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8.17.26 Alton School Board Minutes.pdf

The Alton School Board met on August 17, 2026. The board approved several items by 4-0 votes: the meeting agenda, minutes from June 23, 2026, the 26/27 Student-Parent Handbook, 2026-27 Faculty Handbook, 2026-2027 Athletic Handbook, the EOP for 26/27, and the Audit Engagement Letter with Plodzik & Sanderson as auditors. The board also approved a function transfer of $37,302.00 and appointed Deborah Perlowski as the new math interventionist. Ms. Duford reported a budget surplus and noted auditors will arrive the week of August 31st. Ms. Christian reported current enrollment is 402, with a Back to School Event set for August 27th. The board entered Non-Public Session at 6:01 PM to discuss personnel and student matters, sealing those minutes indefinitely. The next meeting is September 21, 2026. Source: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3643/Pmsau/db3e06d4-93c5-4455-9016-330e2edc0b0f/8.17.26-Alton-School-Board-Minutes.pdf?disposition=inline

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​SAU​​#72​
​Alton​​School​​Board​​Meeting​
​Prospect​​Mountain​​High​​School​​Auditorium​
​242​​Suncook​​Valley​​Road,​​Alton,​​NH​​03809​
​August​​17,​​2026​
​Members​​Present:​
​Christi​​Wood,​​Chair​
​Loren​​Ferruccio,​​Secretary​
​Anne​​Pierce,​​Member​
​Carol​​Locke,​​Member​
​Others​​Present:​
​Matt​​Jozokos,​​Superintendent​
​Kristen​​Lee,​​Director​​of​​Curriculum,​​Instruction​​and​​Assessment​
​Heidi​ ​Duford,​​Business​​Administrator​
​Janice​​Christian,​​Principal​
​Absent:​
​Erick​​Bourdeau,​​Vice-Chair​
​1.​ ​CALL​​TO​​ORDER:​
​Christi​​Wood,​​Chair,​​called​​the​​meeting​​to​​order​​at​​5:30​​pm.​
​2.​ ​ROLL​​CALL:​
​Board​​members:​​Christi​​Wood,​​Chair;​​Loren​​Ferruccio,​​Secretary;​​Anne​​Pierce,​​Member;​​and​
​Carol​​Locke,​​Member.​
​Matt​​Jozokos,​​Superintendent;​​Kristen​​Lee,​​Director​​of​​Curriculum,​​Instruction​​and​
​Assessment;​​Heidi​ ​Duford,​​Business​​Administrator;​​and​​Janice​​Christian,​​Principal.​
​3.​ ​PLEDGE​​OF​​ALLEGIANCE:​
​The​​board​​members​​and​​the​​audience​​recited​​the​​Pledge​​of​​Allegiance.​
​4.​ ​AGENDA​​REVIEW:​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​the​​agenda​​as​​presented.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​ ​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Cristi​​Wood​
​Discussion:​​None​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​5.​ ​APPROVE​​MINUTES:​
​June​​23,​​2026​
​June​​23,​​2026​​Non-Public​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​the​​minutes​​of​​the​​public​​and​​non-public​​sessions​​from​​June​​23,​
​2026.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Discussion:​​No​​further​​discussion.​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​6.​ ​PUBLIC​​INPUT​​(Agenda​​Items​​Only)​​-​​NONE​
​7.​ ​INFORMATIONAL​​ITEMS:​
​1)​​School​​Board-​​None​
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​2)​​Financial​​Report-​​Ms.​​Duford​​noted​​that​​the​​June​​30th​​summary​​was​​in​​the​​board’s​
​packets.​ ​She​​handed​​out​​a​​preliminary​​summary​​to​​give​​the​​board​​an​​idea​​of​​why​​there​
​was​​a​​surplus.​ ​Ms.​​Duford​​noted​​that​​the​​auditors​​will​​be​​there​​the​​week​​of​​August​​31st.​
​●​ ​Mrs.​​Locke​​asked​​if​​the​​Enrichment​​Teacher​​position​​wasn’t​​filled​​due​​to​​no​​applicants​
​or​​if​​they​​eliminated​​the​​position.​ ​Ms.​​Duford​​reassured​​her​​that​​the​​position​​was​​not​
​eliminated​​as​​they​​did​​fill​​it​​this​​year​​by​​moving​​positions​​around.​
​3)​​Buildings​​&​​Grounds-​​In​​packet.​ ​Ms.​​Wood​​noted​​all​​that​​they​​have​​been​​doing​​getting​
​ready​​for​​the​​start​​of​​the​​school​​year​​from​​Mr.​​Evan’s​​report.​
​4)​​Principal-​​In​​packet.​ ​Ms.​​Christian​​spoke​​about​​the​​following​​from​​her​​report:​
​●​ ​Current​​enrollment​​is​​at​​402.​
​●​ ​August​​Leadership​​Retreat.​
​●​ ​EL​​Reading​​Program​​Implementation.​
​●​ ​5th​​and​​6th​​Grade​​Reorganization.​
​●​ ​Counselor​​Office​​Relocation.​
​●​ ​New​​Staff.​
​●​ ​VOICE/PTSA​​&​​End​​68​​room​​moved.​
​●​ ​Back​​to​​School​​Event​​-​​Thursday,​​August​​27th,​​from​​4:00-6:00​​PM​.​
​5)​​Technology​​Report-​​In​​packet.​ ​Ms.​​Wood​​noted​​from​​Mr.​​Dumond’s​​report​​that​​Mr.​
​Dumond​​and​​Mr.​​Jozokos​​were​​in​​the​​paper.​ ​She​​also​​noted​​that​​they​​have​​done​​early​
​onboarding,​​tech​​policy​​training,​​and​​the​​main​​fiber​​connection​​has​​been​​upgraded.​
​6)​​Curriculum,​​Instruction​​&​​Assessment-​​Dr.​​Lee​​spoke​​about​​ACS’​​New​​Hampshire​​SAS​
​results​​and​​noted​​that​​starting​​this​​year​​they​​will​​be​​at​​ACS​​doing​​the​​SAS​​modules​​to​​help​
​the​​students​​see​​how​​the​​tests​​are​​worded​​and​​prepare​​the​​students​​for​​taking​​them.​
