Glastonbury Schools, Calendar & Board Meeting Help
The Glastonbury Board of Education is the local school board for Glastonbury Public Schools in Connecticut. Families usually come looking for one practical thing: a BOE meeting, the 2026–27 school calendar, an agenda, a school phone number, student registration, transportation, or the Central Office.
Those services do not all happen in the same building. Regular Board meetings are generally held at Town Hall, Central Office is on Hebron Avenue, and each school handles many student-level questions directly. This guide separates those routes so you can start in the right place.
Glastonbury Board of Education quick facts
Glastonbury Public Schools operates the town’s public-school system from Central Office at 628 Hebron Avenue. Board meetings, however, are generally held in the Town Council Chambers at Glastonbury Town Hall, so checking the meeting location matters before you travel.
Board
Eight current Board of Education members are listed by the district.
Central Office
628 Hebron Avenue
Glastonbury, CT 06033.
Next BOE meeting
October 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., followed by October 26.
Main district phone
Do not mix local and state education offices: the Glastonbury Board of Education handles local Glastonbury Public Schools governance. The Connecticut State Board of Education is a separate statewide body.
Glastonbury Board of Education meetings
Board of Education meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. unless a posting says otherwise. In-person meetings are normally held in the Town Hall Town Council Chambers, 2155 Main Street, Glastonbury. The district also provides live streaming and on-demand meeting video through the Town of Glastonbury.
| Date | Meeting status | Usual public meeting location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 5, 2026 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Oct. 26, 2026 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Nov. 9, 2026 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Nov. 23, 2026 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Dec. 14, 2026 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Jan. 11, 2027 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Jan. 25, 2027 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Feb. 8, 2027 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Feb. 22, 2027 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Mar. 8, 2027 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Mar. 22, 2027 | In-person + live streamed | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Apr. 5, 2027 | First-Monday exception | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
| Apr. 19, 2027 | Third-Monday exception | Town Hall Town Council Chambers |
The dated calendar wins. Glastonbury has cancellations, special meetings and first-/third-Monday exceptions, so do not calculate a meeting date from a generic “second and fourth Monday” pattern.
How to find a Glastonbury BOE agenda, minutes or video
Glastonbury uses BoardBook for regular, special and committee agendas and minutes. The district also connects families to live and archived Town government video, which is useful when you want to hear the discussion behind a Board action.
Start with the BOE Meetings page
This keeps you on the current district route instead of opening an old meeting document from a search result.
Open BoardBook
Regular, special and committee agendas and minutes are posted through the BoardBook system.
Know when agendas appear
Regular-meeting agendas are generally posted on the Friday before the scheduled Monday meeting. Special and committee agendas are posted at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Use minutes after approval
The district posts minutes after the Board approves them at a subsequent meeting. An agenda is not the same thing as an approved record.
Use meeting video for context
Regular meetings are broadcast and available through the Town of Glastonbury’s government-access video system.
Agenda/minutes question? The district directs Board agenda, minutes, video and calendar questions to the Superintendent’s office at 860-652-7951.
How public comment works at Glastonbury BOE meetings
Glastonbury provides both in-person and written public-comment options. The procedures are specific enough that checking them before a meeting can save you from missing the submission deadline.
30-minute period
The Board sets aside 30 minutes for public comments.
3 minutes each
Each speaker is limited to three minutes and may speak once.
Sign up in person
A sign-up sheet is available in the back of the meeting room.
Written deadline
Written comment must be submitted before 12 noon on the meeting day.
Check the current meeting agenda
Make sure the meeting is taking place and confirm whether the venue differs from Town Hall.
For in-person comment, sign in
Use the sign-up sheet at the meeting. The current instructions say speakers begin by stating their name and address.
Keep your statement within three minutes
The public-comment period itself is capped at 30 minutes, so preparing a focused statement is useful.
Or submit written comment before noon
The district’s online public-comment form accepts written comments for attachment to that meeting’s agenda.
Student privacy: public comments and written submissions connected to a Board meeting may become public records. Avoid including private health, special-education, discipline, custody, address or other student-specific confidential information.
Glastonbury Board of Education members
The official Board page currently lists eight Board members. Officer assignments may change after Board organization, so check the live page before using an officer title in formal correspondence.
