9.16.25 JMA School Board Minutes.pdf
The board unanimously approved the agenda and minutes from the August session. They voted 8-0 to approve the Spring 2026 Costa Rica Field Trip, where Explorica offers a $200 discount per student if booked before September 30, 2025. Heidi Duford submitted the revenue and expenditure report as of September 12, 2025. The board voted 8-0 to approve the 2025-2026 General Assurances. Policy actions included the 8-0 adoption of AB, BEC, BEDG, EHAB, and EHAG, and the withdrawal of policies IKAA and ILBAA. Personnel were hired for a teacher, a special education teacher, and a building substitute, passing 8-0. Dr. Timothy Broadrick noted 32 open enrollment students and that First Student expects eight new drivers active by early October. The next meeting is scheduled for October 21, 2025. Source: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3643/Pmsau/00c4a4e8-02e6-4ea1-bdbd-16cf9379fc91/9.16.25-School-Board-Meeting-Minutes---Google-Docs.pdf?disposition=inline
STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD ProspectMountainSchoolBoard ProspectMountainHighSchoolLibrary 242SuncookValleyRd.,Alton,NH September16,2025 MeetingMinutes I.CALLTOORDER:JasonHenrycalledthemeetingtoorderat6:00p.m. II.PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE III.ROLLCALL JasonHenry,Chair;AnnePierce,Vice-Chair;BrandyPelletier,Secretary;ChristiWood,member; Loren Ferruccio,member;ElizaDrolet,member;DoreenWittenberg,memberandMichaelFolan,member. OthersPresent:Dr.TimothyBroadrick,Superintendent;MattJozokos,AssistantSuperintendent;Heidi Duford,BusinessAdministrator;DavidLatchaw,PrincipalandJudeDumond,StudentRepresentative. Absent:ErickBourdeau,memberandEuniceLandry,member. IV.AGENDAREVIEW MOTION:ToapprovetheagendaaspresentedbyAnnePierce. AMENDMENT:TomoveSpring2026CostaRicaFieldTriptoafterpublicinput. SECOND:AnnePierce. DISCUSSION:None VOTE:Passedasamended8-0 V.APPROVALOFMINUTES ● August19,2025 MOTION:ToaccepttheminutesofAugust19,2025aswrittenbyAnnePierce. SECOND:ChristiWood. DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 ● August19,2025Non-PublicSession MOTION:ToaccepttheminutesofAugust19,2025Non-PublicSessionaswrittenbyAnnePierce. SECOND:BrandyPelletier. DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 VI.PUBLICINPUT–None ➢ Ms.Kimballspoketotheboardabouttheproposalincludedintheschoolboardpacketsshehadsubmitted priortothemeeting. TheproposalsubmittedbyMs.Kimball,PMHSSpanishTeacherandWorldCultureClub Advisor,wasonbehalfofMs.Dill,PMHSScienceDepartmentHeadandadvisoroftheEnvironmentalClub, andherselfrequestingtheapprovalforafabulouseducationalandadventuroustriptoCostaRicainApril 2026. Theproposalincludedaletterexplainingsomeofthedifferencesthisyearopposedto lastyear'strip, whatthestudentswouldlearn,acostbreakdown,picturesfromlastyear’striptoCostaRicaandanitinerary. ThestudentswillvisitaSlothRescueCenter,CahuitaNationalPark,andtaketheTirimbinaBatTouramong manyotheradventuresonthistrip. Ms.Kimballstatedthatthetourcompany,Exploricawilldeduct$200per ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting September16,2025 1 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD studentifbookedbeforeSeptember30,2025andwilldeductanadditional$100foranystudentthathas usedthempriorwhiletravelingwitheitherMs.KimballorMr.Long. Studentswouldhavetomisstwodaysof