Chair Maureen Sattan and BOE Vice Chair Melissa Finnigan accepting the district’s plaque and recognition certificate with Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker at this year’s CABE/CAPSS Convention.
Since 1998, the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) has been recognizing local boards of education with Board of Education Leadership Award for their efforts to further enhance educational programs and opportunities within public schools across the State of Connecticut. For a second year in a row, the Suffield Board of Education was awarded this prestigious award at the annual CABE/CAPSS Convention in November.
The CABE Board Leadership Award is bestowed to Boards of Education that fulfill a minimum of twenty-two criteria in the areas of leadership/student achievement, professional development for Board members, policy development and implementation, community relations, and related organizational leadership. The Suffield Board of Education was one of twelve districts across the state to receive this year’s recognition. Bethany, Bloomfield, Cheshire, East Lyme, Hartford, Madison, Plainville, Portland, Preston, Westbrook, and Woodbridge were also recognized. As a second-year award recipient, the Suffield Board of Education will now qualify for the Board Distinction Award.
At its December meeting, the Suffield Board of Education elected its slate of Board Officers and appointed its membership to the following subcommittee and liaison roles:
Board Officers
Maureen Sattan – Chair
Melissa Finnigan – Vice Chair
Debra Dudack – Secretary
Subcommittees
Curriculum and Instruction
Melissa Finnigan – Chair
Josh Barrows
Tracy Cloyd
Debra Dudack
Maureen Sattan, Ex Officio
Finance and Facilities
Glenn Gazdik – Chair
Melissa Finnigan
James Mol
Sam Toskin
Maureen Sattan, Ex Officio
Policy
Brian Fry – Chair
Josh Barrows
Tracy Cloyd
James Mol
Maureen Sattan, Ex Officio
Community Engagement and Public Relations
Debra Dudack – Chair
Brian Fry
Glenn Gazdik
Sam Toskin
Maureen Sattan, Ex Officio
BOE Liaisons
CREC Liaison – Sam Toskin
Agriscience Liaison – James Mol
CABE Liaison – Melissa Finnigan