School Board Meeting 06/18/2026 - 5:30PM

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and go to a school board meeting.
Is there anyone that would like to speak
to the public hearing?
>> So, I Do you want me to speak to the the
two things relative now or when we do
the action agenda?
>> Um do it now then we won't have to do it
later.
>> All righty.
>> So, the the the first one, the 38,400,
um
my first year here we had an OCR visit
and we did not
pass one section of our building for
equal access and that was the JROTC
room. Thankfully, they never actually
put it in writing.
Um but now the DOE has these access
grants for equitable access to
programming.
So, we are putting in a lift to allow
people to access JROTC if they were to
become wheelchair bound or a parent
wanted to go see or grandparent want to
go see the space um because when we put
the spray booth system in, we cut off
the wheelchair access on the back side
by putting in the pumping system. So,
uh we that is our last space that is not
handicap accessible.
So, this grant pays for that.
>> Thanks.
>> Okay, good.
>> And then what about the refrigerated
trailer? What's that going to be used
for?
>> [clears throat]
>> That is used for the butchering of
animals.
>> Okay.
>> Um it will be a plug-in and
generator-operated
uh refrigerated trailer. Uh very
specific so students can earn a
ServeSafe food handler certification
while learning how to break down
Um
right now we have to send our animals up
to Columbia
>> Right.
>> and they have to hang up there for x
amount of days. Um now we can bring them
right down.
Um and then kids can learn the breakdown
procedures.
>> Yeah.
>> Um the grant the the chef can do with
them or we have to bring someone else
in?
>> The chef can do some of it with them.
Dana's learning some of it.
>> Okay. Um
>> If we do it here, you know, the Bradys
from the
EJCJ Farm or whatever their farm name
is, they will come down and spend some
time with us here.
>> Um
and also help with that. So.
>> Thanks. Good luck.
>> And just so you know, we had a baby calf
2 weeks ago.
>> Yeah, and then we had a
>> Adam, you had a question.
>> Just one thing about the trailer, Rob.
And I'm glad we got the trailer. But
anytime we have grant money, I'm just
leery about what might cost, what's the
carrying cost just as far as plugging in
it in, you know, just fridge. Is it 500?
Is it 5,000? What do you think?
>> The costs are probably recovered because
we're sending the cost it would have to
send them out.
>> Yeah, it gets recovered. Just
>> Yeah, it's some of some of it's
recovered and then, you know, through
the sale of Right now, we can only sell
I can't use the word sell. We can only
get rid of the meat by donation only. We
cannot sell it cuz we're not fully USDA
approved, but we can legally take
donations for it. Just saying.
>> And then that money goes in the
revolving account and anytime we have
over expenditures relative to a program,
we then sometimes take the money out of
the revolving account to help cover some
of those overages.
>> That makes sense.
>> You know what I'm saying? Like, hey, you
know, congratulations. Here's a time
share, kids. And now I got to pay the
main maintenance
>> Thanks. Thanks a lot.
>> Yeah. And this thing's only going to be
plugged in when it's needed. It's not
going to be running 24 hours a day. It's
not going to
>> Cool. Thanks, Rob.
>> And this sounds like it it provides the
opportunity for another industry
certification
>> Yes.
>> that we hadn't been able to offer to our
students before.
>> Very cool.
>> Any other comments on this public
hearing?
>> No, actually, yeah, Rob. So, is this
going to be transported from place to
place or
>> Uh right now, it's just going to be
here. Uh if we wanted to transport it to
some some place that would seem logical,
like if, you know, farmer for a day at
the fairgrounds
>> Uh and the kids can show off some of
that that aspect.
>> F250s or whatever they're called.
>> Okay, so it's going to be registered and
insured.
>> Yep.
>> All right, like out of out of the state
and those ancillary costs that we have
to consider. Okay.
>> So when we write the proposals to the
state, just so you know, like when we
get our mobile kitchen,
we added in like the expenses relative
to registering it and and all that.
Lettering it if we want to letter it.
>> Any other comments? Now I'll call the
public meeting to a close
and move on with the agenda. So first
item is the approval of the minutes from
May 28th, 2026.
>> I'll move it.
>> Moved by Chris.
>> I'll second that.
>> Seconded by Ben.
>> Any questions on the minutes?
Seeing none, all in favor?
>> Aye.
>> Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously.
