Norwich School District board approves settlement, accepts superintendent’s resignation effective Jan. 1, 2025

The Norwich School District Board of Education voted to approve a settlement that includes Superintendent Dr. Kristen Stringfellow’s resignation effective Jan. 1, 2025.

At the board’s meeting, Speaker 2 formally moved “that the board approve the proposed settlement with doctor Kristen Stringfellow regarding her employment with the board, including Doctor Stringfellow’s resignation as superintendent of schools effective January 1, 2025 and move further that the board chair be authorized to execute the settlement agreement on behalf of the board.” The motion was seconded during the meeting and put to a roll-call vote.

The board had convened earlier in executive session under Connecticut General Statute 1-200 to discuss a confidential attorney–client personnel matter and invited attorney Peter Maura to participate. The board reported that it took no votes during the executive session and reconvened the public meeting before debating and voting on the settlement.

During the roll-call vote on the settlement motion, the recorded responses were seven in favor and two opposed (Heather and Christie as recorded in the roll call). Following the vote, the board authorized the chair to sign the settlement agreement.

The settlement motion and resignation were presented and approved without additional public comment recorded in the meeting minutes. A board member noted logistics for remote participants and the use of breakout rooms during the executive session. The meeting adjourned shortly after the vote.

No date for further action on this item was specified in the meeting record provided.