At its meeting the RSU 40/MSAD 40 school board approved several routine items and held two executive sessions.

Lease-purchase of school bus: The board read and adopted a resolution authorizing a lease-purchase of a new school bus in the principal amount of $180,822.95. During discussion board members noted the vehicle is a "flat-nose" design with greater driver visibility, cameras and radios included, and capacity for approximately seven more students than recent purchases. The motion was moved and seconded and the chair announced the vote as "903 to 0" (transcript). The record indicates the bus may be assigned to a Waldenborough route; the final route assignment was not specified.

Personnel reclassification: The board approved moving an existing in-school suspension position at the middle school into a special-education teaching position after an employee left for a different district. Administrators said the change is a straight transfer with no increase in cost and that principals and staff consulted on the decision. The motion passed and the chair announced the vote as "903 to 0" (transcript).

Policies: The policy committee moved to approve two policies for first reading: Policy ECV (Integrated Pest Management) and Policy GDF (Support Staff Employment). The motion carried with the chair announcing the vote as "903 to 0" (transcript). These are first readings; final adoption will require subsequent board action after the review period.

Minutes: The board approved minutes of Dec. 4, 2025; the transcript records the chair announcing "Motion passes" with a garbled tally in the record (see audit note). No substantive corrections to the minutes were reported.

Executive sessions: The board entered executive session under M.R.S. Title 1, §4056-A (employment matter) and §4056-D (negotiations with support staff). The chair later said there was no action as a result of the executive sessions.

What the record does not show: The board did not vote on a Valley High School referendum or on a final renovation scope at this meeting; presenters will return with cost and financing options in January/February.