The COOP School Board reestablished the Grading and Assessment Committee with a 7-0 vote. The committee's scope amended to include the role of homework in grading. Membership will include board members, administrators, staff, students, and community members. Beth volunteered to serve on the committee. The committee must deliver a prioritized list by the April board meeting and report goals by the May or June meeting. Regarding food services, the Budget Committee discussed exploring monetary donations from end-of-year balances and community contributions to cover negative lunches balances. The board was notified that SB 574 established a commission to study SAU consolidation and noted ongoing legislative discussions regarding HB-1300.
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The provided transcript contains no formal meeting proceedings, decisions, or votes for the Hollis School Board. SPEAKER_1 discusses building maintenance projects, specifically painting efforts initiated by staff. The work included repainting a hallway that had been salmon-colored, discovered purple paint behind art installed in 1997, and extending the painting to the fourth grade wing and stairwells. SPEAKER_1 notes the staff took on this extra work voluntarily to improve the school's appearance. No dollar amounts, budget items, appointments, public hearing outcomes, or specific next steps/dates are mentioned in the text.
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On August 26, 2026, the Brookline School Board met and made several decisions. The board approved the consent agenda, providing the superintendent authorization to hire, accept resignations, and terminate staff until the September meeting. They also approved amended minutes from June 10, 2026, and accepted minutes for the special ed trust fund public hearing from the same date.
Regarding policy, the board approved recommendations from the policy committee as per the memorandum provided in the agenda packet with amendments discussed during the meeting. Policy BBF (Board Meeting Procedure) was sent back for a fourth read, with board members instructed to send written feedback to Lyn and the chair. The board requested a motion to change policy JLCD (Administering Medicines) to include a reference to epinephrine nasal spray in section F, specifically changing the language to "self-administration of epinephrine."
No member interest items were submitted. The meeting adjourned at 8:57 PM.
The COOP Budget Committee met on August 20, 2026, at 6:37 p.m. with members Darlene Mann, Raul Bonet, Melanie Le, Tom Enright, and Tony Sinizy present. The committee voted to hold April 23rd meeting minutes until September due to missing amendment details. Tim Green presented the FY25 audit, showing a clean opinion and total net position of nearly $3.7 million, including a $1.3 million restatement for compensated absences. The general fund ended with a $3 million balance and unassigned funds of $1.15 million. Food service maintained a $430,000 committed balance, with preliminary FY26 data indicating compliance with fund balance limits. The committee acknowledged a projected fund balance of $768,000 as of June 11th, expected to increase. The next meeting is scheduled for September 24th to begin budget process discussions and review House Bill 1300 impacts.
The COOP School Board adopted a consent agenda by a vote of 3-0-1. They approved the July 15, 2026 regular meeting minutes with amendments by a vote of 0 opposed. Non-public minutes from July 15 were also approved without amendments. Cindy Vancone was appointed as process observer. Patrick West, Middle School Principal, reported enrollment figures at 350 students. Jake Hess, High School Principal, reported enrollment at 737 students and discussed revised cell phone procedures. John Buchet presented a beta version of a data dashboard for public release before the school year begins. The board approved a policy memo 5-0, accepting several policies, including JIB (Student Conduct) for a third reading. The board moved into non-public session at 8:10 p.m.