Board approves minutes, personnel report and four project closeouts; main finance motions carried

The New Haven Board of Education on Feb. 9 approved several routine but consequential items by roll‑call vote.

Minutes and personnel: The board voted to approve the minutes of Jan. 26, 2026. The superintendent’s personnel report — which included acknowledgment of five retirees (Principal Margaret Gethings; Laurie Esposito; Diane Guss; Carl Corangelo; David Prescott) — was moved, seconded and approved by recorded roll call.

Capital project closeouts: Finance and Operations presented resolutions to accept completion of four state projects and to file closeout form SCG‑049F with the appropriate office. The board approved:
- Resolution 7.01: Accept the Jackie Robinson project, state project 093‑0329, as complete and file SCG‑049F.
- Resolution 7.02: Accept the Celentano project, state project 093‑0338, as complete and file SCG‑049F.
- Resolution 7.03: Accept the Worthington school project, state project 093‑0340, as complete and file SCG‑049F.
- Resolution 7.04: Accept the Bishop Woods project, state project 093‑0352, as complete and file SCG‑049F.

Grouped finance motion: The committee also moved a package approving three abstracts, one amendment and one purchase order as listed on the meeting agenda; the motion was seconded and approved.

Votes at a glance: All motions described above were approved by recorded roll‑call votes with the board recorded as voting unanimously 'yes' on each item in the transcript (individual roll‑call confirmations are documented in the meeting record). No formal 'no' votes or abstentions were recorded in the transcript for these items.

Next steps: Project closeouts will be filed with the state office as required; the finance department noted additional procurement actions (RFPs) coming soon for landscape and other contracts.