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Scotland Board of Education appoints Julie Conley, approves policies and accepts financial report
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Scotland Board of Education appointed Julie Conley to fill a vacancy, approved the district's 2000s policies with pronoun edits and accepted the financial report while noting some line-item overages. Liaison roles and upcoming events were also set.
The Scotland Board of Education appointed teacher Julie Conley to fill a board vacancy and approved several routine governance items at its Jan. 6, 2026, regular meeting.
Chair Cassidy Martin called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and announced that Julie Conley, a 15-year teacher in Windham who previously taught at SES and whose family has ties to the district, had expressed interest in filling the vacancy. Lisa LaBelle moved to appoint Conley; Michael Gile seconded the motion, which the board carried unanimously (#3-25/26).
The board also conducted a second reading of the district's 2000s policies and approved the existing policies with amended pronoun changes. Lisa LaBelle moved to adopt the policies; Michael Gile seconded and the motion carried unanimously (#4-25/26).
On financial matters, the finance coordinator reported work under way to complete items for the auditor and to finalize year-end grant expenditure reports. The minutes note some budget areas were over-expended, although the total budget is not expected to exceed authorized limits. Clark Stearns moved to accept the financial report; the board voted to approve it unanimously (#2-25/26).
The board set liaison assignments for the coming term: Communications — Julie Conley and Morgan Conley; Shared Services & Grants — Lisa LaBelle; EASTCONN & Regional Affairs — Michael Gile; Finance & Capital — Clark Stearns; Policy — Morgan Conley; Curriculum, Instruction & Technology — Beth Troeger; and CABE Leadership — Cassidy Martin.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Feb. 3, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. and listed items for that agenda including policy updates, a planned presentation by Nick Caruso of CABE and an energy audit. Clark Stearns moved to adjourn at 7:49 p.m.; the motion carried unanimously (#5-25/26).
