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Kensington School Board elects chair and vice chair, approves calendar, policies and staff renewals
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the Kensington School Board elected a chair and vice chair, approved policy revisions, the 2025–26 academic calendar and the certified staff renewal list, and voted to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 I.
The Kensington School Board elected a new chair and a vice chair and approved a package of routine governance items at its April 7 meeting.
The board voted to elect Stephanie (last name not specified) as chair and Sharon Medina as vice chair. The board also approved the meeting minutes for March 3, revisions to a set of board policies, the Kensington Elementary School 2025–26 academic calendar as proposed by SAU 16, and the certified staff renewal list for 2025–26. The board voted to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91‑A:3 I for preparation to carry out emergency functions.
The most contested vote was on policy revisions. The board moved to accept revisions to policies listed in the packet (BCB, BEDB, BEDC, EHE, BIE, DAF, DB, DID and KCD); one member abstained from that vote, citing they had not had time to read the documents. Other votes reported during the meeting passed by voice vote with the majority in favor.
Votes at a glance - Election of chair: Nomination of Stephanie (last name not specified) — approved (voice vote). - Election of vice chair: Sharon Medina — approved (voice vote). - Approval of minutes (03/03/2025) as amended — approved (all in favor reported). - Policy revisions (BCB, BEDB, BEDC, EHE, BIE, DAF, DB, DID, KCD) — approved (one abstention noted). - Academic calendar 2025–26 for Kensington Elementary School (SU 16) — approved (voice vote). - Certified staff renewal list for 2025–26 — approved (voice vote). - Motion to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91‑A:3 I — approved by roll call.
Board members and staff handled the routine business in standard order: nominations and roll-call where required, committee reports, and then votes on consent and calendar items. The meeting closed with a roll-call motion to go into nonpublic session under the cited RSA for emergency-preparation matters and an adjournment at 7:05 p.m.
Several items approved at the meeting (policies, calendar, personnel renewals) were presented in the board packet; board members who spoke during the votes said the materials had been circulated in advance and that the votes reflected discussion earlier in committee reports. The one recorded abstention on the policy package was explicitly tied to having not read the packet materials prior to the vote.
The board did not adopt any new substantive district policy changes beyond the set of revisions presented; no contracts or budget appropriations were approved during the meeting.
