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Concord board confirms Tim Herbert as superintendent; approves donations, program changes and personnel actions
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Concord School District Board confirmed Tim Herbert as superintendent, approved a $7,500 donation for the construction trades program, adopted program-of-studies updates and several personnel nominations, recognized a bus driver who safely evacuated students from a Jan. 3 bus fire, and heard facilities and enrollment updates.
The Concord School District Board of Education unanimously confirmed its acting superintendent, Tim Herbert, as superintendent during the Feb. 2 regular meeting.
A board member moved to confirm “superintendent acting of superintendent Tim Herbert to be our superintendent going forward,” the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor with no recorded opposition or abstentions. Chair Liz thanked Herbert and noted positive feedback from interviews and public meetings. Board members and guests offered brief remarks welcoming him to the permanent role.
The board also recognized Diana, a district bus driver, for her “calm, quick, and steady response” on Jan. 3 when a bus transporting Concord High School wrestlers experienced an engine failure and caught fire. The superintendent praised Diana for calmly evacuating students and staff without panic; the board extended formal thanks and invited her to the meeting to be recognized.
Staff introduced Rebecca Hart as the district’s newly appointed transportation director; Hart was described as having extensive local experience (reported as roughly eight to nine years in prior roles) and credited with improving bus times for morning drop-off at RMS. The board thanked her for accepting the position.
On financial and facilities matters, the facilities lead reported that the high school auditorium project closed out about $215,249.51 under the originally quoted amount, attributing the favorable result in part to insurance coverage and contractor performance. The board also heard a middle school construction update: an alteration-of-terrain permit was submitted, logistical coordination meetings with Harvey Construction have taken place, and a building-committee dashboard will be published monthly as construction begins toward an April ground-breaking.
Athletic operations during construction were discussed: Athletic Director Steve Largie (introduced during the meeting) said the district is coordinating with the city, partner districts and outside sites (including secured weeks at the Pembroke National Guard facility) to preserve programs while field work continues; transportation and scheduling details remain to be finalized.
The board approved a $7,500 donation from Kingsbury Companies to the CRTC construction trades program (item 15a) and adopted a revised program of studies that adjusts math and financial-literacy requirements and clarifies graduation credit minimums; both votes passed on voice vote with no opposition noted on the public record.
Personnel and nominations included confirmation of a winter girls freshman basketball coach, Kevin Raja, and announcements of upcoming postings for Concord High School principal, assistant superintendent for student services, and other vacancies tied to retirements. The board also directed the instructional committee to review device policies for kindergarten and first grade and to return its recommendations to the full board.
In the monthly enrollment report the superintendent said the district saw a net +13 elementary students since the prior meeting (with Bridal Ground reporting the largest gain, +7), a decrease of nine students at Concord High School, and a net +2 in preschool at CRTC. He flagged a notable increase in students identified as homeless, up by 24 from the prior report, and said the decline in ELL counts (from 338 to 306) would be investigated further.
The board ended the public portion of the meeting by moving into non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II to discuss personnel matters; a roll-call vote was taken and the board entered non-public.
The meeting included multiple scheduled committee items, upcoming budget work sessions and community outreach dates; the board asked staff to return with follow-up information on enrollment details and device-policy recommendations.