classesbeforeAprilvacationandshouldbebackinschoolonMay4,2026. MOTIONMADE:ToapprovetheSpring2026CostaRicaFieldTripaspresented. MOTIONMADEBY: AnnePierce. SECOND:MichaelFolan DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 VII.REPORTS: A.SchoolBoard–None B.Finance–HeidiDuford,BusinessAdministrator ● Therevenue&ExpenditurereportasofSeptember12,2025wassubmittedtotheboard. Ms.Duford statedthatitisstillearly. Shealsostatedthatthesalariesareingoodshapeasfarasencumbrances. C.ProspectMountainHighSchool 1. SchoolCounselingReport–Ms.Sheff’swrittenreportwasprovidedtotheboardintheirpackets. Ms.Pierce mentioneditwasagreatreportandhowgooditwastoseeallthesupports, programs andactivitieswehavetooffertoourstudents. Afewofthehighlightsfromherreportwere: ● TheCounselingDepartmentstaffwithcontactsforeachandwhotheymainlyworkwithwas providedalongwithwhattheycanhelpwithandwhatservicestheyprovide. ● Alistofupcomingactivitieswithdatesandimportantinformationonthem. 2. Principal’sReport–PrincipalLatchawhighlightedinhisreport: ● MediaCenter-Mr.LatchawwantedcongratulateMs.O’NeilongettingcertifiedtobeaGoogle CertifiedTrainer. Thisisabigdealasthereareonlyafewofthesetrainersinthestate. Dr. Broadrickwentontonotethat3ofthosetrainersworkhereatPMHS. ● Otherthingsincludedinhiswrittenreportwere:WelcomeBackandGoodNews,SchoolSafety, Fieldtrips,Fundraisers,ESC/InterventionRoomect.,ImportantHandbookUpdates/Remindersfor staff. 3. BuildingsandGrounds–Inhisreportgiventotheboardintheirpackets,Mr.LeClairhighlightedthe followingprojectsthathadbeencompletedoverthesummerandarecontinuingtobecompleted: ● WindowCaulkingRemovalandReplacement;FrontEntranceVideo/IntercomandADAHandicap Access;HVAC-ActuatorReplacement;FirePanelUpgrade;andrepairsweredonetothe2street lightsneartheSAUofficesothatalloftheparkinglot,streetlightsandemergencyroadway lightsareoperatingproperly. ● 4newwheeledsoccergoalshavebeenassembledandplacedonthepracticeandJVsoccerfields toreplacetheoldanchoredgoalsandtheoldgroundanchorshavebeenremoved. The topdressingforboththebaseballandsoftballfieldshasbeendeliveredandwillbeworkedinto theinfieldsthisfallalongwiththeoutfieldsbeingpunchaeratedandtopdressedwithsand. 4. AthleticDepartmentReport-Mr.Christie-None 5. StudentRepresentativeReport-JudeDumond Mr.Dumondnotedinhisreportthatit'searlyintheschoolyearbutthatthesportsteamsareall doingwellthisyear. HehighlightedthattheMusicDepartmenthelda“MusicCamp”forbandand chorusstudentstogettomeettheirpeersandsetsomeexpectationsfortheschoolyear. Almostall oftheupcomingfreshmeninthemusicdepartmentweretherewithabout40studentsperday attending. Thiswasagreatturnoutasinthepast,themusicdepartmenthadbeendwindlingwith lessstudentsparticipating. HealsomentionedthatHomecomingweekis9/29/25-10/3/25andthe HomecomingDanceison10/4/25. D.SAU/CentralOffice- •TechnologyReport–M.Dumond HighlightsfromthereportMr.Dumondgavetotheboardintheirpacketswere: ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting September16,2025 2 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD A. Bothelementaryschools’SISsystemhavebeenmigratedintoourInfiniteCampusinstance. Thishas furtheralignedourschoolsystemandwillmakemoving8thgradeto9thgrademuchmoreintuitive andseamless. B. Persuggestionoftheprincipal,anewcameraatthefrontentrancethatcoversa180degreeangleat