And next is the approval of the
manifest.
So moved.
>> I'll second it.
>> Moved by Chris, seconded by Ben.
Any questions on the manifest?
>> Any opposed?
>> One abstain.
>> Next, we get to the public comment
period.
Is there anybody that would like to
speak to the public comment period?
No, not at this time. So the public
comment period will remain open until 10
past
6:00. If you would like to make a
comment during that time, please raise
your hand and I'll call upon you. We'll
stop whatever we're doing. The new half
hour rule.
>> 7 past 6.
>> That's why we do it at 6.
So
it since it is the public comment
period, I'd like to introduce Barrett
Christina, who is the executive director
of the New Hampshire School Board
Association. Kindly came up to the North
Country to give us some training for us
board members and now has a special
announcement.
>> Thank you, Bob. And again, thank you to
the White Mountains Regional School
Board for inviting me up tonight. Um,
here to do what is my favorite part of
the job. Uh, the New Hampshire School
Boards Association is proud to offer a
yearly scholarship program recognizing
and rewarding graduating students who
serve as the student school board
representative for their local school
board.
Factors considered for award winners are
academic achievement, active
participation in school sponsored and
extracurricular activities, community
service activities, and an essay on the
topic the role the school the role of
student voice in decision making.
NHSBA is pleased to announce that the
winner for the 2026 NHSBA student
scholarship for the North Country region
is White Mountains Regional High School
senior Alexis X.
Alexis's uh, Alexis's academic
accomplishments are numerous.
She's maintained an outstanding grade
point average while taking many rigorous
courses.
Alexis has also received numerous
academic awards including National Honor
Society, NHIAA Scholar-Athlete Award,
and numerous advanced placement awards.
In addition to being an accomplished
student, Alexis has participated in many
extracurricular and community-based
activities including assisting with New
Hampshire Food Bank, organizing,
collecting, counting, and transporting
non-perishable
i- items for Project Homebound, and
cleaning headstones at the Star King
Cemetery in Jefferson.
Alexis's references describe her as a
student with confidence, maturity, and a
deep sense of responsibility, a
dedicated student with a strong work
ethic and intellectual curiosity,
and a young woman who truly embraces
every opportunity to get better.
It's clear that Alexis is a young woman
of many accomplishments, is a wonderful
representative of White Mountains
Regional High School, and has a bright
future ahead.
Please join me in congratulating Alexis
X as a recipient of the NHSBA Student
School Board Representative Scholarship.
>> [applause]
>> Oh, okay.
>> a nice night.
She was humble enough not to put that
in.
>> It wasn't official yet.
>> Congratulations.
Just forget in there and don't connect
that, so
>> Thank you very much.
>> [laughter]
>> Well, congratulations.
>> Thank you.
>> All right.
Thanks. I forgot what
>> Great job, Alexis.
>> Well done. Good good good show.
>> Once again, I am
>> It's been fun working with you.
>> Don't forget to thank you.
>> See you guys.
>> Oh, I
>> I trust me, I was grabbing the neck.
>> Enjoy the summer.
>> Thank you very much. You too.
>> Thank you, everybody.
>> See you.
>> We enjoyed it.
>> Very Thank you again. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Barry.
>> Have a safe drive home.
>> Yeah, it's supposed to be a
>> Looks like it's clearing up.
>> It is clearing
>> Yeah, it looks like it's supposed to
clear up.
>> It'll be good till you get to the notch.
Yeah.
20 minutes there.
>> Share that with the mama or whatever you
have.
>> Absolutely.
>> You're seeing your
shoes, seeing your shirt, so
Are you going to the conference?
>> What's that?
>> You're going to the conference? I'm just
staying home.
>> No, unfortunately I get beat. So
>> Okay, moving along till we get to
the very last
>> Superintendent
>> Superintendent's report before us, but
definitely not her last for some other
people.
[clears throat]
>> Dr. Ann St.
>> I just had the new hires
um at White Mountains Regional High
School. We have Romeo Rodriguez. He's
going to be a math teacher, and as you
know, he's from Brazil, and he's worked
uh in Massachusetts for the past few
years.
We have Lindsay Spencer, who was rehired
after reconsidering a part-time status.
Um we reconsidered as a part as a
part-time status on special ed.
At the middle school, we have Cecil
Heidegger, who's going to be a math
teacher.
