Regular Board Meetings

The Board meets twice each month, usually on the first and third Tuesdays from 7:30-10:00 p.m, to hear public comments, conduct business, and to hear reports from Board Committees and school administrators.

Regular meetings are held at Town Campus in the Hammonasset Room. Board meetings are conducted under Robert's Rules of Order. Board meeting agendas are posted through the CABE website and on Channel 19 before each meeting.

Public Participation

All Board meetings except Executive Sessions are open to the public. Board meetings are also videotaped and replayed on Madison Cable Channel 19 each week.

Any member of the public may speak and offer brief comments to the Board at 7:30 p.m. before each Board meeting begins. Written comments may be sent to the Board of Education at 10 Campus Drive, Madison, CT 06443.

The Madison Public Schools Board of Education consists of nine members who are elected by the voters of Madison. Each volunteer member serves a four-year term.

Board Members

Becky Coffey, Chairman
John Dean, Vice Chairman
Seth Klaskin, Secretary
Bill Clorite
Jean Fitzgerald
Debra Frey
Pamela Meier
Robert Ruggiero
Cindy Wood

The Executive Committee of the Board consists of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary. Officers serve for two years and are elected at a November Board meeting.

The Board is organized into standing Committees that meet once or twice per month in addition to regular Board meetings. The Board Chairman serves ex officio on each Board Committee. The four standing committees are:

Finance Committee

Bill Clorite, Chair
Jean Fitzgerald
Cindy Wood

Personnel Committee

John Dean, Chair
Robert Ruggerio
Pamela Meier

Planning Committee

Debra Frey, Chair
Bill Clorite
Jean Fitzgerald

Policy Committee

Seth Klaskin, Chair
Pamela Meier
Jean Fitzgerald

AD HOC COMMITTEES

Joint Facilities Review Committee (founded as LOCAP) Board of Education Representatives:
Debra Frey and Becky Coffey
Appointed Citizen Representative to the JFRC for the Board of Education: Robert G. Hale

Madison Athletics Programs Advisory Council (MAPAC) Board of Education Liaison: Bill Clorite