theloophasbeeninstalled. C. Three3DprinterswerepurchasedandsetupforDerekPappaceno’s3DprintingandCADclass. D. Powerfuloutdoorspeakershavebeenmountedonthebuildingfacingthetrack/soccerfield. Wearein theprocessofinstallingacompleteaudiosystemforthis,andarelookingtowardalaunchfor Homecoming. •Curriculum&Assessment–M.Jozokos A. EmbeddedHonorskickedoffwithagrade9cohort. Similartolastyearwewillbeconductingsome surveysofthestudentsasindividualsbutalsoascohortstogetsomemorebaselinedata. The surveyswilltakeplaceinOctoberandIwillhavemoreinformationineitherNovemberorDecember oncewe’reableto collateitandtakealookatit. Aspartofthis,wearealsoofferingcoaching supportsoteacherscanmeetone-on-oneorthedepartmentscanmeetasawholeorwhatevertheir needsare. B. StartestingwillbetheweekofSeptember29,2025. Mr.LatchawandMr.Jozokoswillbetakinga lookatthedataandsharingitwiththedepartmentheadsandthendisseminatingamongstthe facultyinmathELA. WearealsolookingatifwewanttocontinuewithStarorifwewanttolookat thePSAT9andthePSAT10inpreparationfortheSATatthesametimeeachyeartofollowthegrowth. a. Ms.DroletnotedthattheStartestisashorttestandsheaskedhowlong’sthePSAT9and PSAT10? Mr.JozokossaidthatthePSATtestsarelongerbutnotaslongastheSAT11. Itisa coupleofhourslongversusthe3hourplusbecauseit’snotasintenseastheSAT. C. TheSystem-WideLiteracyCommitteewillbegettinggoingagainandwillbelookingatbuildinga systemwideknowledgeinthescienceofreading,facilitatestructuredcollaboration,conduct evidence-basedcurriculumevaluationsandsupporthigh-fidelitycurriculumpiloting. D. EDLaw306updates-Beginninginthe2026-2027schoolyear,forthosestudentsenteringhighschool, therewillbeachangetograduationrequirementsintermsofthebreakdownofthem. •Superintendent’sReport–Dr.Broadrick 1.OpenEnrollmentUpdate:Wehave32openenrollmentstudentsatthehighschool. Somedistricts ofResidencecontinuetoobjecttotheirtuitionobligationsunderthelaw. 2. GSAUpdate: TheGraniteStateAcademyalternativeprogramhasjustlaunched. Theyarenot educatinganyNewHampshirestudentsyet. Wehavebegunmeetingwiththemeveryotherweek. WehavesetupaGraniteStateAcademyspaceinInfiniteCampus. 3. OtherProgressTowardAnnualGoals: ○ Addressingenrollmentdecline-isthestrategicobjectivewetalkedaboutyearsagothatthe lasttwothingsDr.Broadrickreportedon,reallykindoffallunder. ○ Capitalplanning-Dr.Broadrickhasrequestsheetsreadytogoouttoeachofthethree schoolsandwillgetthemoutthisweek.MattJozokos,HeidiDufordandDr.Broadrickwill meetwithadministratorsanddepartmentleadersfromthoseschoolsbymidOctober. ○ DocumentProceduresforOperationsandCompliance-ThenewCommissionerofEducation andDirectorofComplianceatNHEdhavetakenaninterestinour“AnnualCompliance Calendar”project. Dr.BroadrickwillbeattendingameetingattheDepartmentduring Octobertoreviewcompliancedeadlinesandcraftagenericversionoftheannualcalendar thattheywillbeabletosharewitheverydistrictinthestate. ○ CentralOfficeConsolidation-TheSharedServiceCommitteemeetswithJimO’Shaughnessy fromDrummondWoodsumonSeptember17toreviewthemergerprocessrequiredunder statelaw. ThereshouldbeadetailedupdateattheOctoberJMAmeeting. ➢ Mr.HenryaskedDr.Broadrickifhecouldgiveanupdateonthebussituation. Dr.Broadrick ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting September16,2025 3 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD respondedsayingthatithasbeenagoodstarttotheschools,notsogreatontheroads. Ithas beenworseinBarnsteadthaninAltonforsure. ThisisbecauseAltonhadreturningstaffofFirst Studenttocovermostroutes,notall. FirstStudenthasninedriversintheirtrainingprogramright nowwitheightofthemcomingtooursystem. Rightnowtheyareusingsubstitutedriverswho arequalifiedwithCDLs,driverswhoareappropriatelylicensed,butnotdriverswhoknowour routes,ourkids,ourschoolsorourroutines. Dr.BroadrickmetwithFirstStudentandset communicationexpectationswiththem. Dr.Broadrickalsonotedthatanotherpiecetothis, alongwiththisbeingastatewidephenomenon,issportsarebecomingabiggerandbigger problemwithtransportation. ➢ Ms.Pelletieraskediftherewasatimelineonwhenthosedriversandtrainingwillbeactive? Dr. BroadricksaidaroundthebeginningofOctoberiswhatFirstStudenttoldhim. IX.ACTIONITEMS: 1. 2025-2026GeneralAssurances- MOTIONMADE:Toapprovethe2025-2026GeneralAssurances. MOTIONMADEBY: AnnePierce SECOND:LorenFerruccio DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 2. Policies- a. SecondReading&Adoption- i. AB-NHParentalBillofRights ii. BEC-Non-PublicSessions iii. BEDG-MeetingMinutes iv. EHAB-DataGovernanceandSecurity v. EHAG-UseofGenerativeArtificialIntelligence MOTIONMADE:ToapprovethesecondreadingandadoptionofpoliciesAB,BEC,BEDG,EHAB andEHAG. MOTIONMADEBY: AnnePierce SECOND:MichaelFolan DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 b. Withdraw- i. IKAA-(RescindedJune2025byNHSBA)InterdisciplinaryCredit. ii. ILBAA-(RescindedJune2025byNHSBA)HighSchoolGraduationCompetencies. MOTIONMADE:ToapprovethewithdrawalofpoliciesIKAAandILBAA. MOTIONMADEBY: AnnePierce SECOND:BrandyPelletier DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 4.Personnel: MOTIONMADE:Toapprovethehiringofpersonnelfortheincomingprofessionalstafffora teacher,aspecialeducationteacherandabuildingbasedsubstituteteacher. MOTIONMADEBY: AnnePierce SECOND:BrandyPelletier DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 XI.PUBLICINPUT: ➢ DiannaBlackofBarnsteadspoketotheboardaboutherfrustrationandconcernswiththebusesand theimpactithashadonherfamily. ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting September16,2025 4 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD ➢ KimPicaofBarnsteadspoketotheboardaboutthelossshehasfeltoverthepastyearsafterhavingto resignfromherjobatBES. XII.FUTUREAGENDAANDFOLLOWUPITEMS: ● UpdateonBuses. ● Building&GroundsUpdate. ● SharedServiceUpdate. ● CapitalPlanning XIII.OTHERBUSINESS:None XIV.FUTUREMEETINGDATE:October21,2025at6:00PM. XV.NON-PUBLICSESSION:RSA91-A:3II(a&c) MOTION:ToenterNon-PublicSessionunderRSA91-A:3II(a&c)and25-26EmergencyOperationsPlan. MADEBY:AnnePierce SECOND:BrandyPelletier DISCUSSION:None VOTE:Unanimousbyarollcallvote8-0 TheboardenteredtheNon-PublicSessionat6:43PM. Theboarddiscussedpersonnelmatters. Theboarddiscussedstudentmatters. Theboarddiscussedthe2025-2026EmergencyOperationsPlan(EOP). MOTION:ToreturntoPublicSessionat6:54PM. MADEBY:AnnePierce SECOND:MichaelFolan DISCUSSION:None VOTE:Unanimousbyarollcallvote8-0 MOTION:TosealtheNon-Publicmeetingminutesindefinitely.. MADEBY:AnnePierce SECOND:ElizaDrolet DISCUSSION:None VOTE:Unanimousbyarollcallvote8-0 XVI.ADJOURNMENT: MOTION:Toadjourn MADEBY:ElizaDrolet SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:None VOTE:Unanimousbyarollcallvote8-0 Themeetingwasadjournedat6:56pm RespectfullySubmitted, SaraBorelli,ExecutiveAssistant BrandyPelletier,Secretary Non-PublicSessionRecorder ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting September16,2025 5