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Board approves robotics grants, accepts transfer report and signs state budget reports
Summary
The Nashua School District board approved two one-year robotics grants (Charlotte Avenue and McCarthy Middle School), accepted the August transfer report and discussed MS-26/MS-22 state reporting updates; trustees also raised a proposed change to the contract approval threshold to $25,000 (first reading).
At its Sept. 29 meeting the Nashua School District Board approved several routine finance and program actions.
Grants: The board approved competitive one-year robotics education development grants: $9,172 to Charlotte Avenue School and $9,912 to McCarthy Middle School (transcript: "Bridal s McCarthy") for the 2025 school year. Administration described the awards as pilot seed funding that can support after‑school robotics teams or be integrated into class time; allowable expenses include kits, registration fees, stipends for coaches and uniforms. Trustees asked about equity across schools; administration said the grants are competitive and intended as pilots that could inform future operating-budget investments.
Transfers and reports: Finance reported approval of the fiscal-year‑26 August transfer report by voice vote. Mr. Gray asked trustees to sign updated MS‑26 and MS‑22 annual reports (state reporting forms) to correct a city-side reporting coding error; the reports will be signed and submitted to the Department of Education as required.
Procurement policy first reading: Finance staff noted a first reading of a policy proposal to raise the board-approval threshold for contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 to align with neighboring districts and inflation; committee members said segregation-of-duties audit checks provide an additional control layer. This is a first reading and will return for final action.
No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; the board adopted the grants and transfer reports by voice vote during the meeting.
