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Votes at a glance: Saco School Board elects officers, approves hires and advances policies
Summary
At its Dec. 10 meeting the Saco School Board approved minutes, elected Sarah Truman chair and Jennifer Preble vice chair, approved a new counselor hire and advanced policy readings; several motions passed unanimously while minutes approval had two abstentions.
The Saco School Board completed routine organizational and personnel business during its Dec. 10 meeting, approving minutes, electing leadership and advancing policy actions.
Minutes: School board member Truman moved to approve the 11/12/2025 meeting minutes; the motion was seconded by Jeff Richards and passed on a roll call of 5 yes, 2 abstentions.
Elections: The board elected Sarah Truman as board chair for the coming year (motion by Johnston, second by Roach); the vote was 7‑0. Jennifer Preble was elected vice chair (motion by Roach, second by Warnock); the vote was 7‑0.
Personnel: The board approved the nomination of Joshua Rich for a one‑year school counselor position for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year and approved stipend listings from the packet; the roll call vote passed 7‑0.
Policies: The board approved the first reading of a packet of policies (including BBD, BBBE, BCA, BCB, BEDH, BBAA and related governance items) on a roll call vote of 7‑0. The board then moved to strike policies BBAB and BBAB‑R (school board self‑evaluation and procedures); that motion also passed 7‑0 after brief discussion about the policy’s history and utility.
Adjournment: The board moved to adjourn at 8:28 p.m.; the roll call vote to adjourn passed 7‑0.
All votes and roll calls were conducted on the record; motions and vote tallies are recorded in the meeting packet and minutes.
