The Board of Education discussed a large range of topics in 2019. Below are just some of those items:

*Test data trends;

*The 2019-20 school budget;

*Air conditioning projects at Hawley Elementary School and Newtown Middle School;

*A new district website;

*The Special Education Excess Cost Grant;

*Action steps following a special education self-study;

*Multiple curriculum revisions;

*Graduation dates;

*The 2019-20 school calendar;

*A contract renewal with Whitsons, the district’s meal provider;

*Hiring Reed Intermediate School Principal Anne Uberiti to be assistant superintendent;

*Approval of a propane fuel contract;

*Hiring Frank Purcaro to be the district’s director of teaching and learning;

*Hiring Dr Matthew Correia to be Reed Intermediate School principal;

*Hiring Bob Gerbert to be the district’s facilities director;

*The grading system at Newtown High School;

*Approving a Newtown Federation of Teachers contract;

*Social and emotional learning;

*School counseling;

*And special education self-study continuing updates.