Meetings/Agendas/Minutes

Meetings – The Burlington Board of School Commissioners meets at least once a month, typically on the first Tuesday of the month, with exceptions for holidays and the occasional summer recess. Meetings are held in person in the Hunt Middle School library and virtually via Zoom and Facebook. Meetings begin at 6 PM and run until the meeting is completed. Please see the Board Work Plan below for anticipated meeting dates and actions as of August 2025; please see the District calendar for monthly-updated information on meetings and times.

Agendas – At least 48 hours prior to a regular meeting, and at least 24 hours prior to a special meeting, a meeting agenda shall be posted on our Diligent webpage.

Minutes – In 2025, BSD began using Diligent to host Board and Committee Meeting documents and minutes. Please visit our Diligent webpage to access meeting agendas and draft and final meeting minutes. Except for draft minutes that have been substituted with updated minutes, posted minutes shall not be removed from the website sooner than one year from the date of the meeting for which the minutes were taken. You can find an archive of meeting minutes below.

Streaming – The Media Factory films every regular board meeting and broadcasts them live. Watch LIVE School Board Meetings on the BSD Facebook Page.

Questions? Please contact the Superintendent’s Office with any questions at 802-864-8474

Chair Wool, Jason Raymond, Superintendent Flanagan, and Director Reed posing for a photo

Board Work Plan

August 4, 2026	1. Discussion: Superintendent Reflection 2. Discussion: SY 26-27 Board Schedule	1. Self-Governance: 4.3. Agenda Planning
August 18, 2026	No Meeting
September 1, 2026	1. Discussion: August Superintendent Reflection 2. Discussion: Budget Timeline 3. Discussion: Strategic Plan Development 4. Discussion: Cooperative Educational Service Areas (CESA) and Merger Committee	1. Chair Report — Action: Merger Committee Membership 2. Self-Governance: 4.0 Global Governance Commitment 3. Self-Governance: 4.5. Board Members’ Code of Conduct
September 15, 2026	No Meeting
October 6, 2026	1. Discussion: September Superintendent Reflection 2. Action: 2025-26 Policy 1.0 Global Ends, 1.1 Reducing Disparities, and 2.10 School Scorecards 3. Discussion: teaching and Learning Plan	1. Self-Governance: Policy Title 3.2 Accountability of the Superintendent 2. Self-Governance: Policy Title 4.2 Board Job Description
October 20, 2026	No Meeting
November 3, 2026	1. Discussion: October Superintendent Reflection 2. Action: Policy 2.2 Hiring and Treatment of Staff 3. Discussion: Budget Development II: Assumptions, Board Guidance 4. Strategic Plan Development 5. Discussion: Strategic Plan Priority Area 1 and 5	1. Self-Governance: 4.7. Governance Investment 2. Set criteria for Superintendent evaluation
November 17, 2026	No Meeting
December 1, 2026	1. Discussion: Superintendent November Reflection 2. Discussion: Budget Development III 3. Discussion: Strategic Plan Priority Area 4 4. Strategic Plan Development	1. Self-Governance: 4.6. Board Committee Principles 2. Board Compensation
December 15, 2026	1. Discussion: Budget Development IV with Tax Letter Implications
January 12, 2027	1. Discussion: December Superintendent Reflection and Student Recognition 2. Discussion: Budget Development V 3. Action: FY27 Announced Tuition 4. Discussion: Mid-Year Update on Superintendent Goals	1. Self-Governance: 4.4. Board Officers and their method of selection
January 19, 2027	1. Action: Budget Approval
February 2, 2027	1. Discussion: January Superintendent Reflection 2. Discussion: Annual Report 3. Strategic Plan Development	1. Self-Governance: 3.1 Unity of Control
February 16, 2027	No Meeting
March 9, 2027	1. Discussion: February Superintendent Reflection 2. Discussion: Audit 3. Discussion: Annual Process for Reductions in Force (RIF) 4. Action: School Calendar 5. Strategic Plan Development 6. Discussion: Strategic Plan Priority Area 2 and 3	1. Self-Governance: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 Overarching Policies 2. Board reflections for outgoing commissioners
March 16, 2027	No Meeting
April 6, 2027	1. Discussion: March Superintendent Reflection 2. Action: Sustainability Academy Principal Recommendation	1. Organizing Meeting (swearing-in, election of officers)
April 20, 2027	No Meeting
May 4, 2027	1. Discussion: April Superintendent Reflection 2. Action: BAA contract ratification 3. Action: Policy 2.5 Asset Protection	1. Self-Governance: 3.3. Delegation to the Superintendent 2. Self-Governance: 3.0 Global Governance-Management Connection
May 18, 2027	No meeting
June 1, 2027	1. May Superintendent Reflection 2. Discussion: Equity Report — Annual Report of the Equity Policy 3. Action: Superintendent Goals 4. Action: Fund Balance Commitment	1. Action: Self-Governance: 3.4. Monitoring Superintendent Performance 2. Action: Self-Governance: 4.1 Governing Style
July 6, 2027	Retreat