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Hingham committee approves preschool director role funded by early childhood grant and preschool revolving account
Summary
The committee approved creation of a preschool director position to support an expanded full‑day integrated preschool; funding will come from an early childhood grant and the preschool revolving account, and the administration said tuition income this year is expected to cover the cost.
The Hingham School Committee voted to authorize creation of a preschool director position to support the district’s expanded full‑day integrated preschool program for fiscal year 2026, with funding drawn from the early childhood grant and the preschool revolving account.
Superintendent Katie Roberts and staff described program growth that will yield six full‑day integrated preschool sections and a move of the program to Foster School. Roberts said the proposed preschool director would consolidate oversight tasks formerly split across roles, add supervisory responsibilities and manage federal and state early childhood mandates including child‑find duties. A full job description was included in the committee packet.
Roberts told the committee the preschool director position would be funded from the early childhood grant and the preschool revolving account and “this will not impact our 3 and a half percent MOU with the town.” The administration said that, because the district moved to exclusively full‑day tuition and added a section, it anticipates about $150,000 more in tuition revenue this year compared with prior years, and that projected tuition revenue supports the position in FY26.
Committee members asked about permanence of the role and the stability of the revolving fund. The administration said the district had delayed finalizing the structure pending registration results and the availability of space; with the move to Foster School and higher full‑day enrollment, district leaders said they are comfortable funding the position from the designated sources for this year and intend to budget the role into FY27 discussions.
A motion was made and seconded to approve use of early childhood grant funding and the preschool revolving account to fund the preschool director role for FY26; the motion passed on a voice vote.
The administration said it will finalize job posting and budget coding and return with details as needed during FY27 budget planning. The district emphasized the position is intended to support program expansion, compliance with early‑childhood mandates and staff supervision rather than to use general operating funds.