And her Selena, excuse me.
>> Selena.
Um her background is in um, developing
high school apprenticeships with the
community college. And she's also
working worked with Gear Up.
Um, at Lancaster, we have Kim Matthews
returning. Um, after she's been in St.
Johnsbury for a few years, but she
worked in Lancaster for many years.
She's going to teach second grade.
At Whitefield, we welcome two Paris,
Jessica Grenier and Brittany Baxter. And
lastly, coach Josh Finkle for the
varsity boys basketball.
And several others in the queue that
you'll learn about in July.
>> Yeah, we have some that Rob are working
on with some
getting their certification all
together.
Hey, and so Marion,
do you have no reservations about your
list?
Okay.
We trust you.
>> Trust Rob.
Thank you.
>> And any questions
for the superintendent?
>> I will say thank you for sending emails
for the exit interviews.
>> Oh.
>> I mean, that that was helpful. Was there
anything you wanted to highlight in
there as far as
>> everybody was pretty much satisfied that
that the way that the reason why they
left is as in the last 11 years is
>> Mostly retirement, mostly.
>> relocation because maybe their spouse is
going or
um, moving to a district where the home
is or nothing
one or two that are dissatisfied you
know, over the years, but you you got to
expect that.
>> Sure.
>> And we're not seeing as many uh, people
leaving because of better salaries. That
used to be like the number one reason.
>> So.
>> That's good. And there was one I mean, I
obviously won't get specific, but seemed
like it was
a very
individual issue that they had with and
I mean, we can't
>> You get those.
>> Yeah, yeah.
>> That's part of it.
>> of employees we have, one isn't bad.
Pretty well.
>> So, thank you for getting that out of
the way.
>> And we can't, you know, we can't force
them to. We can give them the
opportunity.
>> Yeah. It was interesting.
>> All right. Can I just see it?
>> You want to see it?
Yeah, just whenever you get a chance.
Just
>> No, I just explained it was sent to the
personnel committee, but
Yeah, keep it there or whatever.
>> Yeah, it doesn't have people's names on
it.
>> Yeah, exactly all that. Yeah.
>> Any other questions for the
superintendent?
>> No.
Assistant Superintendent?
>> Mr. Scott?
>> Nothing new.
>> And Director of Finance,
uh, Melissa.
>> But before you go, um,
Barrett
explained that he believes those two
bills will not pass be signed by the
governor. Just so you know.
>> That's what I was
>> That'll be good. So, we don't have any
more?
>> No, we don't have any [laughter] more in
the team, but
>> But
>> It's very small.
>> Go ahead.
>> Okay. I'm going to do my best.
>> We printed a memo
from,
um, so Leslie Kier Attorneys and also a
shout out from the NHSBA. I think
they're pretty well written, um, in
general just for reference.
Going to try to summarize it.
1,300 is the tax cap, House Bill 1,300,
which if it's approved by the state, it
will go into
law and we don't have a say in it.
Um, the only way that it would not apply
is if we put a warrant article for the
taxpayers each year if it goes into
effect for them to override, and I think
it's a 3/5 majority.
Um, and that's annually. You can't just
override it once.
>> For the rest of the It's every single
year you have to do it. choose to
override it.
And then the way it would work is
basically the prior last year's um
appropriations. And then there's some
similar to how we do our default budget,
there's legal rules about what you can
go up and down with.
Um similar to that, it's basically
inflation and capital prod um approved
bonds and things like
>> Is it also um the administrate the
central office can only be 6%
>> higher than the budget, I think it is.
Let's see here.
>> Yeah, the dist- the the SAU expenses
>> cannot be higher than 6%.
>> And which which we are
We're fine.
>> Uh we Where are we at? Do you know? Or
we
>> Well, you know, it also it also depends
on what we put in the central office.
>> Well, that's what they said. So, that's
part of the problem with that.
>> how you do it and also the way your
district is set up, that could be very
different.
>> Well, the if Barrett explained it, some
districts have I mean, some school
districts have six SAUs, four SAUs. And
so their SAU costs
They they even have a tie.
>> No. Like six wacky.
>> So, let's hope he's right in there.
>> There's a no.
So, yeah, I think that's that one. And
then 1610
is the unassigned fund balance
retainage.
Which we know we just put that one
article
two or three years ago to allow us to do
that to 5%.
