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Staff presented redline versions of both proposed contracts to the board. For the COO, staff said the district is extending the contract an additional year to 2028, applying a 3% salary increase (consistent with other personnel contracts this year), increasing vacation time to 20 days from 17, and keeping the premium cost share flat at 21% for the 2027–28 fiscal year.

For the human resources manager, staff said the proposal likewise adds one year to the contract (through 2028) and reflects a similar roughly 3% salary increase, increases vacation time to 20 days and adds an extra year of premium cost share at 20% for the final year noted in the contract.

Board roll-call votes recorded approval of both contracts. The COO contract was approved by roll call with the tally Miss DePalma: yes; Miss DeLongo: no; Mr. Hennessy: yes; Miss Putney: yes; Miss Santiago: yes; Mr. Stacy: yes; Dr. DeLucia: yes (6–1). The human resources manager contract passed by the same roll-call pattern (6–1).

Board members and staff described the changes as routine adjustments consistent with other personnel agreements and said the changes were budgeted in the personnel packet; no further funding requests or program changes were presented at the meeting.

The board asked if there were questions before each motion; none were raised that altered the contract language presented.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6/10/25 East Haven Board of Education Mtgs.","oneSentenceSummary","The East Haven Board of Education approved one-year contract extensions for the chief of operations and fiscal oversight (COO) and the human resources manager, extending both contracts to 2028 and applying roughly 3% salary increases and increased vacation time to 20 days.","taxTitle","East Haven School District, School Districts, Connecticut","taxId",58197,"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},6544195,"East Haven board approves wildlife management and feeding guidelines with minor edit",4815,541000,5356000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3799678-2e184df540dc18f711c7245af5f56e52&start=541&end=5356","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3799678-2e184df540dc18f711c7245af5f56e52/thumbnail_541000.jpg","/articles/6544195/Connecticut/East-Haven-board-approves-wildlife-management-and-feeding-guidelines-with-minor-edit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544195-1589edbd55bd21612e700c15dc341c52/orig.mp4?Expires=1770968654&Signature=cclr0nKZBsGTxgZ0utAFBj2uG9culp5zhs7ypT8ibXCNme4YFrJX4B2DwSlHfrB2xGziJwccz8I8xVpB~vKN-T0UYbFNgYDRz3ad81fuAr3Lgiw6rxjJelx1z8DwV4Vgf-sIT4F2h7bSspY6MpGS9ked5GlHH8hdwDJqY6OlIhvHSCpTz9305JZ0XdOFTY25IbFFEAIKpdTtuBONkb-zyEndL~kE2dtbJ9aipGFPugczGzD3601bdRowq0-ysEIToWC25Cv6wlfT9a3glFA19Ke1ApWjA8HPnA8dfv5mTmjDMOkiMFxXvF2PfG1JySS60h57fyVgwIvcaDv~KOFKoA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The East Haven Board of Education approved Policy 3517.4, Wildlife Management and Feeding Guidelines, adopting the optional policy with a targeted edit to its rehabilitation exemption.

Board members and staff discussed recurring instances of ducks and other animals returning to school courtyards because people feed them. A district staff member explained that feeding attracts wildlife and may leave hatchlings trapped in courtyards; staff also cited secondary problems such as attracting rodents.

The board debated a sentence in the draft policy that exempted rehabilitation activities only if they did not involve feeding wildlife on school grounds. After discussion, the board agreed to strike the clause and leave the exemption to read that wildlife rehabilitation activities are exempt when conducted by licensed professionals. A board member asked about disciplinary consequences for staff who violate the rule; administrators said standard disciplinary processes (warning then progressive discipline) would apply for staff violations.

At the vote the roll call was: Miss DePalma: yes; Miss DeLongo: yes; Mr. Hennessy: yes; Miss Putney: yes; Miss Santiago: no; Mr. Stacy: yes; Dr. DeLucia: yes. The motion passed 6–1.

Administrators clarified that the policy is optional (not mandated by the state) and is intended to provide protocols where schools regularly encounter wildlife on campus. They said instructional or supervised classroom activities involving animals (for example, a lesson raising butterflies) remain permitted under the policy when part of an instructional activity.

