Board of Selectman Regular Meeting

FIFTEEN ROPE FERRY ROAD
WATERFORD, CT 06385-2886
UPDATED AGENDA 
PHONE: 860-442-0553
www.water-fordct.org
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN REGULAR MEETING 
January 9, 2024 
5:00PM 
Waterford Town Hall (Appleby Room) 
(Procedural Action: Check register to be signed by the Board of Selectmen in 
accordance with CGS 7-83) 
1.
Call to Order & Roll Call:
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Public Comment:
4.
Additional Appropriation - Reading Textbooks - To consider and act on a
request for a FY24 additional appropriation, toward replacing reading
textbooks for grades K-5 (Wit and Wisdom), from the Superintendent of
Schools, Thomas Giard III, in the amount of $252,044 and forward on to the
Board of Finance if approved.
5.
Additional Appropriation -
Oswegatchie Fire Station Building
Committee - To consider and act on a request from the Oswegatchie Fire
Station Building Committee for an additional appropriation of One-Hundred
Twenty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-One and No/000 Dollars
($126,821.00) for architectural and specialty subcontractor services for the
design of the proposed new town-owned fire station, and refer the proposed
appropriation to the Board of Finance.
6.
8-24 Review - To consider and act on a request from the Board of Selectmen
to the Planning and Zoning Commission for an 8-24 review of the Town's
proposed acquisition of 439 and 441 Boston Post Road from the Oswegatchie
Fire Company No. 4, Inc.
7.
Appointments & Resignations:


15 Rope Ferry Road  •  P.O. Box 284  •  Waterford, CT  06385 
Phone: 860-444-5801 •  Fax: 860-444-5870  •  www.waterfordschools.org    
To: 
Board of Selectmen Members 
From: 
Thomas W. Giard III, Superintendent 
Re: 
Request for Special Appropriation for Reading Textbooks 
Date: 
January 2, 2024 
On December 1, 2023, Waterford Public Schools was notified by the Connecticut State Department of 
Education that our K-3 Reading Waiver was approved.  There were 85 school districts who requested 
the reading waiver and 17 were approved.  This means that instead of purchasing an entire reading 
program, we will keep our existing materials for phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics, 
rapid automatic naming, and letter naming fluency the same and just adopt a reading textbook, the 
Wit and Wisdom textbook for grades K-5.  This text supports vocabulary development and reading 
comprehension.  In a proactive measure, we currently have a third of our K-5 classrooms piloting Wit 
and Wisdom in the 2023-2024 school year.  The district’s waiver was based on the adoption of Wit 
and Wisdom. 
As you will recall from last budget season, when our faculty reviewed the six state approved reading 
programs, the one we would have selected cost about $600,000 for K-3. This would be at least 
$800,000 for K-5.  Since we are just replacing reading texts, the total cost for Wit and Wisdom for 
grades K-5 is $252,044. 
You may also recall from last budget season, because the status of our reading waiver was unclear, 
the discussion and action at the Board of Finance was a reduction of $500,000 in the Board of 
Education budget.  That reduction was reflective of the reading textbooks.  Both Board of Finance and 
RTM members, during budget discussions, asked us to return and seek an appropriation once the 
status of the reading waiver was known.  
Mr. Thomas W. Giard III 
Superintendent of Schools 
Mr. Craig C. Powers 
Assistant Superintendent 

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Core Text - Kit 
 ISBN 
Quantity 
List Price 
Discount 
Total Price
Grade K 
Wit & Wisdom Core Text Library 
Grade K (20) - Basic 
978-1-64929-302-2
11.00 
$2,002.54
30.00%
$15,419.56
Grade 1 
Wit & Wisdom Core Text Library 
Grade 1 (20) - Basic 
978-1-64929-311-4
11.00 
$2,075.47
30.00%
$15,981.12
Grade 2 
Wit & Wisdom Core Text Library 
Grade 2 (20) - Basic 
978-1-64929-320-6
9.00 
$1,760.16
30.00%
$11,089.01
Grade 3 
Wit & Wisdom Core Text Library 
Grade 3 (20) - Basic 
978-1-64929-329-9
9.00 
$1,680.04
30.00%
$10,584.25

