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Votes at a glance: Portsmouth School Committee actions, June 9, 2026
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Portsmouth School Committee approved routine minutes and consent items, sealed executive session minutes, approved several budget transfers (including $124,975 for software), adopted a meeting schedule and MOA for school construction Stage 2, approved Tannon Longway’s contract as assistant principal, and adopted Policy J on attendance (5-1-1).
The Portsmouth School Committee recorded the following formal actions at its June 9, 2026 meeting:
- Seal executive session minutes (motion to seal minutes of June 9): motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as unanimous (7-0).
- Approve meeting minutes (May 26, 2026): motion carried unanimously (7-0).
- Approve consent agenda: carried unanimously (7-0).
- Approve contract for Tannon Longway as assistant principal of assessment and instruction (Portsmouth Middle School): motion passed, recorded as 6 in favor, 1 opposed; Longway later addressed the committee to thank members.
- Approve budget transfers over $5,000: five transfers totaling $187,855.17 were presented; the largest transfer was $124,975 for additional software purchases; vote recorded as unanimous (7-0).
- Approve 2026–2027 school committee meeting schedule: approved unanimously (7-0).
- Approve Portsmouth–Rhode Island Department of Education MOA on school construction (Stage 2): motion passed; MOA establishes dollar value and scope of the five-year capital plan and makes the district eligible for housing-aid reimbursement; approved unanimously (7-0).
- Adopt Policy J (student attendance and truancy) on third reading: passed with five in favor, one opposed and one abstention.
The committee also heard non-action items including a district update and a presentation on a consolidated student-data platform. No public comments were recorded in the meeting transcript. The superintendent and other staff were assigned routine follow-ups including finalizing contract paperwork and coordinating policy implementation and parent communications.
