Regular BOE Meeting - November 10th, 2026

The Middletown Board of Education’s regular meeting on November 10, 2026, included a fiscal-year 2026–27 budget update: 26% of the budget had been spent, with spending currently on track. The district reported $18 million in grants received as of November 2, up from an earlier $6 million figure, and presented a quarterly report listing vendor purchase orders of $10,000 or more for July through September. Areas being monitored include special-education transportation and tuition, building repairs and maintenance, elevated natural-gas prices, and safety and accessibility work. The McDonough building committee had made budget adjustments after the project was reported to be more than $4 million over budget. Facilities updates included completed or ongoing building, playground, heating-system, and fuel-cell work. No specific contract awards, vendor selections, or bid approvals were announced.

The board approved the consent agenda with a correction to the facilities minutes, approved a new Game Development and Artificial Intelligence course for 2027–28, and approved changes to the policy series under review; administrators said the policy changes would not create new budget costs. Members also discussed grant-funded youth substance-use prevention work and student mental-health survey findings, as well as staffing vacancies and district instructional priorities. The meeting identified budget and capital-project oversight, but no new procurement award or purchasing authorization.