​●​ ​Ms.​​Wood​​asked​​if​​this​​would​​be​​done​​throughout​​the​​year​​or​​just​​before​​testing​​and​
​she​​was​​advised​​by​​Ms.​​Christian​​it​​would​​be​​done​​monthly.​
​Dr.​​Lee​​also​​spoke​​about​​the​​Leadership​​Retreat,​​ELA,​​and​​Win​​groups.​
​●​ ​Superintendent​​Jozokos​​clarified​​that​​the​​actual​​rollout​​of​​the​​ELA​​won’t​​be​​until​​the​
​27/28​​school​​year​​but​​that​​there​​are​​some​​that​​would​​like​​to​​start​​sooner.​ ​He​​noted​
​that​​this​​may​​happen​​but​​only​​after​​there​​has​​been​​some​​training.​
​7)​​Superintendent-​​Superintendent​​Jozokos​​spoke​​about​​the​​Administrative​​Retreat.​ ​The​
​emphasis​​throughout​​was​​on​​clarity,​​consistency,​​collaboration,​​and​​communication.​ ​At​
​the​​retreat,​​key​​areas​​focused​​on​​were:​​Building​​a​​strong​​leadership​​team,​​Planning​​for​
​2026-27,​​Developing​​a​​shared​​system​​vision​​and​​Moving​​from​​planning​​to​​action.​ ​Mr.​
​Jozokos​​also​​spoke​​about​​Prospect​​Mountain​​Schools’​​Vision,​​the​​budget​​timeline,​​and​​a​
​request​​from​​Pittsfield.​
​8.​ ​ACTION​​ITEMS:​
​1.​​Student-Parent​​Handbook-​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​the​​student-parent​​handbook​​for​​the​​26/27​​school​​year.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Discussion:​​Ms.​​Wood​​had​​a​​question​​on​​the​​grading​​for​​the​​K​​through​​4​​and​​asked​​if​​a​
​breakdown​​of​​what​​a​​1,​​2,​​3​​or​​4​​meant​​could​​be​​added.​ ​Ms.​​Christian​​said​​she​​could​​do​
​that.​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​2.​​Faculty​​Handbook-​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​the​​2026-27​​Faculty​​Handbook.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
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​Discussion:​​Mrs.​​Locke​​asked​​if​​the​​faculty​​handbook​​was​​generated​​somewhat​​with​​the​
​teachers​​input?​ ​Ms.​​Christian​​said​​that​​it​​is​​generally​​done​​by​​admin.​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​3.​​Athletic​​Handbook-​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​the​​2026-2027​​athletic​​handbook.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Discussion:​ ​The​​board​​discussed​​clarifying​​what​​a​​passing​​grade​​is​​for​​eligibility​​for​​the​
​elementary/middle​​school​​students​​since​​the​​athletic​​handbook​​is​​for​​all​​three​​schools​
​and​​the​​grading​​is​ ​different.​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​4.​​EOP-​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​the​​EOP​​for​​26/27.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Discussion:​​No​​further​​discussion.​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​5.​​Audit​​Engagement​​Letter-​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​Plodzik​​&​​Sanderson​​as​​the​​auditors.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Discussion:​​No​​further​​discussion.​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​6.​​Function​​Transfer-​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​the​​function​​transfer​​of​​$37,302.00.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Discussion:​​No​​further​​discussion.​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​7.​​Personnel-​
​Motion​​made:​​To​​approve​​the​​new​​math​​interventionist,​​Deborah​​Perlowski.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Discussion:​​No​​further​​discussion.​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Passed​​by​​4-0​
​9.​ ​PUBLIC​​I​NPUT:​ ​None​
​10.​​FUTURE​​AGENDA​​ITEMS:​
​●​ ​Interventionist​​to​​present​​at​​next​​meeting.​
​11.​​Non-Public​​Session:​​RSA​​91-A:3​​II​​(a​​&​​c)-​
​Motion​​made:​To​​go​​into​​Non-Public​​Session​​under​​RSA​​91-A:3​​II​​(a​​&​​c).​
​Motion​​made​​by:​ ​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Unanimous​​in​​favor​​4-0​
​The​​Board​​entered​​the​​Non-Public​​Session​​at​​6:01​​PM.​
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​●​ ​The​​Board​​discussed​​personnel​​matters.​
​●​ ​The​​board​​discussed​​student​​matters.​
​Motion​​made:​To​​return​​to​​Public​​Session​​at​​8:17​​PM.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​ ​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Unanimous​​in​​favor​​4-0​
​Motion​​made:​To​​seal​​the​​minutes​​of​​8/17/2026​​indefinitely.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​ ​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Unanimous​​in​​favor​​4-0​
​12.​​Next​​Meeting​​Dates:​
​●​ ​September​​21,​​2026​
​13.​​Adjournment:​
​Motion​​made:​To​​adjourn​​at​​6:20​​PM.​
​Motion​​made​​by:​​Anne​​Pierce​
​Second​​by:​​Christi​​Wood​
​Vote​​on​​the​​motion:​​Unanimous​​in​​favor​​4-0​
​Respectfully​​Submitted​​by,​
​Sara​​Borelli​
​Executive​​Assistant​​to​​the​​Superintendent​
​Loren​​Ferruccio,​​Secretary​
​Non-Public​​Session​​Recorder​
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