Student representatives: the Board page also lists Glastonbury High School student representatives Amalia Baird, Ariana Stevenson and Taylor Balthazar. Student representatives should not be counted as additional elected Board seats.
Glastonbury school calendar and early-release details
Glastonbury posts both the full 2026–27 school calendar and a separate early-release schedule. Grades 7–12 began classes on September 2, 2026, followed by K–6 on September 3. The district currently projects June 14, 2027 as the final K–11 school day.
School opening
Grades 7–12: September 2, 2026.
K–6: September 3, 2026.
Projected last day
June 14, 2027 for Grades K–11, subject to weather/emergency make-up rules.
GHS graduation
June 14, 2027 is also the projected Glastonbury High School graduation date.
Weather make-up rule: the district says Grades K–11 can be extended by up to three June days if weather or emergencies close school. If additional days are needed, they are taken from the 2027 Spring Recess beginning April 12.
Elementary Wednesday early releases
K–5 elementary schools use recurring Wednesday early releases for staff professional development during the fall and spring. December, January and February Wednesdays are full days.
| School / grade | Regular professional-development early release |
|---|---|
| Buttonball Lane K–4 | 1:05 p.m. |
| Gideon Welles Grade 5 | 12:30 p.m. |
| Hebron Avenue | 1:25 p.m. |
| Hopewell K–4 | 1:25 p.m. |
| Naubuc | 1:05 p.m. |
| Nayaug | 1:25 p.m. |
K–5 pattern: the recurring Wednesday schedule runs from September 9 through November 2026 and again from March 3 through June 2027. Thanksgiving, the day before December recess and the final school day use separate early-dismissal times.
Grades 6–12 professional-learning early releases
| Date | Schools | Release time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 22, 2026 | GHS, Smith Middle, Gideon Welles Grade 6 | GHS 12:26; SMS/GWS 1:10 |
| Nov. 19, 2026 | GHS, Smith Middle, Gideon Welles Grade 6 | GHS 12:26; SMS/GWS 1:10 |
| Feb. 25, 2027 | GHS, Smith Middle, Gideon Welles Grade 6 | GHS 12:26; SMS/GWS 1:10 |
| Apr. 1, 2027 | GHS, Smith Middle, Gideon Welles Grade 6 | GHS 12:26; SMS/GWS 1:10 |
Glastonbury Public Schools and phone numbers
The district’s structure is more specific than a simple elementary/middle/high split. Gideon Welles serves Grade 6, Smith Middle serves Grades 7–8, and Eastbury houses several specialized district programs.
Start local for student-level issues: attendance, teacher communication, school events, pickup changes and building-specific questions usually belong with the student’s school rather than an individual Board member.
Registering a K–12 student in Glastonbury
Glastonbury uses an online registration process backed by PowerSchool. The district also makes one local rule especially clear: children who live in Glastonbury must register with Glastonbury Public Schools even when they will attend a regional magnet school.
Review placement and residency rules
Check the admission policy, residency requirements and Elementary School District by Street before assuming which elementary school serves your address.
Enter the student’s initial information
Submit the short registration start form with student and contact information.
Watch for the next-business-day email
The district says families normally receive account information and further registration instructions by the next business day.
Start registration within 10 days
The account can be deactivated if the registration process is not started within the district’s 10-day window.
Do not wait for the physical to begin
The district says to continue registration even if the health form is not ready. The completed health record must be on file before the student’s first day.
Wait for registrar confirmation
The registrar contacts the family, usually by email, when the process is complete or when additional information is needed.
2026–27 kindergarten
A child must be five years old on or before September 1, 2026 and meet residency requirements.
No kindergarten age waiver
The district says age-requirement waivers are not available for 2026–27 kindergarten enrollment.
Registration help: email registrar@glastonburyus.org or call 860-652-7940.
Housing instability: the district directs families experiencing homelessness or unstable housing to contact the district for confidential enrollment support. Do not postpone a child’s school enrollment simply because normal housing documents are difficult to obtain.
Glastonbury school buses and the My Ride app
Glastonbury’s transportation setup is different from many school districts: the school system owns and operates its own fleet of buses and vans rather than contracting all transportation to an outside company. The department also manages athletic and field-trip transportation.