The board directed staff to finalize the final text with the agreed strike and to return the adopted policy to the district policy repository; no additional funding was requested.","The school board approved optional Policy 3517.4 (Wildlife Management and Feeding Guidelines) after striking a clause to allow licensed professionals to perform wildlife rehabilitation without an absolute prohibition on feeding on school grounds.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6544200,"East Haven board rescinds local bullying policy and adopts state-mandated Connecticut school climate policy",4662,373000,5035000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3799678-2e184df540dc18f711c7245af5f56e52&start=373&end=5035","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3799678-2e184df540dc18f711c7245af5f56e52/thumbnail_373000.jpg","/articles/6544200/Connecticut/East-Haven-board-rescinds-local-bullying-policy-and-adopts-state-mandated-Connecticut-school-climate-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544200-c9d11781e5690faffd8c427de4654fde/orig.mp4?Expires=1770968654&Signature=NQUAc~5fpBiS4bI-8SLvBcxydSZaLbXFpPL49GlRJARt0Rnz~FyJupbqcnu~fLIK7UrnHlZrspcme2mfdm2oMQqpQqeQCRTyTl0ka647XuBzpkM0HAcLezvCfnFIXCWb83brqQJStoXcyijvMhqKJAkKgFCKfeeTzckjdSMSXuUAqwg1AS8z4f4keTqCz~Qfk5Pr6tPnVAHw8PgwrA5NCURsjO5n91wqL2BlAITOlxb2gPPqMMMmzvsk29vFlqFyGUQug5sIj1DtteGl5ngcyqkxreFz80H9NyJLacUcBw-F7ENUdq1~n0YC9ewFWdPHol6-lylVyn6Q8kaQolw~gQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The East Haven Board of Education voted to rescind Policy 5131.911, Bullying Prevention and Intervention, and to adopt the state-mandated Connecticut School Climate Policy 5131.911 during its regular meeting. The board waived the formal reading of the new policy before voting.

The new policy is mandated by the state and, according to a district staff member, cannot be amended locally. The staff member said the state policy requires a district-level school climate coordinator, a school climate specialist at every school, annual training for appointed staff, school-level climate committees, regular surveys and improvement plans, and an explicit outline for restorative practices. \"We are required to have a district level school climate coordinator,\" the staff member said during the meeting.

Board members said the state policy largely consolidates provisions already in local practice. The staff member told the board the language in the district's previous bullying-prevention policy appeared repetitive with the state document, which prompted the recommendation to rescind the older local policy and adopt the state language as provided.

At the vote, the board recorded the roll call: Miss DePalma: yes; Miss DeLongo: no (on the COO and HR votes earlier, but for this policy adoption the board voted yes); Mr. Hennessy: yes; Miss Putney: yes; Miss Santiago: yes; Mr. Stacy: yes; Dr. DeLucia: yes. The motion to adopt the Connecticut School Climate Policy passed by vote of 7–0.

The board also voted separately to rescind the older bullying prevention and intervention policy (Policy 5131.911) before adopting the state policy. Board members emphasized that the adoption was procedural because the new language was mandatory under state guidance.

District administrators said they will implement required elements (coordinator assignment, trainings, committee formation and the mandated surveys) and that minor local policy housekeeping will continue over the summer to align local references with the state-required language. No fiscal impact beyond existing staff assignments was specified during the meeting.

The board said it waived additional local discussion because the policy is mandated by the state. The board did not open the newly adopted policy to local amendment during the meeting.","The East Haven Board of Education voted to rescind Policy 5131.911 (Bullying Prevention and Intervention) and adopt the state-mandated Connecticut School Climate Policy (5131.911) after waiving the reading. Board members said the change is required by the state and not open to local modification.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves contract extensions for COO and human resources manager with modest raises and added vacation

East Haven board approves wildlife management and feeding guidelines with minor edit

East Haven board rescinds local bullying policy and adopts state-mandated Connecticut school climate policy