05/01/2026
The Hartford Board of School Directors
School Board Meeting Agenda
May 6, 2026 @ 6:00 pm
In-Person at the BEST Room @ HACTC and Online via Google Meet
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6:00 1. Call to Order
- Changes, Additions and Approval of Agenda
6:05 2. Proposed Executive Session
- 1 V.S.A §313(a)(1) Pending or probable civil litigation or prosecution, if the public body is or may be a party
- 1 V.S.A.§313(a)(1)(F): Confidential attorney-client communications made for the purposes of providing professional legal services to the body
6:45 3. Proposed Executive Session
- 1 V.S.A §313(a)(1)(D): Grievances, other than tax grievances
- 1 V.S.A § 313(a)(4): A disciplinary or dismissal action against a public officer or employee
7:15 4. Governance Process (Section 4 Policy GP 2)
- Presentation: Elementary School Continuous Improvement Plans
- Introduction to Process, Sarah Hisman, Director of Curriculum
- Dothan Brook School Plan and Goals, Patrick Peters, Interim Principal
- Ottauquechee School Plan and Goals, Sarah Hisman, Director of Curriculum
- White River School Plan and Goals, Doug Kussius, Principal
- Information for the board
- Presentation: HHS Auditorium Issues and Recommendations
- Information presented by Jonathan Garthwaite, Director of Facilities
- Board discussion and Q & A
- Potential board action: determination of project work
- Legislative Update
- Information presented by Caty Sutton, Superintendent, and Jacob Vezina, Director of Finance
- 949 Yield Bill
- 955 Education Transformation
- 542 PCBs
- Latest district merger map
- Information for the board
- Internal Controls Checklist
- Information presented by Jacob Vezina, Director of Finance
- Annual Review of how the school district does business and why- standard operating financial procedures for the district
- Potential board action: check for compliance
- Public Comment Placement on the Board Agenda
- Discussion among the board members of where on the agenda this section should be placed
- Potential board action: board vote to determine placement
- Ratification of HAA contract
- Discussion among the board members
- Potential board action: vote to ratify and sign
- Policy work
- Warn: C16 Student Use of Cell Phones (AOE Model Policy)
- GP 9 Governance Investment Monitoring Report (Nancy Russell, Board Chair)
9:00 5. Public Comment
The Board welcomes public comments. In order to accommodate as many community members' voices as possible, anyone making a comment will be given two minutes to speak. This is not a time for discussion, but the board is interested in hearing comments, concerns, and suggestions from the public.
9:15 6. Consent Agenda (Section 4 Policy GP 4)
- Appointments, Resignations, Retirements
- Meeting Minutes
- 4-15-26
9:20 7. Next Board Meeting is 5-20-26
9:25 8. Meeting Evaluation
9. Adjournment
**Public Comments
Anyone making a comment, will be given two minutes to speak, and can expect a response that falls into one of the following categories:
a. Thank the person with no further action planned.
b. Respond immediately by the board chair or administration.
c. Direct the administration to contact and respond to the person.
d. Seek clarification from the administration at a specified meeting.
e. Add the topic to a specified future board agenda.
f. Refer the matter to an executive session.
g. Hold a public hearing on the matter.