>> Mhm.
>> Um before that, it was to allow people
to do 2 and 1/2% and now with House Bill
16, it would stop at 3%.
And you would have to also vote on that
annually.
>> No, you can't carry it without voting.
So, that the way they're talking about
all of this, how that would actually
affect the tax cap article if they were
both to pass because the
override would become part of your
budget because you will have been forced
to return the money which will have
reduced your budget which means that's
even less. So if that were to happen to
you many many years in a row, I don't
even know what you would do with
>> It's false. It's a false reading.
>> It's not a good representation.
>> Instead of what really is there. Um
It's very limiting. So
Let's hope that doesn't work.
If we were to have been forced to return
some money recently, they probably would
have been
>> in trouble. Um
So if that were to pass the way
we could help negate it a little bit
because of the way we utilize our
capital reserve funds. Um
I think those would still come first,
but again
>> This is a strategy. This is a strategy.
>> Raise all the capital
>> It's just the only scenario thing is if
it happens now.
Uh
you lose that money. I mean you can't
>> So it's a we we're in a good
>> It would go into effect immediately,
right? So it would affect right now.
Whereas the tax cap is 27 28 budget
cycle. This would be immediate which
would affect us right now.
Um you'll see on our
handy dandy surplus report
the amount we're at right now is 127.
You can see there's still a good amount
of encumbrances in there. We've gone
through our last payroll so that's just
summer pay so that's pretty much good.
It's the
special education as usual that's still
things that need to come in and we just
need to know because of the way sped aid
works and quarter replacements and
things of that nature. We just don't
I want to see it before I take it out.
You know what [clears throat] I mean? I
don't just want to know before we assume
that it's not there and it's available.
So that's probably the
capital reserve funds that we funded
hoping to fund this year added up to 717
710,000
all in.
So if you see the 127 even with some
revenue coming in and possibly taking
you know alleviating some encumbrances
related to special education. I just
don't think we're going to hit it.
I don't think that 3% appropriation if
they were about to do it would hit us
affect us this year.
I'm very hopeful I'm right.
>> I've done it a lot. [clears throat]
>> We can put it all in the water.
>> It'll go all to the water first. So.
>> Well right but we're not going to we
aren't going
>> go past the way I see it right now we
won't go past them.
>> But we're not even going to
>> Not plan them all.
>> In a in a perfect world we're probably
not even going to fund them all.
>> I don't think so.
>> I think we'd be lucky to fund beyond the
facilities this year.
>> If we yes.
>> Which is
we have to just be cognizant of cuz we
use that.
>> So and Melissa it's just
the interest line so we're showing
almost $90,000.
>> And that would be great.
>> That's a substantial increase.
>> Yep. As you know I'm still very fiscally
conservative so I still
budget low.
As I see it stay that way we'll probably
budget it a little higher and if you
also look on the revenue side we did a
stuff and her helpers did an amazing job
with Medicaid we're back up to where we
were two years ago.
>> Awesome.
>> So that's a huge one.
Huge help.
>> A lot of work too.
>> Any questions for
Jeff? I mean Melissa?
>> You're sitting next to each other yeah.
>> Based on what we talked about with Barry
does does this surplus deficit go in the
minutes?
Is there any reason it could or
couldn't?
>> It doesn't usually. Usually just the
summary probably as it's part of a
meeting, but we can.
>> Well, I didn't know, you know, we we
were talking about transparency and how
we talk I I mean, this is a pretty
usable report. I think succinct didn't
It might be nice to just include it with
the minutes. If if if that works for
everybody on that side of the table. I
just
>> Did it make more sense to look at it
all? Are you good with that?
Are you okay with that?
>> Oh, yeah. Yeah.
>> I know you tend to to bring them when
you're feeling confident with your
numbers.
>> Yeah, again, I mean, as things close
out, it's slightly a little bit early,
so we are going to see some change, but
I hope we see some change.
>> No, it just gives a better snapshot of
current state.
>> Yeah, current.
>> Exactly. So, then if anybody really
wanted to dig into it or had specific I
mean, there's nothing secretive on
there. It's
>> But it just it lends to that
transparency that we talked about.
Can you explain the pluses and the
minuses?
>> So, it's now the right direction.
Remember we were backwards for a little
while there.
>> On this side you say the
>> Revenue is just reflected as a negative
because it's reducing your expenses.
