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Superintendent outlines tight 2025–26 budget, staff departures and principal search timeline
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Summary
Superintendent reported the 2025–26 budget leaves little flexibility, scheduled board budget presentations for May 5 and City Council briefing May 11, announced several staff resignations (including a high school nurse accepting a position at Concord Hospital) and outlined a principal search with interviews the week of May 11 and a May 19 nomination target.
Superintendent (Speaker 15) told the Laconia School Board on April 21 that the district’s 2025–26 financial picture has limited flexibility as the school year closes and outlined the near-term budget calendar.
The superintendent said the board will receive the budget presentation on May 5 and that district staff plan to present to the City Council on May 11. The superintendent described ongoing coordination with the SAU and the city manager on the 2026–27 budget and said a budget presentation to the full board is scheduled.
On personnel, the superintendent reported several resignations coming to the district’s attention: an Elm Street teacher will not return next year, the Elm Street school nurse will not sign a contract to return, and the high school nurse has accepted a position at Concord Hospital. “So we are gonna be looking for some nurses,” the superintendent told trustees; he said recruitment ads would be posted promptly.
The superintendent also described a principal-search plan for the middle school: staff, board and parent representation will form the committee; the timeline calls for interviews in the week of May 11 and the board hopes to nominate a finalist at its May 19 meeting. The superintendent said he will run the search committee and work with middle school administration.
Board members asked clarifying questions about interview formats and prior practice; the superintendent said he would share the tentative timeline and any memos with board members and middle school staff.
No formal action was taken; the report was informational and raised next steps for the administration and board regarding recruitment and the upcoming budget.
