Board of Education
Overview: West Hartford has an elected seven-member Board of Education which is required by State Statute and Town Charter to oversee public education. The Board's major duties are: to set policies concerning educational, organizational, and financial matters; to monitor and evaluate the administration of its policies; and to recommend annual operating and capital budgets to the Town Council.
Contact Us: If you have any questions about the information on the Board website or you are having difficulty finding something on the website, call Suzanne Donzello at 561-6681. To email the entire Board, .
Lib Brassil Spinella
Elin Katz - Financial Examiner
Clare Kindall - Chairperson
Naogan Ma
Diane Mudge - Financial Examiner
Bruce Putterman - Secretary
Terry Schmitt - Vice-chair
Regular Board meetings and special meetings/workshops of the Board of Education are usually held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m., except July and August. Meetings are held at the Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, in the Chamber Room on the 3rd floor, unless otherwise noted in the press prior to the meeting date. The public is invited to attend all meetings of the Board, however there is no public forum at workshops and personnel matters and contract negotiations are discussed in executive session as permitted by state law. The Board of Education welcomes all visitors interested in addressing the Board at regular Board meetings. In order to accommodate everyone, the Board will refrain from immediately responding to speaker inquiries during the public comment periods. The Board will answer all inquiries at the end of the agenda, if possible; or by future correspondence when the question requires additional research.