>> So, your expenses are the big negative
and then you minus the revenue to get
the
No.
>> And the parentheses are minus.
>> So, the parentheses on the top half
means you got more than we expected.
Parentheses on the bottom half means we
spent more than we expected.
>> So, it's exciting. The top half negative
is good, bottom half negative
absolutely.
Any questions?
We'll move along.
>> Thank you again.
Uh there is no student November report
and we go into the committee reports.
First, what is Ed programming?
>> Ed programming was rescheduled to
accommodate the festivities of the last
couple of weeks for end of year
celebrations.
No new report today.
>> Okay. Facilities.
>> Adam or um
Gary sent a a um email about the
It's relative to the progress of the
boiler project and the transition
getting schools ready and and whatnot.
>> It is The boiler project's going really
well.
>> just going to say, is it on schedule?
>> Yeah, so the boi- the oil tank's gone. I
saw that drive through uh Main Street,
Lancaster 2 days ago.
>> what was coming through?
>> I did see that, too. Yeah. It was on a
Beaty truck.
So that was yeah, that was our oil tank.
>> Now
uh Gary is
uh probably doing last-minute packing.
But he did indicate originally the
boilers were going to be delivered next
week, but they delayed it
per his request cuz we found out the
drain that is in that boiler room is not
hooked up to anything.
>> Oh, and those boilers condensate into
that
>> So
they are going to cut the floor to find
out where the drain
never got hooked up properly.
Relatively quick, but they're going to
saw cut it and
um get that drain hooked up properly
while I work while the boilers are out
of the room.
>> Better to find out before than after.
>> Get it resolved now while you can.
Uh personnel.
Don't have anything new
policy
>> Marion has a stack for us tonight
to go through yeah they're
I mean it's
>> there's just there's a lot to do this
season and Barrett said there's
>> even better in July
so that's why we wanted to get these
behind us they're in they're
spread out over the next few meetings
>> yep there's just there's a lot coming
>> are these the ones that are coming
>> these are the ones that are tonight
>> no all of these
>> these just
>> no no I mean
>> oh no that what that is are the RSAs
support that policy policy
>> okay
Barrett did indicate that we've got
another coming
>> just an update a little bit in July
it always is though that's always the
busy season
>> district wellness
>> that's a quarterly report so we don't
have any new reports tonight
>> any unfinished business
and none any new business
seeing none we'll move on to the action
agenda
action agenda item number one to accept
and appropriate in unanticipated funds
$38,400
awarded to the Arthur Perry DC CTE
center from NHED for the improvement of
access
to career and technical education
programs of study $27,450
center from NHED for the purchase of a
refrigerated cargo trailer that will
serve as a mobile instructional lab
$11,000 donated to White Mountains
Regional High School from Styles
Enterprises LLC
funds to be used towards the outdoor
classroom project at the White Mountains
Regional High School in memory of Robbie
Styles. That's cool.
$3,723
for the White Mountain Regional High
School baseball 2026
hit-a-thon fundraiser. Funds are to be
used to purchase a turtle for hitting
practice. They're going to hit a turtle?
>> And other equipment.
$3,400
awarded to $400 awarded to White
Mountain Regional School District
Society of Sustainable Spartans from the
Lancaster Rotary Club for the purchase
of a rain harvesting system.
>> I'll move.
moved by James, seconded by Cath.
>> Yeah, what's a turtle?
>> Well, [laughter] that's the first one.
>> I have no idea.
>> It's a auto shape like a turtle.
>> What is it?
>> Isn't it like a little
>> Is it to throw the balls?
>> Like the old school we used to have?
>> Put it in the Google machine, Rob.
>> Uh it's the caged that they batter
>> Looks like a shallow.
>> A turtle shell.
>> Let's look it up. She looked it up.
>> I I looked it up.
>> Yeah, I saw him look it up. That's why.
Bob, can we work on your pronunciation
of Arthur Paradise?
You're making it sound
>> fancy.
>> Well, it's Italian. It's not paradise.
It's not, but it's not. It's paradise.
>> Italian.
>> It is. It's like throwing some dice.
All right.
>> I actually almost looked up the correct
>> It's No, I and I know you do you do it
every At least you're consistent.
>> Is this show correct?
>> I'm reading it as Italian.
>> You are.
