Board approves Europe and New York trips, assistant‑principal coverage and three policies; moves into nonpublic session

The Laconia School Board took several formal actions at its Sept. 16 meeting.

Approved field trips - Laconia High School Europe trip (February 2028): Motion made by Zach, seconded by Nancy; board vote "All in favor? 6." Motion carries. - Laconia Middle School New York City trip (May 2026): Motion made by Karen, seconded by Zach; motion carries.

Personnel and coverage - Approval of the assistant principal coverage plan at Laconia High School: Motion made by Nancy, seconded by Karen; motion carried. The plan reallocates existing staff time (behavior specialist) to cover assistant‑principal responsibilities and authorizes an interim assistant to the athletic director on a per‑contest basis funded at the established substitute rate ($51 per block) when needed.

Policy adoptions (second read → adopted) - Policy BHE, School Board use of email and other electronic communications: Motion by Jen, second by Amber; motion carries. - Policy EHAC, Electronic/Digital Records & Signatures: Motion by Jen, second by Nancy; motion carries. - Policy KDC, Website Publishing: Motion by Zach, second by Jen; motion carries.

Nonpublic session - The board moved into nonpublic session citing "RSA 91 A32A" for a student matter. A roll call recorded affirmative votes from Anderson, Seminole, Salome, Don and Day before the meeting moved to nonpublic.

Adjournment - The public meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m. after a motion to adjourn (motion by Jen, second by Zach).