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The board voted to approve consent calendar items 9.1 through 9.13, which included a memorandum of understanding with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation; amendments and agreements for special education services (including contracts with Aspire Living and Learning Inc., Ben Bridal Academy, American School for the Deaf, Milestones Behavioral Services Inc., St. Vincent's Special Needs Center Inc., and Waterford Country School Inc.); an amendment to translation services with Linguistica International Inc.; truancy prevention services with the YMCA; a construction contract for playground resurfacing at Carrington Elementary School; and acceptance of elevator projects at Bunker Hill and Washington schools as complete. The motion to approve the consent calendar passed; the chair noted the motion carried with one abstention.

Earlier in the meeting, the board approved several committee-referred items individually. The board approved a no-cost concurrent enrollment agreement with Connecticut State Community College, Naugatuck Valley (a renaming of Naugatuck Valley Community College) to support student participation in the Perkins-supported College and Career Pathways (CCP) program. A commissioner clarified the agreement is no-cost to the district because Perkins grant funds will cover program costs.

The board also approved a no-cost education affiliation agreement with Benchmark Senior Living LLC to provide certified nurse assistant clinical hours to Waterbury students and a no-cost memorandum of understanding with the State Education Resource Center to support youth prevention efforts. The Committee on Finance reported approval of grant-related transportation agreements with the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments to purchase bicycles and equipment for student incentives and rewards.

Several motions were made by commissioners during committee reports and passed by voice vote. Specific votes were announced as \"Aye\" with motions carrying; in at least one consent vote the chair reported \"1 abstention.\" No detailed roll-call vote totals or names of individual yes/no votes were recorded in the public transcript for these items.

The board also received superintendent notifications and committee updates, and commissioners discussed upcoming curriculum committee meetings and ongoing state legislative matters affecting home-schooling rules and programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion. No legislative changes were enacted by the board itself during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Waterbury Board of Education Meeting - May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved consent calendar items including special education contracts, curriculum amendments and construction work, and voted to accept several no-cost educational affiliation and agreement items including a concurrent enrollment agreement and clinical partnerships.","taxTitle","Waterbury School District, School Districts, Connecticut","taxId",14343,"location","Connecticut","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6236779,"Students and parents urge Waterbury Board to fix sports transportation and reconsider dress code at arts magnet school",668,781000,1449000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3354788-476d12ae9aba776c3ad3eb6d2f85b3bc&start=781&end=1449","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3354788-476d12ae9aba776c3ad3eb6d2f85b3bc/thumbnail_781000.jpg","/articles/6236779/Connecticut/Students-and-parents-urge-Waterbury-Board-to-fix-sports-transportation-and-reconsider-dress-code-at-arts-magnet-school","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236779-c46a36ec0990ed254a57ce930e19c795/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141211&Signature=JrHF~xVqZ1UiPRQUMCfZ5bfD4CPRJble56r~O0JltXCQiwaH6upkrWA-icE946nw3Z7dOIT8I3a5bAMXsnMz7bswduiLlTW-jgKdUX586vvKI8IMj57-JpBAWlkngk-o1ag3CmkdVSWzgfIntKpSV1~plystqXtv3V6eAi2uc6T~ntYrwBnIyo7tGKOFs1jCH1EkEX1PU7uUmntIXVFbbjKRGMWp0PIBPNAyftiQ8uQngmRL9MpTBQkjkdlEFEb78X1xIiIodIclduBveL6arlHGxFRq3GcjGI5hrtKqRpCuGThiAgGqlNYMwkrP33xUs4GqpfzMGloILHoXyezZBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Students, a parent and a youth engagement coordinator told the Waterbury Board of Education on May 2025 that lack of reliable transportation is keeping students at Waterbury Arts Magnet School from participating in sports and that the district’s dress code limits student expression and can be unaffordable.

At the public comment period, Lewis McConner, 18, a senior at Wilby High School, told the board, “My transportation matters. I find it really unfair that I go to a school similar things, compared to WIMS, but they don't have the same benefits that I have in high school.” He said some students pay for Ubers or rely on parents because “the bus company [is] not either giving them the buses that they need to get to those places.”

The concern about sports transportation was raised by multiple students. Donnie Burton, 17 and a senior at Wilby High School, said transportation issues are affecting student participation and added that dress-code rules limit expression: “The bigger problem of dress code is that it takes away I personally feel it takes away our sense of expression.” Jabari Hendricks, a Williams freshman, said he does not want to join sports because he does not feel safe taking the city bus across town.

Unique Hendricks, a parent of two students at Williams, told the board she faces “so many barriers” securing transportation and communication between schools for her children’s participation in athletics. “We stop that, it's an increased burden on parents, the community, their family members,” she said, asking the board to “reconsider providing transportation for the students here.”

Amari Brantley, youth engagement coordinator and an advisor to the local youth-led project described at the meeting, said the group documented incidents where last-minute announcements disrupted student athletes. Brantley described a recent example: “At 01:40PM, right before dismissal, there was an announcement on the speaker that said all student athletes who take bus 6, please do not report to bus 6. And so with 10 minutes left in the school day… you have about 25 minutes to kind of find your ride.”

Brantley also raised dress-code concerns drawn from a student study, saying the group found that “57% of the dress code are actually … biased and implicit towards women,” and argued the district should consider affordability and flexibility. She asked the board to weigh how dress-code rules affect cultural expression and students’ ability to participate in extracurriculars.

The public comments were heard after the board temporarily suspended the regular order of business to allow public address. Commissioner O'Brien moved to suspend the agenda in order to hear speakers; the motion passed. During the suspension the board did not take formal policy action. The board stated in that procedural motion that public comments “will be referred to the administration for review and response.”

Speakers urged several specific changes: more reliable bussing for after-school sports (students noted an incident involving bus 6), clearer communication when buses are unavailable, and review of dress-code rules for affordability and cultural expression. Board members did not vote on policy changes during the public comment period; the speakers’ concerns were recorded and referred to district administration for follow-up.","Students, a parent and youth organizers urged the Waterbury Board of Education to provide consistent transportation for Waterbury Arts Magnet School athletes and to revisit dress-code rules they say limit student expression and create economic burdens.","actionData","errors"]

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Waterbury Board approves consent calendar, no-cost education agreements and program contracts

Students and parents urge Waterbury Board to fix sports transportation and reconsider dress code at arts magnet school