Waterford Public Schools public meetings in 2025
8 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Waterford Board of Education Regular Meeting
The Waterford Board of Education will hold a regular meeting including public comment, student recognition, and consent agenda approval of minutes and financial reports. New business includes a first reading of five policies (budget procedures, employment checks, homeless students, student discipline, suicide prevention) and discussion on reducing a line item in the superintendent's recommended budget. The board may also take action on the 2025-26 education budget.
- First reading of policies: Budget Procedures, Employment Checks, Homeless Students, Student Discipline, and Suicide Prevention
- Discussion and possible action on reduction of a line item in the superintendent's recommended budget
- Review and possible action on the 2025-26 (FY26) Education Budget
- Monthly Expenditure Report and Food Service Financial Report for January 2025
- Superintendent's preview of District Dashboard and DAAT
Waterford Board of Education Special Meeting
The Waterford Board of Education held a special meeting to review, discuss, and take possible action on the Superintendent’s proposed education budget for 2025-2026. The board voted to cut a new IT position costing $60,000 from the recommended budget. The meeting also included a public comment period.
- Motion approved to cut a new IT position ($60,000) from the Superintendent’s Recommended Budget for 2025-2026
- Vote: 5 yea, 3 nay on the IT position cut
- Public comments allowed under Bylaw 9325 (3 minutes per speaker, 20 minutes per subject)
🗳️ How they voted — 1 divided vote
Waterford Board of Education Special Meeting
The Waterford Board of Education will hold a special meeting to review and discuss the superintendent's proposed education budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The meeting includes a public comment period and a scheduled adjournment at 7:25 PM. No votes on the budget itself are listed for this session; it is a review and discussion item.
- Review and discussion of Superintendent’s Proposed Education Budget for 2025-2026 (entire budget review anticipated)
- Public comments and questions from residents
- Motion to adjourn at 7:25 PM
🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Waterford Board of Education Special Meeting - CANCELLED
The Waterford Board of Education special meeting scheduled for February 6, 2025, was cancelled. The agenda had included a review of the superintendent’s proposed education budget for 2025-2026 and public comment.
- Meeting cancelled
Policy Committee Meeting
The Waterford Board of Education Policy Committee met on January 23, 2025, to review several district policies. They discussed budget procedures, employment checks, FMLA, homeless students, student discipline, and suicide prevention. The committee also approved minutes from the November 12, 2024 meeting.
- Approved minutes from November 12, 2024 Policy Committee meeting
- Reviewed Policy 3000 Budget Procedures and Line Item Transfers
- Reviewed Policy 4196/4830 Employment and Student Teacher Checks
- Reviewed Policy 5100 Homeless Children and Youth and Policy 5180 Student Discipline
- Reviewed Policy 5350 Suicide Prevention and Intervention and Regulation 4224 Family Medical Leave Act
Waterford Board of Education Regular Meeting
The Board of Education approved a three-year contract with the Waterford Administrators' and Supervisors' Association (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028), set a $13,363 tuition rate for K-8 partnerships for 2025-2026, and adopted committee representative assignments for 2025. The board also discussed field trip regulations and held executive sessions on the contract and the superintendent's mid-year evaluation.
- Approved Agreement Between Waterford Board of Education and Waterford Administrators' and Supervisors' Association (July 2025 – June 2028)
- Set tuition rate of $13,363 for K-8 Partnerships for 2025-2026 school year
- Approved Board representative and committee assignments for January through December 2025
- Discussed Regulation 5050 on field trips (information item)
- Entered executive session for mid-year evaluation of Superintendent of Schools
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Waterford Board of Education Finance Committee Meeting
The Waterford Board of Education Finance Committee is meeting to approve the January 9, 2025 meeting minutes and to discuss follow-up information from that meeting. The main focus is a review of multiple FY26 budget line items, including health insurance, transportation, utilities, and salaries. No votes on the budget are scheduled, only discussion.
- Approval of January 9, 2025 Finance Committee meeting minutes (motion approved 4-0)
- Discussion of follow-up information from the January 9 meeting, including an athletic trainer copy of WHS sport offerings
- Review of FY26 budget sections: Health Insurance (212), Long Term Disability (219), FICA (220), Reimbursements (240), Unemployment Comp (250), Workers' Comp (260), Unused Sick Leave (290), Retirement Incentive (291), Transportation (510), Maintenance Supplies (613), Fuel Oil (620), Electricity (621), Natural Gas (622), Propane (623), Transportation Supplies (627), Equipment (730), Salaries (119, 121, 112, 111)
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Waterford Board of Education Finance Committee Meeting
The Waterford Board of Education Finance Committee met to discuss the FY26 budget process. The committee reviewed several budget sections including temporary pay, overtime, legal services, and instructional supplies.
- Review of FY26 Board Budget Process
- Discussion of budget sections 122 (Temporary Pay), 132 (Overtime), and 331 (Legal Services)
- Review of instructional spending: 611 (Supplies), 612 (Software), 641 (Textbooks), and 642 (Library Books)