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Winslow board extends 3‑year interlocal services agreement, approves AI policy on second reading and routine warrants
Summary
The Winslow Schools board voted Dec. 14 to extend a three‑year interlocal agreement with neighboring districts, approved the second reading of an artificial‑intelligence use policy and signed off on routine minutes and financial warrants totaling two entries of $107,175.92 and $401,849.24.
The Winslow Schools Board approved several routine and substantive items at its Dec. 14 meeting, including a three‑year extension of a shared‑services interlocal agreement with Windsor, Waterville and Bassett Borough and the second reading of the district’s artificial‑intelligence use policy.
The board voted to extend the interlocal services agreement from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. Administration described the agreement as a cost‑sharing arrangement for nine shared positions — including food‑service and transportation leadership — with a combined cost presented to the board of $949,000 and Winslow’s share listed as $327,628. “This interlocal agreement has been in place for 17 years,” said Mister Herson, the district administrator, who walked trustees through the position list and cost‑sharing formula. The board moved and approved the extension on the floor.
In other votes the board approved the minutes for Nov. 17 and authorized two warrants: $107,175.92 dated Nov. 25, 2025, and $401,849.24 dated Dec. 11, 2025. Chair called for those approvals and, after motions and seconds, the items were approved as presented.
Trustees also took up several policy items. The second reading of IJNDD/IJNDD‑R — the district policy listed on the agenda governing artificial‑intelligence use and related administrative rules — was presented as a second reading and approved without extended debate. Chair announced the second reading and took a vote that carried on the floor.
The board reaffirmed policy IMG with only minor, non‑substantive edits noted by the policy committee and approved a request for out‑of‑state travel for the boys’ hockey program to play in Rochester, N.Y., on Jan. 17. A slate of seven appointments (coaching and program positions) was presented and approved as a group, and the board recorded a single resignation and recognized a departing member.
An executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation and contract was approved later in the meeting and held in closed session under 1 M.R.S.A. subsection 4056‑A. No details of the executive session or any actions taken there were disclosed during the public portion of the meeting.
What happens next: most approved items are effective immediately for operational planning. The board’s motion to enter executive session means any personnel or contract outcomes from that closed meeting will be announced, if at all, through the board’s standard public communications.
