New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
Principal Molly McCarthy has notified the district she will retire at the end of the school year. Superintendent Mike Fournier presented a proposed timeline to advertise, form a selection committee with about 10 members, hold listening sessions and recommend a finalist for board approval on March 9, subject to minor date tweaks.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
Board members discussed whether to put a narrowly tailored open‑enrollment warrant article on the 2026 warrant, weighing potential revenue, classroom capacity, and pending state legislation; after more than an hour of debate, the board took no action and asked staff to post a clip of the discussion and seek public feedback.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
Board approved several second‑read policies and withdrew four policies; members asked to revert a clause in policy GB EBB (employee/student relations) to RSA/NHSBA language regarding staff transport of minors, and approved GB EBB contingent on that change.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
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.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
Administrators presented a $98 million all‑funds draft, a $94 million base general fund, and a roughly 10‑cent tax‑impact gap. The board examined possible staff reductions (including an ASL 0.8 FTE at the high school), CEP cuts, and reserve/health‑plan options to shrink the gap.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
Faced with a recent court ruling that can make sending districts responsible for tuition, Bedford administrators recommended placing an open‑enrollment warrant on the ballot, likely limited to Bedford High School (examples discussed: allow 30 in, 0 out or prioritize IB students).
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
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
On Dec. 8 the board reviewed multiple NHSBA-updated policies — including AED placement (EBBCA), subpoena/records procedures (EHLB), and staff-student interaction rules tied to HB 231 — and asked administrators to clarify ambiguous terms such as 'sarcasm' and 'de minimis' gifts before the second read.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
The Bedford School Board voted Dec. 8 to approve a package of new and rotated high-school courses — from AP Business with Personal Finance to humanities electives and a research-based 'evidence locker' class — after presenters said staffing would support the offerings and that classes will run only with sufficient student sign-ups.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Bedford School District
At public comment on Dec. 8, resident Nate Feldman told the board the district's approach to staffing since 2012 pushed the budget toward $100 million, cited enrollment/staffing ratio changes, and urged leaders to prioritize classroom positions and revisit retirement calculations.