Transportation Coordinator
Angelo Balesano
628 Hebron Avenue
860-652-7295
Transportation hours: 6:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday.
Versatrans My Ride
The My Ride K-12 app replaced the former My Stop app. Families must register using student information supplied by the district.
Protect route information: the My Ride account uses student information and contains transportation details. Keep the account credentials private and use the app’s sharing feature when another caregiver needs access.
Glastonbury Public Schools office and administration
Meeting-location reminder: Central Office is on Hebron Avenue, but regular public Board meetings are generally at Town Hall, 2155 Main Street. Check the agenda before traveling.
2026–27 Glastonbury education budget
Budget information has its own BOE resource page. The Board initially approved the 2026–27 education budget in January 2026, and additional revisions followed during the Town budget process. For current financial research, use the district budget page rather than an early proposal amount copied elsewhere.
Board-approved resources
The budget page includes the Superintendent’s proposed budget, Board-approved presentation and later 2026–27 budget documents.
Town process matters
In Glastonbury, the education budget also moves through the broader Town budget process, so proposal, Board-approved and final/revised figures should not be mixed.
Glastonbury Public Schools links to use first
Glastonbury Board of Education FAQs
What is the official Glastonbury Board of Education website?
The official Board of Education section is part of Glastonbury Public Schools at glastonburyus.org.
Where is Glastonbury Public Schools Central Office?
Central Office is at 628 Hebron Avenue, P.O. Box 191, Glastonbury, CT 06033-2361.
What is the Glastonbury Public Schools phone number?
The district lists 860-652-7961 as the Central Office phone number.
Who is the Glastonbury Superintendent in 2026?
Scott Hurwitz, Ed.D., is the Superintendent of Glastonbury Public Schools. He began serving in the role on July 1, 2026.
Who is the Glastonbury Board of Education Chair?
The current Board page lists Douglas C. Foyle, Ph.D., as Chair, Julie M. Thompson as Vice Chair and Kali Cavanaugh as Secretary.
When is the next Glastonbury BOE meeting after October 2, 2026?
The district calendar lists Monday, October 5, 2026, followed by Monday, October 26. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise posted.
Where are regular Glastonbury BOE meetings held?
In-person meetings are generally held in the Town Hall Town Council Chambers at 2155 Main Street, Glastonbury, unless a meeting notice says otherwise.
How do I speak at a Glastonbury BOE meeting?
Sign up using the sheet in the meeting room. The Board currently reserves 30 minutes for public comment, limits speakers to three minutes and allows each person to speak once.
Can I submit written public comment?
Yes. The district provides an online written-comment form. Comments must be submitted before 12 noon on the meeting day to be attached to that meeting’s agenda.
Where do I find Glastonbury BOE agendas and minutes?
Use the BOE Meetings page and follow its BoardBook links. Regular agendas are generally posted on the Friday before a Monday meeting, while special and committee agendas are posted at least 24 hours beforehand.
When is the projected last day of Glastonbury school in 2027?
The district currently projects June 14, 2027 as the final school day for Grades K–11, subject to weather and emergency make-up rules.
When is Glastonbury High School graduation in 2027?
The district calendar page currently lists June 14, 2027 as the projected GHS graduation date.
How old must a child be for Glastonbury kindergarten in 2026–27?
A child must be five on or before September 1, 2026 and meet residency requirements. The district says age waivers are not available.
What is the Glastonbury registration phone number?
The district Registration Coordinator can be reached at 860-652-7940 or registrar@glastonburyus.org.
Does Glastonbury use its own school buses?
Yes. Glastonbury Public Schools says it owns and operates its own fleet of buses and vans rather than contracting the entire service to an outside provider.
What app does Glastonbury use to track school buses?
The district now uses Versatrans My Ride K-12, which replaced the previous My Stop app.
Use Glastonbury Public Schools for the final official check
BoardofEducations.org is an independent information website. It is not Glastonbury Public Schools, the Glastonbury Board of Education, the Town of Glastonbury or the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Use the live district source when a Board meeting, agenda, calendar revision, school assignment, registration requirement, bus route, public-comment rule, policy or official Board action matters. Current district information takes priority if a detail changes after this guide is updated.