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Contoocook Valley board adopts policies, accepts donations and approves field trip; hears financial update
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Summary
The board approved several policies (including AED location, medication administration and wellness), accepted three donations totaling $1,933.35, approved a 3-day preseason football camp funded by boosters, adopted next year's calendar and reviewed a year-to-date financial report projecting a roughly $3.2M fund balance.
The board approved multiple policy adoptions after second readings from the policy committee. Adopted items included policy EBBCA (automated external defibrillator location and registration updates), JLCD (administering medication to students, with clarified epinephrine wording) and JLCF (wellness policy required for participation in the National School Lunch Program). One policy (GB EBB) was referred back to the policy committee for further work.
The consent agenda passed by roll call. The superintendent introduced a personnel finalist, Alyssa LaSalle, noted a net enrollment increase of eight students since last month and asked members to review an onboarding guide circulated for new board members.
The board accepted three donations (Gray Brook: $833.35; Great Brook: $600; ConVal High School: $500) to support Washington, D.C., field trips and a choir honorarium. A motion to approve a 3-day, 2-night preseason mini-camp for the high-school varsity and JV football teams at the Barbara C. Harris Center in Greenfield was moved and seconded; boosters later confirmed they would finance the trip. Board members requested that future field-trip forms include clearer funding-source information and taxpayer-impact notes.
The finance director presented the YTD revenue and expense reports, noting higher interest earnings and a $666,000 returned state payment tied to attorney fees from the Comm Bell lawsuit; Medicaid billing is performing well. Fund-balance projections showed an estimated unreserved fund balance near $3.2 million; board policy permits retaining up to 2.5% (approximately $1.2 million) as contingency, with remaining funds typically returned to reduce taxes. The board scheduled its audit for late July and reviewed the municipal MS-22 appropriations report for signature.
Finally, after routine business, the board voted to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 II(a) to discuss public-employee compensation. The motion carried on roll call.
