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A Bedford High School junior urged multi‑year, skill‑based drug‑awareness programming, and community student senators presented edits to the high‑school strategic plan and asked the board to convene curricular experts for discussion of a digital‑literacy graduation requirement.
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A parent employed at GoFundMe launched a crowdfunding page for a new Riddle Brook playground. The board voted to allow the page to exist and agreed to follow policy KCD if contributions exceed $4,999 and require formal acceptance.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
The board accepted an anonymous $12,102.22 donation to update library furniture, approved minutes and the manifest, and heard enrollment (net -1) and discipline reports for November that included multiple in- and out-of-school suspension incidents and a videotaping incident.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
Board members weighed adding a 0.2 librarian at Memorial, converting a departing academic support teacher to a paraprofessional, and whether taxpayers should fund a $10,000 robotics membership fee; direction was given to hold most of these staffing additions for further review ahead of Jan. 15.
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Board temporarily increased high‑school procurement card limits for activity purchases (Dec. 1–May 30), accepted a $6,115 donation from Bedford Friends of Recreation for a robotics trailer, and held an extended discussion about parking, senior dues, Cardigan costs and facility rental rates.
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Special services staff told the board the district has four ELL teachers serving 87 students across 30+ languages, explained WIDA guidance on instructional 'periods' and Title III grant uses, and recommended inviting ELL teachers to a future meeting for classroom-level context.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
At the Nov. 10 board meeting administrators said district enrollment is down six from last month, described incident-reporting changes and discipline totals for September/October (including cell-phone-defiance cases concentrated at Bedford High School), and announced a budgeted additional high-school bus effective next Monday to reduce route delays; staff also proposed switching to a .gov email domain.
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The district’s technology budget is slightly down year over year, but tech staff requested $48,000 to fill camera blind spots at all schools, detailed teacher‑device replacements and UPS lifecycle needs, and described growing cybersecurity workload.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
Superintendent Sue Ginaro presented the fiscal 2027 executive summary, highlighting a 12.9% insurance rate increase and a projected $2 million teacher‑contract contribution as leading drivers of next year’s budget.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
The Bedford School Board approved an overnight leadership trip for Bedford High School student‑council members to attend the New Hampshire Association of Student Councils conference.