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Regional District 11 Board approves tuition rates, tables 2026–27 calendar and accepts personnel changes
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting in Chaplin, the Regional District 11 Board of Education approved November financial statements and recommended tuition rates, accepted a resignation and a new hire, and voted to table the 2026–27 school-year calendar until January 2026.
Regional District Eleven’s Board of Education met Dec. 16, 2025, at Parish Hill Middle/High School Library and approved a slate of routine administrative items, including November financial statements and board-recommended tuition rates, while tabling the proposed 2026–27 school calendar until January 2026.
Business Manager Jobina Miller provided a summary of the FY 2025–26 budget forecast during consideration of the November financial statements; a motion to approve the financial statements, moved by Board member Michael Smardon and seconded by Cass Martin, passed unanimously. The minutes record Miller’s summary but do not include line-item figures or dollar amounts.
Under old and new business, the board received the resignation of Richard Allard “with regret” and acknowledged the hiring of Nicholas Sacchitella. The board then discussed tuition rates and approved them as recommended; the motion was moved by Board member Michael Smardon and seconded by Board member Cass Martin and passed unanimously. The minutes do not specify the exact tuition amounts approved.
The Parent-Teacher-Student Association report was delivered by Joy Becker. A proposed 2026–27 school-year calendar was discussed; Board member Michael Smardon moved to table the calendar review to the January 2026 meeting, a motion seconded by Ellen Gillon and adopted without recorded opposition.
Committee reports noted that the Fiscal & Plant Committee reviewed documentation and maintenance reports, the Educational and Board Policies Committee is scheduled to meet Jan. 14, 2026, and Central Office will meet in January 2026. No teacher report was provided in the minutes; student representative Chloe Reed was listed under administrative reports.
The agenda for the board’s next meeting includes a rescheduled FY 2024 audit presentation by Darin Offerdahl of Offerdahl & Emerson LLC, calendar review and a preliminary budget. The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Voting at a glance: Approval of Nov. 18 minutes — motion by Michael Smardon, second by Cass Martin; aye: Stacy Foster, Joy Becker, Cass Martin, Michael Smardon, Ellen Gillon; abstain: Stephanie Bayne. Approval of November financial statements — motion by Michael Smardon, second by Cass Martin; passed unanimously (board members present voted aye). Motion to table 2026–27 calendar — moved by Michael Smardon, second by Ellen Gillon; passed unanimously. Approval of tuition rates — moved by Michael Smardon, second by Cass Martin; passed unanimously.
