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.

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What was decided

The Board heard a presentation on draft ASTE education specifications for the proposed new Wallingford High School and took public comment, much of it about removing or keeping 17 classrooms and a pool (Natatorium) from the plan. The Board voted to add the classrooms and pool back into the specifications, approved several consent agenda items including a budget transfer, revised multiple bylaws (9222, 9312, 9313, 9325.1, 9327.1, 9311, 9326, 9327), heard annual report and district profile presentations, accepted the resignation of Christina Madancy, and took no action on appointing a Business Manager.

Decisions recorded

• Approved adding the pool (Natatorium) and 17 additional classrooms back into the education specifications for the proposed new high school. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved accepting items 7.1-7.5, 7.10 and 7.15 on the Consent Agenda, unanimously (later rescinded).
• Approved rescinding the previous motion accepting items 7.1-7.5, 7.10 and 7.15 on the Consent Agenda, unanimously. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved accepting items 7.1-7.3.4, 7.4, 7.5, 7.10 and 7.15 on the Consent Agenda, including minutes, financial reports, a $1,000 gift, and two policy revisions, unanimously. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Item 7.3.5, a Budget Transfer Request 2026-2027 from Contingency 2601400 2100B to 2321400 330D S0001 for Professional/Technical Legal Fees, with 1 abstention. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• A motion to table the remaining items removed from the Consent Agenda failed. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved amending the motion on Policy 9222 to remove "bona fide" and add "any committee chairpersons,". p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• A motion to replace "other disciplinary action" wording in Policy 9222 failed. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved adding "in consultation with the Board Officer" in two places to Policy 9222. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved adding "any committee chairpersons" after Board Officer under Standard for Removal in Policy 9222. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved adding language requiring the Board Attorney to be present and develop protocol under Procedure for Removal in Policy 9222. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Bylaw 9222 - Resignation/Removal of Board Officers incorporating the edits discussed and voted on, unanimously. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved removing "normally" and adding "bona fide" to Bylaw 9312 - Board Policy, unanimously. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved accepting Bylaw 9312 - Board Policy with edits, unanimously. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved adding "it shall do so upon five affirmative votes" to Bylaw 9313 and approving with edits. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved accepting Bylaw 9325.1 - Quorum and Voting Procedures, unanimously. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved amending Bylaw 9327.1 - Board Member Use of Social Networks to remove and replace certain sentences, unanimously. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Bylaw 9311 - Board Policies with two edits, unanimously. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Bylaw 9326 - Minutes with two edits, unanimously. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Bylaw 9327 - Electronic Mail Communications with edits. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved accepting the resignation of Christina Madancy effective September 19, 2026, unanimously. p. 14page 14 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• No action was taken on the appointment of a candidate to the Business Manager position. p. 14page 14 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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

Minutes posted on Google Docs (PDF, 389 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

Agenda

The board will discuss education specifications for the proposed new Wallingford High School, consider acceptance of resignation(s), and discuss appointing a candidate for the Business Manager position. It will also review financial reports, a $1,000.00 gift of backpacks and school supplies, and several proposed bylaw and policy revisions.

Agenda items

• Presentation of Proposed Draft ASTE Educational Specifications for Proposed New Wallingford High School
• Approval to Accept Financial Report - September 2026
• Approval to Accept Cafeteria/Food Service Financial Report - September 2026
• Approval to Accept Gift of Miscellaneous Backpacks with School Supplies from Burns & McDonnell, value of $1,000.00
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9222 - Removal of Board Officers
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9312 - Board Bylaw
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9313 - Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Administrative Regulations
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9325.1 - Quorum and Voting Procedures

Show 22 more items

• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9325.5 - Request for Information by Board Members
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9327.1 - Board Member Use of Internet Social Networks
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9311 - Board Policies
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9326 - Minutes
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Bylaw 9327 - Electronic Mail Communications
• Approval of Proposed Adoption/Revisions of Policy 1110.2 - Parent Portal Acceptable Use and Safety
• Items removed from the Consent Agenda
• Correspondence
• Committee Reports: ACES, System-wide PTAC, Special Education PTAC, CABE
• Executive Session: Discussion of Acceptance of Resignation(s)
• Executive Session: Discussion of Candidates for Business Manager Position
• Discussion and Possible Approval of Proposed ASTE Education Specifications for Proposed New Wallingford High School
• Discussion and Possible Approval of Education Specifications for Proposed New Wallingford High School
• Presentation of Wallingford Public Schools Annual Report - 2025-2026
• Presentation of Wallingford Public Schools District Profile and Performance Report - 2024-25
• Presentation of Wallingford Adult Education Profile Report 2025
• Discussion and Approval of Acceptance of Resignation(s)
• Discussion and Possible Approval of Appointment of Candidate for Business Manager Position
• Operations Committee Report
• Administrative Report
• Announcements of upcoming committee meetings on October 19, 2026
• Date of Next Meeting: Monday, October 26, 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, 148 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 1, 2026.

Terms used here

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

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.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

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.