Committee Meeting of the Instruction & Support Services Committee Tue 10/6/2026

The Instruction & Support Services Committee of Bridgeport Public Schools met on October 6, 2026. The committee approved minutes from September 10 and approved two student-trip items, including a Disney trip scheduled for March 10–14 with 35 students; the trip approval was to go to the full board. The transcript provides no trip cost, vendor, or contract information. Staff reported that Alliance grant funds would be used to purchase literacy intervention materials for middle-school teachers, with related professional learning planned. The district had also been approved for a LEAP grant, but its dollar amount was not available during the meeting. No contract awards or vendor selections were identified.

The committee received updates on special-education staffing and compensatory services, literacy and math performance, chronic absenteeism, and student enrollment. Staff reported approximately 200 students with compensatory services still owed under a systemic complaint dating to earlier school years; nine students attended a summer compensatory camp, and the district said transportation was included in its budget. Committee members requested clearer, year-by-year information on students and hours owed, and additional staffing data. The discussion also covered resource needs and the district’s literacy strategies; no additional spending motion or procurement approval was recorded.