The Bedford Board of Education on Nov. 20 approved several routine and contract items by roll call votes.

Key outcomes at a glance: the board approved minutes (3.01 and 3.02), the consent agenda, the retirement of Mr. Andrew Johnson (administrative personnel), a facilities-resolution (6.02), program-of-studies changes (6.03), an MOU between Bedford City Schools and the Bedford Education Association (6.04), gifts and donations (including 400 donated feminine hygiene kits from a local council), a new health insurance administration and pharmacy benefit management arrangement for calendar 2026 (switching pharmacy benefit management to TrueRx and securing Stop Plus as stop-loss carrier), and a tentative agreement with OPC. Recorded roll-call outcomes in the transcript include multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes (examples noted as "5 to 0" or "4 to 0"); earlier minutes approval was recorded verbally as "3 to 1." Several of those motions were introduced by Mrs. Boynton, Mrs. Macklin or Mr. Akins and carried on board roll calls.

Finance report: Treasurer Taylor presented the October 2025 monthly financial report and said the district is trending about $385,000 favorable to the board’s five-year forecast, which would reduce deficit spending toward a stated remaining deficit of $2,355,598. Taylor explained that earlier forecasts were affected by actions such as the governor’s veto on parts of the biennium budget, and fielded board requests for line-item breakdowns, including purchase services and attorney fees. Taylor agreed to provide a more detailed breakdown to board members.

Contract and benefits: The benefits committee met eight times in 2025. The transcript records a proposed 34.9% rate increase from the prior carrier (Cigna), prompting the district to move pharmacy management to TrueRx and select Stop Plus as the stop‑loss carrier with a stop‑loss attachment point described as $150,000.

What’s next: The board approved the executive-session motion to consider personnel matters at the meeting’s close. Staff will provide requested financial breakdowns and the district said it would publish details on demolition/salvage and walk‑through schedules for the high school decommissioning.