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Nashua School Board approves consent items, procurement and MOUs; schedules legal review on parental‑notification policy
Summary
The board approved several routine and substantive items including the consent agenda, an Eagle Scout sensory wall project, a $32,875 file-storage purchase, FY26 transfer report, multiple policy updates (DHA/DJB/IMAH/JLCK/JLIa), an MOU for special-education differentials, an MOU with ABA Centers (with some dissent), personnel recommendations and the district strategic plan; Policy AB adoption was withdrawn pending attorney review.
The Nashua School District Board of Education took a series of votes on October 14, approving a number of committee recommendations and contracts while setting aside one contentious policy for legal review.
What passed
- Consent agenda: approved by voice. - Eagle Scout sensory/sound wall project (Charlotte Avenue Elementary): approved; community Eagle Scout project to proceed. - Purchase of file storage system from Donegan Systems for $32,875: approved; funds to come from the Welcome Center furniture and fixtures account (board clarified it's within the FY26 budget). - Fiscal year 2026 transfer report: approved. - Policy DHA (contract signing authority) and Policy DJB (purchasing procedure): adopted to raise the threshold for board review from $10,000 to $25,000 (with annual consolidated reporting retained as an internal check). - Policies IMAH (health education and physical activity), JLCK (special physical health needs of students), and JLIa (supervision of students) were approved. - Personnel recommendations (dated 10/14/2025) and appointment of Andrea Fall as middle-school special education coordinator (effective 10/14/2025, salary $85,300): approved. - Memorandum of understanding clarifying eligibility for a special‑education differential negotiated with the Nashua Teachers Union: approved for the specified positions (initial year definitions and future negotiations noted). - MOU with ABA Centers for America permitting limited in-school check-ins by outside ABA providers for families who already contract for ABA services: approved by voice vote though several board members voted nay or expressed concerns and requested legal review following the vote. - Strategic plan: approved; staff will finalize typos and publish an executive summary and scorecard.
What was postponed
- Policy AB (state parental bill of rights): a motion to adopt the district version was withdrawn after extensive debate; the board directed staff to obtain legal counsel and prepare implementation guidance before the board votes.
Votes at the meeting were largely voice votes; roll-call tallies by name were not recorded in the transcript for most items. Where opposition was recorded, it was noted in discussion (e.g., several nays on the ABA MOU and questions raised on Policy AB). The board indicated it will follow up with legal counsel on Policy AB and the ABA MOU implementation details.
Next steps
Administrators will provide legal counsel guidance and additional implementation materials on Policy AB, produce a clearer scorecard for assessment follow-up, and finalize the strategic-plan materials for public distribution.