Grade 4
Wit & Wisdom Core Text Library 
Grade 4 (20) - Basic 
978-1-64929-338-1
9.00 
$1,632.01
30.00%
$10,281.66
Grade 5 
Wit & Wisdom Core Text Library 
Grade 5 (20) - Basic 
978-1-64929-347-3
9.00 
$1,076.05
30.00%
$6,779.12
Geodes - Digital 
 ISBN 
Quantity 
List Price 
Discount 
Total Price
Grade Multiple 
My Geodes (digital) K-2 XL School 
License: Service End Date (6/30 of 
School Year 2023 - 2024 unless 
noted otherwise) 
GM-02300 
3.00 
$1,075.00
16.00%
$2,709.00
Geodes - Kit 
 ISBN 
Quantity 
List Price 
Discount 
Total Price
Grade K 
Geodes Level K: Print Classroom 
Kit (20)
978-1-64497-700-2
11.00 
$3,695.00
16.00%
$34,141.80
Grade 1 
Geodes Level 1: Print Classroom 
Kit (20) SP 
978-1-64497-400-1
11.00 
$3,695.00
16.00%
$34,141.80
Grade 2 
Geodes Level 2: Print Classroom 
Kit (20) SP 
978-1-64497-408-7
9.00 
$3,695.00
16.00%
$27,934.20
Wit and Wisdom - Digital 
 ISBN 
Quantity 
List Price 
Discount 
Total Price
Grade Multiple 
Wit & Wisdom (InSync) Grades K-8 
Digital Teacher Edition (Not 
Available Standalone): Service End 
Date (6/30 of School Year 2023 - 
2024 unless noted otherwise) 
GM-01326 
58.00 
$199.50
47.89%
$6,029.10
Wit & Wisdom in Sync License 
(Print/Digital School Yr): Service 
End Date (6/30 of School Year 
2023 - 2024 unless noted 
otherwise) 
GM-01288 
990.00 
$10.50
50.00%
$5,197.50
Wit and Wisdom - Kit 
 ISBN 
Quantity 
List Price 
Discount 
Total Price
Grade K 
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade K 
Student Edition Set (Modules 1-4) 
979-8-88588-706-9
180.00 
$21.61
3.00%
$3,773.11

Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade K 
Teacher Edition Print Bundle
979-8-88811-368-4
11.00
$225.47
3.00%
$2,405.76
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade K 
Assessment Pack Set Modules 1-4 
979-8-88588-711-3
11.00 
$258.46
3.00%
$2,757.77
Grade 1 
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 1 
Assessment Pack Set Modules 1-4 
979-8-88588-722-9
11.00 
$258.46
3.00%
$2,757.77
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 1 
Student Edition Set (Modules 1-4) 
979-8-88588-717-5
170.00 
$21.61
3.00%
$3,563.49
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 1 
Teacher Edition Print Bundle 
979-8-88811-369-1
11.00 
$225.47
3.00%
$2,405.76
Grade 2 
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 2 
Teacher Edition Print Bundle 
979-8-88811-370-7
9.00 
$225.47
3.00%
$1,968.35
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 2 
Student Edition Set (Modules 1-4) 
979-8-88588-728-1
150.00 
$21.61
3.00%
$3,144.26
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 2 
Assessment Pack Set (Modules 1-
4) 
979-8-88588-733-5 
9.00 
$258.46
3.00%
$2,256.36
Grade 3 
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 3 
Teacher Edition Print Bundle 
979-8-88811-371-4
9.00 
$225.47
3.00%
$1,968.35
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 3 
Student Edition Set  (Modules 1-4) 
979-8-88588-739-7
175.00 
$21.61
3.00%
$3,668.30
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 3 
Assessment Pack Set (Modules 1-
4) 
979-8-88588-744-1 
9.00 
$258.46
3.00%
$2,256.36
Grade 4 
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 4 
Assessment Pack Set (Modules 1-
4) 
979-8-88588-755-7 
9.00 
$258.46
3.00%
$2,256.36
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 4 
Student Edition Set (Modules 1-4) 
979-8-88588-750-2
165.00 
$21.61
3.00%
$3,458.68
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 4 
Teacher Edition Print Bundle 
979-8-88811-372-1
9.00 
$225.47
3.00%
$1,968.35
Grade 5 
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 5 
Student Edition Set (Modules 1-4) 
979-8-88588-761-8
150.00 
$21.61
3.00%
$3,144.26
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 5 
Teacher Edition Print Bundle 
979-8-88811-373-8
9.00 
$225.47
3.00%
$1,968.35
Wit & Wisdom 2023 Grade 5 
Assessment Pack Set (Modules 1-
4) 
979-8-88588-766-3
9.00 
$258.46
3.00%
$2,256.36

Kit
$264,199.29
Digital
$25,191.00
Solution Subtotal
Discount
$289,390.29
($61,124.19)
Shipping and Handling
$23,777.94
*Pre-Tax Solution Total
$252,044.04
 Estimated Sales Tax 
$0.00
 Estimated S&H Tax 
$0.00 
Total Solution:
$252,044.04
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