Norwich — Superintendent Abby Dolliver received a positive evaluation from the Board of Education late Tuesday, a contract extension and a 2 percent raise along with nearly 200 other nonunion school system employees.

The Board of Education concluded its performance evaluation started in May of Dolliver with a closed-door discussion Tuesday and voted 6-1 in favor of a one-page positive evaluation report following the executive session. Republican Dennis Slopak voted against the evaluation, and board newcomer Rashid Haynes abstained.

Board Chairman Aaron “Al” Daniels said Wednesday the 2 percent raises were “the exact same amounts” nonunion city government employees received, “which is where we got the number from.” Dolliver’s salary will be $171,456 in the new fiscal year. All 183 school nonunion employees will pay a 1 percent increase in health insurance premiums starting July 1, School Business Administrator Athena Nagel said.

“I appreciate their faith in me,” Dolliver said Wednesday, “and I’m committed to my position and our students and families. We'll continue to advocate for them. Without the strong staff we have, I wouldn't be able to do what I do. I credit them for a lot of my work, and the accolades we get from the state are due to our staff.”

In the evaluation report he wrote, Daniels credited Dolliver for the “continuous growth in student achievement by many of the state’s rubrics.” He also cited the visits to city this year by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and state Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell to recognize school achievement in Norwich.

“She believes that every child can succeed,” Daniels wrote of Dolliver, “and strives to recognize this daily by putting the appropriate staff in place to ensure they do.”

The report also praised Dolliver for hosting open forums on school spending issues this spring and for an innovative idea to hold a Facebook Live online forum during budget deliberations.

The report directed Dolliver to focus on student social and emotional growth in the coming school year, a topic already included in the district improvement plan for next year. The board also asked for increased communication and participation in administrative hiring selections and asked her to find ways to better promote student achievement and successes.

“We would like to see expanded ways to prominently and concisely depict the truth of the great things going on in the Norwich Public School System,” Daniels wrote, “so those that are looking to join our community will have the facts.”

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