Votes at a glance: food certification, playground contract, policy adoptions and committee suspensions

The Bridgeport Board of Education took several administrative votes during its meeting. Key actions passed by the board included:

• Healthy Food Certification (2026–27): K. Steele, director of food and nutrition, presented the annual healthy food certification required under Connecticut statute. The board adopted the certification by voice vote; Mr. Benahan abstained on the first motion.

• Combined beverage and food exemptions: The board approved a motion to allow certain noncompliant food and beverage sales at after-hours events under specified conditions (events must occur after the regular school day, be located at the event site and not sold via vending machines or school stores). The motion passed; Mr. Benahan abstained on the combined exemption vote.

• Playground contract — Dunar School: The board approved a contract with Compman for replacement of the Dunar playground after a committee referral and presentation. The motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

• Approval of minutes: The board approved the Feb. 9, 2026 meeting minutes; Mrs. Sakalic recorded an abstention.

• Decommission Bassic High School: (See separate article) — motion passed by voice vote.

• Calendar approvals: The board approved amendments to the 2025–26 calendar to make up snow days and adopted the 2026–27 calendar, with edits to remove the misleading 'absolute last day' language and add subject-to-change notes for weather-related makeups.

• Suspension of bylaws and immediate policy adoptions: The board suspended bylaw 9310 to immediately implement library material review/reconsideration policies, library collection development and display/program policies, committee and advisory committee bylaws, a code of ethics, a code of conduct and a civility code. Several consolidated policy motions were moved and approved by voice vote.

Votes were recorded as voice votes in the meeting transcript; some items included named abstentions or recorded opposition in the minutes as noted above.