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Dover board approves safety software, 11 paraeducator FTEs and multiple contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Oct. 6 meeting the board approved a reunification software contract, authorized 11 paraeducator positions to meet IEP requirements, approved a DTU MOA on substitute coverage, awarded an IT monitoring contract and approved $3.19M in bills; a separate research request failed. All recorded roll-call votes were unanimous among present members.
The Dover City Council, meeting in its school-board capacity on Oct. 6, approved several procurement and personnel authorizations and recorded a series of unanimous roll-call votes.
The board voted 6–0 to accept a vendor bid for reunification/emergency-management software from Crisisco (annual $14,500; one-time implementation fee $4,405), following a staff presentation on the product's ability to integrate with Infinite Campus and speed family reunification. Chair said the motion and the clerk recorded the roll-call vote as six yes, one absent.
Separately, the board authorized 11 paraeducator positions to be incorporated into the FY27 budgeting process after staff explained 16 current paraprofessional vacancies districtwide and identified six positions that are not currently filled. Director Small told the board the additional positions were needed to meet students’ IEPs; CFO Lamani estimated the maximum cost (wages and a single health and dental plan) at about $437,204 if all 11 FTEs are filled.
The board also approved, by 6–0 votes:
- A memorandum of agreement with the Dover Teachers Union on procedures when substitutes are unavailable (retroactive to the first day of the school year and limited to this school year). - A waiver of competitive bidding and an award to Auvix Essentials for a network monitoring tool (annual $4,761 plus a one‑time $500 fee); IT staff said moving monitoring in-house will save the district approximately $30,000 annually compared with current outsourcing. - Payment of bills totaling $3,189,294.18 for the period Sept. 5 through Oct. 3, 2025.
A research request from a PhD candidate at Southern New Hampshire University failed on a recorded vote (0–6) after board members said the proposal lacked clarity about participant involvement.
The meeting closed after committee reports and a public comment urging attention to House Bill 314.