>> You are. [laughter]
>> So, if the outdoor classroom, how's that
coming?
>> I know we
>> Good.
The roof
got ordered today. So, the the decking's
on.
>> Look good.
>> Fabric's on.
Um metal roof will be in sometime next
week.
>> blue metal roof?
>> We're going to go black just to keep the
snow off it.
So, the black's a A easier to repaint if
somebody nails it with a ball or
something.
Maybe we do the August meeting out
there.
>> That would be
>> Oh, that would be super cool. That would
be fun.
>> Let's do it.
>> Jeremy's like, "Yeah, that'll be great."
>> You have to run that cord that then
gives
>> You got a long enough HDMI cord here to
do it.
>> Yeah, 100. So,
I know
and um
Sarah was working on the outdoor
classrooms project as part of her
master's work. One of the conversations
we had was about the fact that it's not
only enough to create the space, but
also to um include professional
development for the educators who will
use that space. Can you talk a little
bit about where that piece of the
project is?
>> So, I
I don't think I could barely speak to
Mike Curtis kind of took that on because
it was a bar funded grant issue.
Um so, one of the things we could do is
ask him to maybe come to a programming
start there.
With a with an update of where they're
at and what their plans are um
for that space.
Cuz we have other
spaces, too. Um
if Adam, I don't think you were on the
board and Kathleen, but we have
platforms that are throughout the woods
and stuff that were um built
specifically for outdoor learning
spaces.
>> That would be excellent.
>> That'd be cool.
>> Mike wants to do that.
>> Okay. Any other questions on item one?
Motion was made and seconded. All in
favor?
>> I.
>> Motion carried unanimously.
Action agenda item number two, to
approve the following policies for
amendment.
AC, non-discrimination, equal
opportunity employment and district
anti-discrimination plan.
ACH, discrimination and harassment
grievance procedure.
EBCA, crisis prevention and emergency
operation. EBCD, emergency school and
district closing, and EBCG, communicable
and infectious diseases.
>> I'll move
to approve.
>> I'll second.
None, all in favor?
Any opposed? The motion carries
unanimous. Action agenda item three, to
approve the following policies for first
reading.
ACD,
religious neutrality and religious
accommodations. BDFA, policy
EBCF, pandemic epidemic emergencies.
Is there a motion?
>> Uh, so moved.
>> Moved by Ben.
>> Seconded by Chris.
>> I do want to let you know in some of
these you can um have to do with um
health and school. I
Lisa Miller has read these and and
commented. So they've been given to
Lisa.
>> Based on that. And I would
[clears throat] just for other board
members in case you you didn't know,
this would be the these policies in
particular would be after their first
read. If there's things you want to
amend, you know, talk to Mary and or
Rob, and this would be the time that we
would do that. The the first read kind
of gets gets it out there, the draft for
us to officially have in front of us.
Start marking it up. Yeah, exactly. So
if there's something that you're you
question or
uh would like to see change, this would
be the time to do that.
>> And we typically don't bring it back for
approval for two meetings. So that if
there's public input on the policy, we
hear that before the meeting where we
actually approve the policy. So that
there's again revision time in the in
between.
>> Well, that's helpful.
>> Yep, that's good.
>> And that's usually for the new policies.
If there were amendments, they we
usually pass them as we go.
>> And
any other questions? All in favor?
Any opposed? Motion carries unanimous.
Action agenda item four, to the
following job description, technology
support and student information system
coordinator.
>> So moved.
>> Seconded.
>> By Kathleen.
>> So just just so you folks know, this was
originally part of the redesign of the
IT department that has since
been redesigned again. However, I think
this position is still one that at least
the job descriptions in the queue and
that's been approved if we ever had to
implement a version of our IT
department.
>> Makes sense.
>> Thank you. And all in favor?
>> Any opposed? Motion carries unanimous.
Action agenda item five, to accept the
following resignations. Rick Bedell,
Lancaster Elementary School special
education teacher, effective June 30,
2026.
Nicole D'Agnesi, Whitefield Elementary
School paraprofessional, effective June
30, 2026.
Krista Ann Layton, Whitefield Elementary
Connor Ludwig, White Mountains Regional
High School physical education teacher,
effective June 30, 2026.
And Kelsey Miller, Lancaster Elementary
School teacher grade two, effective June
>> So moved. Moved by Ben.
