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Board approves IHCD policy and authorizes superintendent to hire between meetings
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Summary
The board approved IHCD on second reading and voted to allow the superintendent to hire and sign contracts for certain positions between board meetings through September to avoid losing candidates; the board also received reports on communications and student programs.
At the April 6 meeting the Merrimack Valley School Board approved IHCD on second reading after the policy committee presented minor edits and recommended action. The motion for IHCD passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Later in the meeting the board debated and then approved a motion to permit the superintendent (on‑deck) to make hires and sign contracts between regular board meetings through September for building‑level and non‑SAU administrative positions to prevent losing candidates in a tight hiring market. Board members asked that the administration notify the board by email if additional administrator positions open and that hiring follow standard vetting processes; the motion passed by voice vote.
Other items: the board heard a positive report on the district’s media engagement campaign (nearly 4,000 social media engagements) and an assistant superintendent update on eighth‑grade trip planning: a government shutdown canceled this year’s Washington, D.C. trip, the district obtained refunds, and next year’s plan is a local Camp Cody trip estimated at $450–$500 per student.
The board scheduled a May public meeting should any negotiated contract be presented, and asked administration to provide detailed contract pricing and any third‑party routing studies before future votes.
