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Sharon Board accepts retirement, approves carpeting and appoints negotiating team
Summary
The Sharon Board accepted a retirement effective Dec. 31, 2025, approved carpeting for four classrooms using unexpended funds, and appointed a negotiating team for the certified contract; the Long Range Planning Committee recommended regional talks to be reviewed at a July retreat.
The Sharon Board of Education on May 12 accepted a retirement, approved a facilities expense from unexpended funds, and appointed a negotiating team for upcoming certified contract talks.
The board accepted John DiMarco’s retirement letter effective Dec. 31, 2025, and recorded the acceptance 'with regret.' It approved carpeting the final four classrooms using unexpended funds by motion of Anne Vance, seconded by Nancy Hegy Martin; that motion carried unanimously.
On labor matters, Nancy Hegy Martin nominated Philip O’Reilly to the negotiating team for the certified contract. The board approved a negotiating team composed of Doug Cahill, Philip O’Reilly, S. Herrick and Superintendent Melony Brady-Shanley after a motion by Anne Vance and a second by Nancy Hegy Martin; the vote was unanimous.
Casey Flanagan reported for the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) that the committee recommended the Board of Selectmen form an SCS Committee (a request the BOS declined as outside their scope) and urged the board to begin dialogue with neighboring towns about possible regionalization or combining schools. The board will review the LRPC request at its July Board Retreat.
The meeting went into executive session at 8:00 PM, returned at 8:28 PM, and adjourned at 8:29 PM by a motion of Philip O’Reilly seconded by Nancy Hegy Martin.
