The School Board approved August 25 meeting minutes. Principal Dr. Cheney reported successful implementation of the full-day kindergarten pilot with 77 students, noting no families have utilized individualized schedules for early dismissal. Principal Amy Harding outlined new grading practices dividing work into formative and summative categories, with AI training planned for March. The Board approved overnight field trips for 7th graders to attend ecology school March 17-19 and for 8th graders to visit Washington D.C. May 21-23. Regarding the Leachfield replacement project, CFO Jeffrey Dow reported the winning bid was \$174,200. One \$5,000 change order was approved for access road loaming. The project remains pending final inspection. The Board scheduled a future workshop to develop district mission and vision statements. The meeting entered non-public session at 8:45 PM.
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The board approved August 25th minutes. Dr. Cheney reported the universal full-day kindergarten program eliminated half-day sessions, with 77 students enrolled in classes of 15-16, below the 18-student policy limit. Principal Hart announced a new "Coffee with the Admin" parent series starting September 25th and detailed new grading practices splitting assignments into formative and summative categories. The board approved overnight field trips for seventh grade to Ecology School (March 17-19, approximately $400 per student) and eighth grade to Washington D.C. (April 20-23, just over $1,000 per student). Mrs. McDonald_SUM summarized a positive Program Approval and General Supervision process report. The board discussed scheduling an upcoming workshop to develop formal board goals. Superintendent Crawford and CFO Dowd reviewed the leach field project bid process, noting a winning bid of $174,200 and one change order for 5,000 square feet of loam coverage.
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The School Board approved minutes from the June 9, 2026 meeting with a unanimous vote. Financial review reports include total unencumbered fund balance of over $3.24 million, with approximately $2.44 million being returned to taxpayers. Capital reserve contribution is set at $250,000, and fund balance retention is $500,000. The district accepted a $500 donation from the Lions Club for the Feed It Forward program. Regarding facilities, the leech bed access road and fire alarm phase three projects were completed; the elevator operator upgrade was finished, and air conditioning was installed in the eighth grade wing. The district accepted oil and propane bids, with Palmer Oil selected at $3.599 per gallon for oil and $1.899 per gallon for propane. The Children's Smile Connection program will expand to the middle school to provide free dental care. The next meeting date was not specified in the provided text.
The board approved the May 26 meeting minutes. They voted to donate used Chromebooks to graduating eighth-graders, with the technology department deprovisioning devices for student pickup through early July. Pinkerton Academy will announce two School Board scholarship recipients on June 11. The board approved Superintendent Bob Thompson's evaluation and a 4% performance bonus. Regarding fiscal matters, the board reviewed a projected surplus of approximately $1.9 million. They discussed retaining $778,660 (2.5%) as unassigned fund balance, consistent with the prior year's $400,000 retention, though noted pending state legislation could alter fund balance rules. No official vote on the fund balance amount was recorded in the transcript. The meeting concluded with tributes to Superintendent Thompson.
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Board members Melissa Denton, Carl Hubner, Denise Meyer, and Cho Poor were present. The meeting accepted minutes from the May 12th regular and non-public sessions. A motion was made to move into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II(c) to discuss the dismissal or discipline of public employees and matters affecting reputation. The board approved the motion. Financial updates included receipt of $916,130 in special education aid for the current school year, an increase from $655,934 the previous year due to the state reimbursement rate rising from 67.5% to 91%. Future federal grant allocations for fiscal year 2027 have been provided to the state but not yet released to the district. Hiring updates indicated a new qualified candidate for an open FCS position, though other roles like speech-language pathologist have zero applicants, potentially requiring contracted services.
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