Education: Somers board took up superintendent search committee; Enfield posts tax estimates for school question

ENFIELD - School board news and calendar dates for Oct. 21–28, from district and town records checked Monday, Oct. 19. Please confirm times and places with your district.

Somers: The Board of Education called a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, to discuss and possibly act on appointing a personnel search committee for a new superintendent of schools, according to the agenda posted on the district's BoardBook page (https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/somers?meeting=772819). No minutes or district statement on the outcome had been posted when this section was prepared. Friday, Oct. 23, is an early-release day (https://www.somers.k12.ct.us/UserFiles/Servers/Server_61294/File/District%20Info/School%20Year%20Calendar/26-27%20SPS%20Calendar%20(1).pdf), and the board's next regular meeting is 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 (https://www.somers.k12.ct.us/board_of_education/2026_meeting_calendar).

Enfield: Question 1 on the Nov. 3 ballot asks voters to approve $511 million to build new Hazardville Memorial, Prudence Crandall, Parkman and Barnard elementary schools and to convert Eli Whitney Elementary into the Eagle Academy therapeutic day school, according to the town clerk's explanatory text (https://www.enfield-ct.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26952/Explanatory-Text-Two-Questions). The town estimates state reimbursement of about 83%, leaving a town share of about $89 million, the most the question would let the town borrow. The Tax Collector's Office has posted an estimated tax calculator (https://www.enfield-ct.gov/1554/Proposed-School-Referendum-Estimated-Tax); the page says its figures are estimates, not a guarantee. The school board meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Town Hall (https://www.enfieldschools.org/boe/boe_meetings/meeting_dates/2026_meeting_dates), and grades 6–12 have early release Wednesday, Oct. 28 (https://www.enfieldschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_899572/File/Lawlor%20BOE%202025-26/2026-27%20School%20Calendar%20APPROVED%2002-10-26.pdf).

Suffield: The district's middle school project page lists estimated town shares of $63 million for capital improvements, $73 million for additions and renovations, and $65.3 million for new construction, and mentions a potential referendum in spring 2027 (https://www.suffield.org/district/sms-building-project). Minutes of the Oct. 15 joint meeting of three town boards on the project were not posted Monday (https://www.suffieldct.gov/government/agendas-minutes). Agriscience students are to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this week, according to Oct. 5 board minutes posted by the district (https://www.suffield.org/fs/resource-manager/view/92730df0-0eb6-418f-8574-dd4ac079f87e).

East Windsor: The board will consider at an upcoming meeting motions asking the selectmen and finance board to send the middle/high school project to referendum, its approved Sept. 23 minutes say (https://www.eastwindsork12.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BOE-Regular-Meeting-APPROVED-Minutes-09.23.26.pdf). Its next regular meeting is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28; meetings are held at Broad Brook Elementary School, Room A5 (https://www.eastwindsork12.org/east-windsor-board-of-education/). No agenda was posted Monday.

Windsor Locks: The district received a $50,000 grant for high-dosage math tutoring focused on sixth grade, Superintendent Shawn Parkhurst told the board Oct. 8, according to draft minutes (https://www.wlps.org/fs/resource-manager/view/1bc1df6c-1968-4dfb-a35f-b011f3806088). The board meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the high school library media center, according to its 2026 calendar (https://docs.google.com/document/d/14l3rezSxURJSinkXVNoqCydV2oDcZbzLzKeLkgb8sdA/edit?usp=sharing).

Source: Somers Board of Education Oct. 19 special meeting agenda (BoardBook), 2026–27 calendar and 2026 meeting schedule; Town of Enfield ballot explanatory text and estimated tax calculator; Enfield Public Schools 2026 meeting dates and 2026–27 calendar; Suffield Public Schools SMS Building Project page and Oct. 5, 2026 Board of Education minutes; Town of Suffield agendas and minutes; East Windsor Board of Education Sept. 23, 2026 approved minutes and board page; Windsor Locks Board of Education Oct. 8, 2026 draft minutes and 2026 meeting calendar. Links in each item above.

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