The School Committee voted to waive a district fiscal policy and accept a $5,000 donation from T‑Mobile to support Memorial High School’s football program.

Dr. Espinosa told the committee the district’s fiscal policy (fiscal policy 01/1927) had been written to mirror older language in state law that required a public hearing for unanticipated funds of $5,000 or more. She said the state RSA was updated in February 2023 and now requires a public hearing only for donations of $20,000 or more. Because the current law no longer mandates a public hearing for a $5,000 gift, Espinosa recommended the committee waive the older policy language and accept the T‑Mobile contribution.

Motion and vote: Committee Member Turner moved to waive the fiscal policy; Vice Chairman O’Connell seconded. The committee voted aye and approved acceptance of the $5,000 gift.

Why it matters: Acceptance of the gift provides $5,000 to support Memorial High School football activities and demonstrates a pending fiscal‑policy update to align district policy with the current state statute.

Authorities and next steps: Administration said the policy committee will revise fiscal policy 1‑27 on Aug. 20 to align it with the updated RSA. The transcript references the state statute cited during the presentation as RSA 198:20‑b (as read aloud in the meeting).