Where

Board of Education Conference Room, 4 Fairfield Boulevard, Suite 2, Wallingford

From the posted agenda, as read by AI. The agenda is the official notice; check it before you go.

Watch the recording (opens in new tab) of this meeting on YouTube.

What was decided

The board accepted gifts, meeting minutes, and the retirement of English teacher Laurie Saia effective July 31, 2026. It approved a schedule of meetings for February 2027 through January 2028 and new school breakfast and lunch prices for 2026-2027. A resident raised safety concerns about PTO volunteer background checks and resource officers during public comment.

Decisions recorded

• Unanimous approval to accept Items 7.1-7.4 on the Consent Agenda, including June 22 and June 25, 2026 special meeting minutes, a $25,000.00 in-kind gift from Masonicare Health Center, and a $1,500.00 monetary gift from Trail of Terror LLC.
• Unanimous approval to go into Executive Session under Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-200(6)(A) to discuss acceptance of retirement(s) at 6:39 p.m.
• Unanimous approval to amend the agenda to add Public Comment back in after the Operations Committee Agenda Item 14.
• Unanimous approval to accept the retirement of Laurie Saia effective July 31, 2026.
• Unanimous approval of the Board of Education Schedule of Meetings for February 2027 - January 2028.
• Unanimous approval of school breakfast and lunch prices for Elementary, Middle, High School students and Adults, set at 10 cents for Breakfast, 35 cents for Lunch, and 85 cents for Adults.

The full text is in the town's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on Google Docs (PDF, 198 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 1, 2026.

Agenda

The board will review consent agenda items including gifts to the Adult Education CNA Program and Highland Elementary School, then hold an executive session on retirement acceptances. The board will also discuss the 2027-2028 meeting schedule and possible changes to school breakfast and lunch prices.

Agenda items

• Student Board Representatives will not be present
• Presentation of Awards
• Public Comment
• Accept In-kind GIFT of Masonicare Health Center's assistance and support of the Wallingford Adult Education CNA Program - Value of $25,000.00
• Accept Monetary GIFT donated to the Highland Elementary School Student Activities Fund from Trail of Terror LLC, c/o Mr. Wayne Barneshi - Value of $1,500.00
• Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
• Correspondence - Thank you - Caroline Raynis
• ACES Governing Board Representative report - Michael J. Votto, Delegate & Caroline Raynis, Alternate to ACES

Show 10 more items

• CABE Report - Rajan Doering, Delegate to CABE
• Old Business
• Executive Session on Discussion of Acceptance of Retirement(s) pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes, Section 1-200(6)(a)
• Discussion and Approval of Acceptance of Retirement(s)
• Approval of Board of Education Schedule of Meetings for February 2027 - January 2028
• Operations Committee Report
• Discussion and Possible Approval of School Breakfast and Lunch Prices for Elementary, Middle, High School Students, and Adults
• Administrative Report
• Announcements
• Date of Next Meeting - Monday, August 24, 2026, Board of Education, 6:30 p.m.

The full text is in the town's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on Google Docs (PDF, 109 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 1, 2026.

Terms used here

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, real estate purchases, or personnel matters.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is known from the Wallingford Public Schools website (opens in new tab). It was not found on the Town of Wallingford calendar. First recorded by Wallingford Publick on October 1, 2026.