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Votes at a glance: April Exeter School Board meeting — organizational elections, personnel actions, hiring authority and calendar amendments
Summary
The board elected Heather as chair and Beth York as vice chair, accepted two certified resignations, approved the certified renewal list, granted the superintendent temporary hiring rights for an assistant principal, approved the 2025–26 academic calendar as amended, and approved the Wheelwright Trust expenditures described separately.
The Exeter School Board recorded the following formal actions during the meeting:
- Chair election: Heather was nominated and elected chair of the Exeter School Board. Motion passed by voice vote; board counted four affirmative votes.
- Vice chair election: Beth York was nominated and elected vice chair. Motion passed by voice vote; unanimous support recorded.
- Resignations accepted: The board accepted resignations from Jana Berry (grade 5 teacher) and Abby Hood (special education teacher) with regret. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Certified renewal list: The board approved the certified staff renewal list (certified staff only) as presented. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Assistant principal hiring rights: The board granted Superintendent Esther (first name used in meeting) one‑time hiring authority for the assistant principal position being filled this hiring cycle so the superintendent can make an offer if needed to avoid losing candidates. The hiring‑rights motion passed by voice vote.
- 2025–26 academic calendar: The board approved the Exeter Elementary School calendar as amended (amendments clarified that certain in‑service days are “no school” and noted June tentative dates). The calendar will be posted on the district website and the board asked that updated calendar language be distributed to families. Motion to approve as amended passed by voice vote.
- Wheelwright Trust approvals: See separate coverage. The board approved three Wheelwright Trust actions: Lincoln Street playground stencils (~$5,000), interim field‑trip funding for 2025–26 ($10,000), and a cafeteria audio overage ($679.99).
- Nonpublic action: In nonpublic session under RSA 91‑A:3, II(a), the board approved the superintendent’s recommendation discussed in nonpublic. The board voted to accept that recommendation on a roll‑call vote when returning to public session.
Several of the motions were made and seconded from the floor; recorded roll‑call tallies were not specified for each vote in the public transcript beyond unanimous or general assent. Where the transcript recorded a numerical tally, the board recorded four affirmative votes for the chair election and other votes were recorded as unanimous voice votes.
