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Governor Wentworth board approves payroll and several personnel motions, grants superintendent hiring authority
Summary
The board approved minutes and manifests totaling $4,053,805.93, confirmed teacher appointments and a resignation, authorized the superintendent and chair to sign General Assurances, and granted the superintendent authority to hire professional staff between June and August, subject to ratification at the August meeting.
The Governor Wentworth Regional School Board on June 2 approved routine minutes and financial manifests, confirmed new hires and a resignation, and delegated limited hiring authority to the superintendent for the summer months.
Personnel and payroll: The board approved three teacher nominations presented by the superintendent—Nicole Epstein (Track 2/Step 4, $52,299), Danielle Roberts (Track 1/Step 11, $64,601), and Norma DiRocco (Track 3/Step 12, $76,831)—on a motion moved by Mary Schillereff and seconded by Kayla Hewitt. The board also accepted the resignation of Erica Woodward after a motion by Dr. Elizabeth Sheckler and a second from Kirsten Burke. The board approved accounts payable of $352,201.27 and payroll of $3,701,604.66, for a combined total of $4,053,805.93; Nate Williams moved the payment motion, seconded by Dr. James Manning, and the motion passed.
Policy and approvals: Superintendent Caroline Arakelian reviewed the revised General Assurances required by the New Hampshire Department of Education and the board authorized the superintendent and the chair to sign the document. Arakelian also requested the authority to hire professional staff between the June and August meetings to avoid delays in offering contracts; the board granted that authority on a motion by Mary Schillereff, with the condition that all such hires be presented to the board for ratification at the August meeting.
Other business: Chair Brodie Deshaies scheduled a Strategic Plan workshop for Aug. 18, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the KRHS Plex and nominated Kirsten Burke as the district representative to the Town of Wolfeboro Capital Improvement Plan Committee; the board confirmed Burke’s nomination by motion.
Votes: Multiple motions passed unanimously on June 2, as recorded in the meeting minutes; where abstentions occurred, they were noted in the minutes (for example, Ms. Van Dusen abstained on approval of May 5 minutes).
