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Regional committee approves credit card policy, special‑education stabilization fund warrant, grants and ratifies teachers’ contract
Summary
The committee unanimously approved a district credit‑card policy, voted to place a warrant article to create a special‑education stabilization fund, accepted donations, approved routine financial reports, and ratified a three‑year memorandum of agreement with the Algonquin teachers’ association with 2.95% annual increases for FY27–FY29.
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Northborough–Southborough Regional School Committee took several formal actions by unanimous roll call votes.
What the committee approved
- Approval of minutes: The committee approved open and executive session minutes for Dec. 17, 2025, and Operational Budget Subcommittee minutes for Jan. 6, 2026 (motion moved by Paul, seconded by Chris; roll call unanimous).
- District credit card: The committee approved a proposal to issue two district credit cards (kept in the safe) with a $5,000 limit for the superintendent and the assistant superintendent of finance, with purchases requiring preapproval and warrant processing for payment (moved by Paul, seconded by Sean; roll call unanimous).
- Special education stabilization fund: The committee voted to place a warrant article to create a special‑education stabilization fund allowed under state law; if approved at town meeting by both towns, the fund would be available for unexpected or unbudgeted special‑education costs and limited to a balance not to exceed 2% of annual net school spending (motion moved and seconded; roll call unanimous).
- Grants and donations: The committee accepted several donations including a $3,000 product donation from Free Period Ministry to Algonquin, $200 from Avidia Bank for DECA, 11 poinsettias from BJ’s Northborough for a holiday concert raffle, and $275 from the class of 1995 for class activities (consent motion; roll call unanimous).
- Financial reports: The committee voted to accept the FY26 general fund report and statement of revenues through Dec. 31, 2025, as presented (roll call unanimous).
- Teacher agreement ratified: After executive session, the committee unanimously ratified a memorandum of agreement with the Algonquin Regional Teachers Association (Unit A), a three‑year contract covering FY27–FY29 with annual salary increases of 2.95%.
Vote counts and notes
All recorded votes taken at the meeting were unanimous in favor of the motions on the agenda. Where roll‑call names were read on the record, the minutes show unanimous "yes" votes from members present. Several votes were identified as requiring further town‑meeting approval (the special‑education stabilization fund must also be approved by each town at their annual meetings).
