SOUTHINGTON - When the Board of Education meets tonight, it will be asked to determine whether to continue meeting at the John V. Pyne Meeting Center or consider moving to Town Hall. The decision is based on what would most effectively allow the board to improve the quality of its cable broadcasts, and the panel appears to be leaning toward technological changes rather than a physical move.

Three weeks ago, Southington High School Television Coordinator Rit Campbell said the district made a broadcast conversion from VHS to DVD format. The conversion, in which Cox Cable replaced all public access equipment with digital simulcast technology, immediately helped improve the video quality by 80 percent, though sound has remained a problem.

"Unfortunately, that conversion does not have an effect on the sound quality," he said. "I'd be willing to help try and find a solution if they ask, but the trouble appears to be the sound system at the Pyne center."

School administrators have also been in discussion with Southington Town Clerk Leslie Cotton and have asked her to work with Cox to determine whether additional money may be available through Cox for equipment upgrades at the meeting center.

These upgrades, a commitment made last fall and concerns over parking at Town Hall on meeting nights have caused Zaya Oshana to push for a resolution that will keep the Board of Education in the Pyne center.