Board of Education Meeting Notes – Monday, September 8, 2025

These are unofficial notes of the Board of Education meeting held on Monday, September 8. Meetings are broadcast live on the district’s YouTube channel.  

Agendas, meeting materials, minutes & video

Attendance: Pamela Walsh - President, Brenda Hastings – Vice President, Cara Meeker - Secretary, Liz Boucher, Jess Campbell, Barb Higgins, Jim Richards, Sarah Robinson, Sarah Sadowski

CALL TO ORDER - 6pm

President Walsh asked for a moment of silence in honor of Superintendent Murphy

APPROVAL OF AGENDA – Approved 9-0

A motion was made to move public comment from #10 to item #6 and the Vote would be after Capital Facilities – Approved 9-0

CONSENT AGENDA – Approved 9-0 as amended

• Regular Monthly Meeting (August 4)
• Building Committee (August 7)
• Communication & Policy (August 11)
• Instructional Committee (August 13)
• Executive Committee (August 18)
• City & Community Relations (August 18)
• Capital Facilities (August 18)

The Building Committee and City & Community Relations minutes were removed from the consent agenda and a motion was made to have them revised based on discussion – approved 9-0

RECOGNITIONS / REPORTS

Superintendent’s Report  

• Student Board Member Report – Senior Aryn Bernardo provided a report of activities at the high school
• Superintendent Report
  1. Opening Day Update – Acting Superintendent Tim Herbert shared an of the opening week
  2. Summer School Update – 88% of freshman attended the freshman orientation at CHS
  3. Summer ESY update – Kim Yarlott – 148 students attended the ESY program this summer; 248 students attended summer school through Title I
  4. Middle School Update – an updated cost estimate will be provided at the Building Committee meeting on Wednesday, September 10

WALKER LECTURE SERIES DONATION FOR THE CHS MUSIC DEPARTMENT

The Walker Lecture Series donated $16,000 for the CHS music program which covers the cost of offsite concerts - donation accepted 9-0

PUBLIC COMMENT

One person provided public comment

CAPITAL FACILITIES

• Summer Project updates – many projects were completed this summer, including the Bow Brook culvert replacement just prior to the start of school
• Selling Eastman School – the sale of Eastman School requires voter approval; the Board asked Jack Dunn to clarify the process to get it on the November ballot

FINANCE

• Finance Report – Business Administrator Jack Dunn reviewed the financial report
• Grant updates – Grant Manager Ellen Desmond - grant allocations are down overall and the district is waiting for information on two SAMSHA grants

TRANSPORTATION

• The Director of Transportation position has been reposted
• Electric buses - the agreement for the electric buses at the COMF has been signed and the infrastructure will go in soon

PERSONNEL

• CEA Confirmation – approved 9-0
• Fall Coaches – approved 9-0
• Confirmation of Acting Principals – approved 9-0

OTHER BUSINESS

• Monthly enrollment report – numbers are expected to fluctuate in the first month of school
• CRTC enrollment is lower this year due to enrollment caps set by some of the sending schools

PROPOSED CALENDARS OF MEETINGS – Upcoming dates were reviewed. Approved dates are posted on the website.

NON-PUBLIC SESSION – the Board went into non-public session - RSA 91-A:3II I, RSA 91-A:3, Section II a, RSA 91—A:3, Section II d,  RSA 193:3,II(a), RSA 193:3I, RSA 91-A-2, RSA 91-A:3, Section II (i)

ADJOURNMENT – approximately 7:40pm

Notes by Terry Wolf, Director of Communications