>> Seconded by Chris. Any questions?
>> All in favor?
Any opposed?
Motion carries unanimous.
Action agenda item six, to approve the
expenditure from the special education
capital reserve fund up to $200,000.
>> Seconded by Kathleen.
>> You guys don't mind if I
comment on this?
>> Yeah, please do.
>> So, this is high. Like I said, very
being very conservative, you've seen the
budget numbers. If you look, we actually
have significantly more than that in
unexpect unanticipated special education
expenditures this year.
We're hoping to not dip that far into
it. We still really like to have it on
reserve it's at about 347
right now. So, that would drop us down
to like 150 which could possibly not be
enough for one kid depending on
you know, all the scenarios that are out
there. So, we're hoping to not go this
far. It's just so that we don't have to
bring it back in case we do later in the
year cuz we know we only have one
meeting going forward.
Fingers crossed.
>> Any questions?
All in favor.
The motion carries unanimous.
Action agenda item seven to approve the
following leave of absence request.
Susan Zalinsky, White Mountain Regional
Middle High School math teacher from
January 22nd, 2027 through June 30,
2027.
>> Moved by Chris, seconded by Ben. Any
questions?
>> So,
just so I know, is that a non-paid?
>> So, six months is she does she have any
earned time or is that not we can talk
about?
>> We can talk about it in non-public
later, but
>> Okay, but that's not paid.
Yeah, unpaid leave of absence.
>> Okay, thank you.
>> Any other questions?
unanimous.
Action agenda item number eight to
approve the purchase of a
GOVI or GOV
Air Tech 2000 US [snorts] mobile
refrigerated trailer from Century
Leasing
not to exceed $27,450
with funds to come from the previously
accepted IRC grant.
>> I'll move that.
>> Moved by Ben, seconded by James. Any
None. All in favor.
>> How long's the lead time on it, Rob?
>> They have it. [snorts]
>> Oh, they have it in stock. Oh, okay.
>> Yeah, and just
for for transparency, the unit is
technically a used unit. It's got a
brand new refrigeration unit on it, and
it carries the same warranty as a brand
new one. $20,000 off the sticker price.
>> And we were getting quotes for well over
$100,000 for some of these. So.
>> When is the first slaughter that you're
going to need to use it?
>> Well, it already happened, but
>> I thought
you said slaughter.
>> It's what it is, right?
>> Rob didn't call it a slaughter earlier.
>> Processor. [clears throat]
>> Processor.
>> When is the first processing that
they're going to use it?
>> Uh
in the in the fall, um
they are the kids are looking at
starting a work-based learning
enterprise
for helping to process deer as people
have deer in the fall
cuz there is a regional shortage.
>> That is cool.
>> Or if the bear gets a hold of the new
calf, it might be sooner.
>> Are you going to put your name on it in
letters?
>> Yeah. Yeah, we'll we'll get it lettered
up.
>> Nice.
>> That's really a cool shift because a
generation ago, Spartans came to school
with their shotguns in their trucks
because they've been hunting before and
after
school, and now we can't can't have
weapons on property, but now we can
process your deer once you've managed to
harvest it, right? So,
I think that's kind of a cool
cool shift in terms of how hunting shows
up here.
>> Okay. Motion made and seconded. All in
Action agenda item number nine to
approve the purchase of a Delta incline
platform lift from Nationwide Lifts not
to exceed $38,400
accepted excess grant.
>> Moved [clears throat] by Chris.
>> Second.
>> Seconded Kathleen. Any questions?
Any none. All in favor?
Action agenda item 10, to approve the
disposal of retired IT inventory assets
to CoreTech Enterprises LLC and
to accept sums up to $2,112
for these items.
>> I'm going to make a motion.
>> Second by Kathleen. Any questions?
None. All in favor?
That brings us to the end of the action
agenda.
And we do need to have fairly short
non-public session. There will be no
action taken after the non-public, so
Jeremy, you would be free to go.
And I would need a motion to go into
non-public session in accordance with
RSA 91-A:3-A,
colon three, section two, C.
>> Seconded by
Adam.
And the roll call, please, Steph.
>> A. Adair.
>> J. Ackerman.
>> C. Fountain.
>> T. Giles.
B. Gallison.
>> Sure. Yes.
>> R. LaDue-Matthews.
>> A. Harrington-Phipps.