The Windsor Board of Education held a special meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, beginning with the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence. The board entered executive session at approximately 6:05 p.m., returned to open session at 7:03 p.m., and unanimously appointed Dr. Noah Abdelhadi as acting superintendent. The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m. Agenda and minutes were not available; this summary is based on the raw transcript.
Good evening. I'd like to call the Windsor Board of Education special meeting of Tuesday, July twenty second to order. First order of business, please stand for the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence. Uh oh. Hard for me to turn. I pledge allegiance to the United States of America. Please be seated. And Miss Daly, can you read your script? Please do not place the call on speakerphone. No comments can be made against the employees of the school district or children outside of your own, and no comments will be made by the board at this time. Next order of business is the appointment of an acting superintendent. There's going to be an executive session with action anticipated after the executive session. And we will invite Dr. Haiti to be with us. Oh, any oh, I guess there's a motion. Is there a motion to go into executive session? Yes. Okay, go ahead. Okay. Move to go into the executive session to discuss the appointment of the acting superintendent of schools, inviting Dr. Noah Abdelhadi into executive session. Is there a second? Second. Motion made by Mr. Pano, seconded by Ms. Taylor. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All those opposed, nay. Abstentions. Do we have votes for Tracy and Jeremy? Aye. Tracy. Sorry, yes, I was struggling to unmute myself. Motion carries nine zero zero. We're in executive going into executive session at six oh five. I'd like to call the Windsor Board of Education meeting special meeting back to order. We are back in regular session at 703. This point I'm looking for a motion. Uh thank you, President Fury. Um I move that in accordance with Connecticut General Statute Section 10-157. The Board of Education hereby appoints Dr. Noah Abdul Hade to serve as acting superintendent of schools for the Windsor for the Windsor Public Schools commencing on July 22nd, 2025, and shall continue to be assigned to serve as acting superintendent until Dr. Terrell Hill returns from leave or successor superintendent commences employment. Further moved in recognition of Dr. Abdel Haiti's additional responsibilities as acting superintendent. The board agrees to pay the acting superintendent an annual salary of two hundred and twenty-seven thousand two hundred and forty-five dollars pro rated for the period of Dr. Abdel Haiti's service serves as acting superintendent. In addition, during the terms of this agreement, the acting superintendent shall continue to receive all fringe benefits that she receives in her current position of assistant superintendent for instructional services, including continued accumulation of vacation, sick, and personal duties.