Fairfield Board of Ed To Consider Superintendent Contract, Review Cellphone-Free Schools Update

FAIRFIELD, CT — The Fairfield Board of Education is scheduled to consider a new employment contract for Superintendent Michael Testani and review several district policy and operational matters when it meets Tuesday evening, June 9.

The board's regular meeting is set for 7 p.m. in the CO Board Room at 501 Kings Highway East. The meeting will be conducted in person only, though residents may watch remotely through FairTV or listen via an audio-only Zoom connection (1-929-436-2866, use Meeting ID 5012101001, use Password 654321).

The board is slated to consider approval of a contract that would keep Testani as superintendent for a three-year term running from July 1 through June 30, 2029. Terms were not immediately available.

Testani, a former superintendent in Bridgeport, was hired in Fairfield in 2022.

Board members are also expected to receive several presentations on Tuesday related to district operations and student life. Those include a review of Fairfield Public Schools student device usage data, an update on the district's cellphone-free schools initiative, and a presentation on the district improvement plan. The board will also recognize spring FCIAC and state athletic champions.

Under old business, the board is scheduled to consider final approval of several policies, including Policy 3453 governing student activity funds and two policies related to employee compensation, benefits and insurance coverage.

In new business, the board may review and discuss Policy 6151 on class size, with possible amendments listed on the agenda.

The board is also expected to review food services financial information and conduct first readings of two policies: one addressing military-related employee absences and leaves, and another covering student nutrition and physical activity, also known as the district's school wellness policy.

Another agenda item would permit, under specified conditions, the employment of children of board members as unpaid interns or summer paraprofessionals during the 2026-27 school year. The proposed motion includes recusal requirements and provisions stating board members may not receive any personal benefit from such employment.

The meeting agenda also includes the superintendent's report, committee and liaison reports, open board comment and public comment before adjournment.

Click here to view the agenda for Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.