Communicable / Infectious Diseases
5141.231 Psychotropic Drug Use /
5141.3 Health Assessment, Screenings and Immunizations
D.Antonacci left the meeting via phone call at 2:57 PM
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to revise Policy 5141.4 Reporting of Child Abuse, Neglect and Sexual Assult to
Shipman recommended and bring to the Full Board for first read at the.next. Board of
Education Regular Meeting.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
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Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to strike Policy 5142 Student Safety and bring to the Full Board for first read at
the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: STracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to strike Policy 5142.1 Relations with Noncustodial Parents and bring to the Full
Board for first read at the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to strike Policy 5143.1 Student Accident Insurance and bring to the Full Board
for first read at the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash “
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to revise Policy 5144 Student Discipline to Shipman.recommended and bring to
the Full Board for first read at the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: STracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to revise Policy 5144.1 Physical Restraint and Seclusion of Students and Use of
Exclusionary Time Out to Shipman recommended and bring to the Full Board for first read at
the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: STracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to revise Policy 5145 Students and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to Shipman recommended and
bring to the Full Board for first read at the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: STracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to strike Policy 5145.11 Questioning and Apprehension and bring to the Full
Board for first read at the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: STracey-Calash
Roll Cail: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to revise Policy 5145.12 Search and Seizure to Shipman recommended and bring
fo the Full Board for first read at the next Board of Education Regular Meeting.
Second: STracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
The Committee reviewed the following policies, but no changes were made:
e 5145.124 Use of Alcohol Detection Devices
e 5145.14 On Campus Recruitment
e@ 5145.15 Student Directory Information
Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion to renumber Policy 5000 Attire and Hygiene to 5132.and bring to the Full Board
for first read at the next Board of Education Regular Meeting..
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor:
Vote: Motion carried
The Committee scheduled the next meeting for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM.
5. ADJOURNMENT
: : Motion by: M.Gignac
Motion‘to adjourn.
Second: S.Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
i M.Gignac adjourned the meeting at. 3:50 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Alyssa Butova .
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent