4.21.26 JMA School Board Meeting Minutes.pdf
The board reorganized, electing Christi Wood Chair (9-0), Jason Henry Vice-Chair (9-0), and Loren Ferruccio Secretary (9-0). Riley Hatch was introduced as the next student representative. The board approved minutes from February 17, 2026, by an 8-0-1 vote. Financially, the board accepted A Sharper Image Landscape for $54,000/year for FY27 and FY28 (8-0) and Aqua Specialties for arsenic filter rebedding at $20,770 (8-0). A French class overnight trip to Montreal and the 2026-27 school calendar were approved (8-0). Policy JLCF-Wellness was adopted (8-0). Allison Bortz’s resignation as Social Worker, effective June 30, 2026, was accepted (8-0). The superintendent will seek a state waiver for required school hours due to snow days. Future agenda items include the capital plan, committee assignments, and cafeteria tables in June. The next meeting is May 18, 2026. Source: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3643/Pmsau/595c06ee-5d18-48dd-a52b-07b0af02f174/4.21.26-JMA-School-Board-Meeting-Minutes.pdf?disposition=inline
STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD ProspectMountainSchoolBoard ProspectMountainHighSchoolAuditorium 242SuncookValleyRd.,Alton,NH April21,2026 MeetingMinutes I. CALLTOORDER:Dr.Broadrick,Superintendentcalledthemeetingtoorderat6:00pm. II. ROLLCALL: JasonHenry,member;BrandyPelletier,member;ErickBourdeau,member;ChristiWood,member; Loren Ferruccio,member;EuniceLandry,member;ElizaDrolet,member; AnnePierce,member;andIanHarmon, member. OthersPresent:Dr.TimothyBroadrick,Superintendent;MattJozokos,AssistantSuperintendent;HeidiDuford, BusinessAdministrator;DavidLatchaw,PrincipalandJudeDumond,StudentRepresentative. III. PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE: TheboardmembersandtheaudiencerecitedthePledgeofAllegiance. IV. REORGANIZATIONOFTHEBOARD: MOTIONMADE:TonominateChristiWoodasSchoolBoardChair. MOTIONMADEBY:ErickBourdeau SECOND:EuniceLandry. DISCUSSION:None. VOTEONTHEMOTION:9-0 MOTIONMADE:TonominateJasonHenryasSchoolBoardVice-Chair. MOTIONMADEBY:ElizaDrolet SECOND:EuniceLandry. DISCUSSION:None. VOTEONTHEMOTION:9-0 MOTIONMADE:TonominateLorenFerruccioasSchoolBoardSecretary. MOTIONMADEBY:ChristiWood SECOND:ElizaDrolet. DISCUSSION:None. VOTEONTHEMOTION:9-0 V. AGENDAREVIEW: MOTIONMADE:Toapprovetheagendaaswritten. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce. DISCUSSION:Mr.HenryrequestedmovingtheStudentRepreportupintheagenda. VOTEONTHEMOTION:9-0 VI. RECOGNITION- A.BillColeman,PMHSEnglishTeacher. ➢PrincipalLatchawstatedthathewantedMr.Colemantoberecognizedashehasn’tdonejust one,twooreventhreereallyspecialthingsbutalonglistofthingsthatPrincipalLatchaw wantedtorecognizehimforincluding: ○ LastmonthhewasawardedtheNewHampshireTeacherPoetryPrizefromtheUniversity ofNewHampshireandtheprizewasawardedatanawardsbanquetthispastFridaynight atUNH. ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting April21,2026 1 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD ○ Mr.ColemanwasrecentlypublishedinEnglishJournalaboutareflectiononteaching. Thisisapeer-reviewedpublicationforsecondarylanguageartsteachersfromthe NationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish. ○ Billalsohaspoemsappearinginliteraryjournalsthisyear,includingtheClassicalOutlook (thepublicationoftheAmericanClassicalLeague);TheWallaceStevensJournal (publicationoftheWallaceStevensSociety);St.KatherineReview(Vancouver,BC);After Hours(Chicago,IL);andTouchstone(publicationofthePoetrySocietyofNew Hampshire). ○ Mr.ColemanalsohasbeenelectedtotheBoardofDirectorsforthePoetrySocietyof NewHampshire. ➢Mr.Colemansaidthatheappreciatesthesupportandwasthankfulforbeinginvitedtothe meeting. Mr.ColemanaddedthatwhenhewenttotheawardsbanquetatUNH,hewas presentedwithabookthatispublishedeveryyearbytheUniversityofNewHampshire. Itis ananthologyofthebestteenpoetryofNewHampshireandthreeofourstudentsareinit. Mr.ColemanlettheboardknowthatthereisaprojectinPortsmouthgoingonnow, PortsmouthPoetryProject,wherepoemsareselectedandthendisplayedinshopwindows andoneofourstudentshasapoemthere. Concordhadasimilarprojectinthefallthatfour ofourstudentswererepresentedin. VII. STUDENTREPRESENTATIVEREPORT- Mr.Dumonddidn’thaveareporttopresentthismonthbutdidintroduce thestudentrepresentativeforthe2026-2027schoolyear. HernameisRileyHatch. Sheiscurrentlytheclass presidentandamemberoftheNationalHonorSociety. VIII. APPROVALOFMINUTES ●March17,2026publicandnon-public. MOTIONMADE:Toapprovethepublicandnon-publicminutesofthemeetingofFebruary17,2026as written. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:BrandyPelletier. DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0-1(AP) IX. PUBLICINPUT(onagendaitemsonly)-None X. REPORTS A.SchoolBoard–CommitteeAssignments- Theboarddecidedtowaitonthisasthereisanopenmember spotandthememberswillemailthechairpersonwithwhichcommittee(s)theywouldliketobeon. B.Finance–Ms.Dufordnotedthatwe’reingoodshapeandarestillencumberingthings. Theyareworkingon gettingallthepurchaseordersin. C.ProspectMountainHighSchool 1. Principal’sReport-PrincipalLatchawnotedthathisreportcontainedlinksforsomeitemsinhis report. Hespokeaboutthefollowingitems: a.TheGoodNewswasdonebyMr.Pappaceno’sbroadcastingclass. Thatprogramhasbeen increasingandexpanding. b. TheHypevideo,createdbythetechnologydirector,Mr.Dumondwasamazingandwasusedat OpenHouse. c. PrincipalLatchawalsohasorganizedandcollatedallthereallyimportantandstandout happeningsfromnowuntiltheendoftheyear. Hesaidthathewillbesendingitouttoparents inthenextcoupleofweeks. 2. BuildingsandGrounds– Inthepacket. ● Ms.WoodnotedfromthereportthattheyareworkingonahotspotforWi-Fi,variousrepairs, prepworkfortheupcomingpressbox,anddeepcleaning. ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting April21,2026 2 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD ● Ms.WoodaskedifMr.Bourdeauhadanythingfromthebuildings&Groundscommitteemeeting thatwasheldpriortotheJMAschoolboardmeeting. ○ Mr.Bourdeau thoughtthattheycouldtalkaboutthecafeteriatableseitheratthismeetingor atthenextmeeting. ■ Dr.Broadrickstatedthatthetableslookgreatbutthattheyareexceedinglyheavyand hardtomove. Duetothemiddleandhighschoolshavingbothcompetitivecheerand wrestlingthereisalackofspaceforpracticesandifweweretogetlighter,fold-uptables thatwereeasytomove,thecafeteriawouldbeanextraspacethattheycouldputtheir matsdownandpractice. ■ Mr.BourdeausaidthattheBuildings&Groundscommitteeweretornontheideaasthey understandthefunctionalityofhavingdifferenttables,buthefeltthatthetableshesaw looked“middleschoolish”whereasthecurrenttableslookmoreprofessionalandthatis oneofthefirstthingspeopleseewhentheycomeintothebuilding. 3. StudentRepresentative-Noreportthismonth. Nextyear'sstudentrepresentativewasintroducedby Mr.Dumondearlierinthemeeting. D.SAU/CentralOffice- 1. TechnologyReport-Inthepacket. Ms.WoodnotedthatMattDumondandCodyMacGregor conductedasessionattheNHSAAconferenceonInnovationsinInstruction&Assessment. Theyare alsoworkingwiththeLibrarySpecialistsandcontinuingworkforthepressbox. 2. Curriculum&Assessment– a. VerticalAlignment- WearecontinuingwithourverticalalignmentwithMath,ScienceandSocial Studies. Sciencemetlastweek. Wecontinuetoworkwithourfivethroughtwelveprocess. Kudostothedepartmentheadsforleadingthechargeintheverticalalignment. b. LiteracyCommittee-BillColeman,whoisheretonight,andAndreaCarusoarepartofourliteracy committee. WearestillworkingwiththepilotprogramsatbothAltonCentralSchooland BarnsteadElementarySchoolandthisshouldfinishupsometimeinthethirdorfourthweekof May. Therehasbeenpositivefeedbackfromtheindividualsinvolvedinthepilotprogram. Weare schedulingvisitstonearbyschoolsthatareincorporatingthedifferentprogramswehavesowe canseeitinaction. c. EmbeddedHonorsGradeDistribution(9thgrade)-Therewasa56%decreaseinfailuresfrom quarter1toquarter3,a13%increaseforthoseachievinghonorsfromquarter1toquarter3and thankstotheeffortsofPrincipalLatchawandhisgrouptherehasbeena31%decreaseforlateor missingassignmentsfromquarter2toquarter3. Mr.Jozokosstatedthattheywillcontinueto trackthisdateovertherestofthisyearandprovidemoreinformationinMayanditwillalso includebehaviorstatusaswell. d. April10thPDDay-Alotofworkwasdonearoundqualityassessments,lookingatassessment protocols,andfocusingonqualityrubricsandhowdowemakesurethey’reassessingwhatwe hopetoassess. Thegroupalsocontinuedtheirworkonthegradetenembeddedhonorsscope andsequence. ➢Ms.WoodaskedifMr.Jozokosknewwhytherewasadipinquartertwoorwhatwasdoneto recoverinquarterthree? Mr.JozokosexplainedthattypicallythereisadropinQ2dueto holidaysandsnowdaysandstudentsstarttorefocusinQ3. ➢Ms.Ferruccioaskedifstudentshadtoreceiveanembeddedhonorsgradeeachquarterorifit wastheoverallgradethatgavethemembeddedhonors? Mr.Jozokossaiditwastheoverall gradeofallfourquarterscombined. 3. Superintendent’sReport- a. SAUMergerPlanningCommittee-Dr.Broadrickspoketotheboardaboutwhothecommittee needstoconsistof,howthemeetingsareheldandthetimelineforthecommittee. b. OpenEnrollmentupdate-Dr.Broadricknotedthattherehasbeenastrongerturnoutthanin previousyears. Aboutadozenfamiliesshoweduptoopenhousethatwereinterestedinopen ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting April21,2026 3 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD enrollment. HealsospokeaboutSenateBill101sayingitwouldchangethisRSAsignificantlyfrom theonewe’vebeenoperatingunderforthelastfouryears. c. GraniteStateAcademyAlternativeProgram-IfSenateBill101passesthelegislatureandissigned bytheGovernor,thejointboardwillhavetorenegotiateitsagreementwithStride,Incbutit won’tbedifficulttomodifythatagreement.. d. Lastdayofschool-Dr.Broadrickgavetheboardadraftletterthatrequestsawaiverofthehours requirementfromthestateboardofeducationduetothesnowdaysanddelayedopeningswe had. Inhisletter,headvisedthestateboardofeducationthatevenwiththehighschoolgoinga fulldayonJune18andaddingJune19wewouldstillbeshortbyabout4hoursandthisiswhyhe isrequestingthewaiver. MOTIONMADE:Togivepermissiontosubmitthisletterforwaiverbaseduponhoursneeded. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:Ms.Droletstatedthatshethoughtthattheycouldn’thaveschoolonJune19th. Dr. Broadrickrespondedthatthisisafederalholidayandnotastateholidaysowecanhaveschool. VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 XI. ACTIONITEMS: 1. LandscapeBid: a. ASharperImageLandscape $54,000eachyearforFY27&FY28 b. Shampney&SonsFourSeasonsLandscapingLLC $30,000eachyearforFY27&FY28 c. NortheastLandcare(NELC) $147,065eachyearforFY27&FY28 MOTIONMADE:ToacceptASharperImageLandscapefor$54,000eachyearforFY27&FY28as recommendedbytheBuildings&Grounds. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 2. ArsenicFilterRebeddingBid: a. AquaSpecialties $20,770 b. SecondwindWaterSystems $22,821 c. GilfordWellCompany $23,520.80 MOTIONMADE:ToaccepttheAquaSpecialtiesat$20,770asrecommendedbytheBuildings& Grounds. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 3. FrenchClassOvernightTriptoMontreal: MOTIONMADE:ToapprovetheFrenchClassOvernightTriptoMontreal. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:None. VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 4. 26-27SchoolCalendar- MOTIONMADE:Toacceptthecalendarfor26-27. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:Dr.BroadricksaidthatFreshmanOrientationwouldbeFriday,August28thandthe firstdayforallstudentswouldbeMonday,August31st. VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting April21,2026 4 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD 5. Policy-FirstReading:-JLCF-Wellness MOTIONMADE:ToacceptthefirstreadingofpolicyJLCF-Wellness. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:Ms.Dufordnotedthechangethatwasmadeandaskedthatthepolicybeadopted. Mr.Henryretractedhismotionafterdiscussion. MOTIONMADE:ToacceptthelastandfinalreadingandacceptthepolicyJLCF-Wellness. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:Ms.Dufordnotedthechangethatwasmadeandaskedthatthepolicybeadopted. VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 6. Personnel: ●Resignation- MOTIONMADE:Toaccepttheresignationof AllisonBortz,SocialWorker,resignationasof 6/30/2026. MOTIONMADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:None. VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 X.PUBLICINPUT: None XI.FUTUREAGENDAANDFOLLOWUPITEMS: ● CapitalPlan ● CommitteeAssignments ● CafeteriaTables(June) XII.OTHERBUSINESS:None XIII.FUTUREMEETINGDATE: May18,2026@6:00 pm. XIV.NON-PUBLICSESSION:RSA91-A:3II(a&c) MOTION:ToenteraNon-PublicSessionunderRSA91-A:3II(a&c). MADEBY:ChristiWood SECOND:JasonHenry DISCUSSION:None VOTE:Unanimousbyarollcallvote8-0 TheboardenteredtheNon-PublicSessionat6:40pm. ●Theboarddiscussedapersonnelmatter. MOTION:ToreturntoPublicSessionat7:42pm. MADEBY:AnnePierce SECOND:JasonHenry DISCUSSION:None VOTE:Unanimousbyarollcallvote8-0 MOTION:TosealtheNon-Publicmeetingminutesfor90days. MADEBY:JasonHenry SECOND:AnnePierce DISCUSSION:None VOTE:Unanimousbyarollcallvote8-0 ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting April21,2026 5 STATEOFNEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOLADMINISTRATIVEUNIT#301PROSPECT MOUNTAINSCHOOLBOARD XV.ADJOURNMENT: MOTION:Toadjourn. MADEBY:AnnePierce SECOND:JasonHenry DISCUSSION:None VOTEONTHEMOTION:8-0 Themeetingwasadjournedat7:43pm. RespectfullySubmitted, SaraBorelli,ExecutiveAssistant ProspectMountainJMABoardMeeting April21,2026 6