School Board — October 21, 2025

Board members, select board, and town officials introduced themselves; Pledge of Allegiance recited.

High school robotics team (FRC/FTC) presented on 21st year, new members, community outreach, summer camps, competitions, and budget needs; demonstrated robots and answered questions on challenges and structure.

New members introduced; discussed school and town budget timelines, including public hearings on March 14 and 19, 2026, and transition to weekday meetings.

Discussed ongoing park plan from 2018, bathroom renovations starting spring 2026, potential reconfiguration of fields/tennis courts, and collaboration on storage and maintenance.

Outlined -5 strategic plan goals including curriculum planning, tiered student supports, budget consistency, middle/high school security redesign (RFP out, public hearing December), culture/safety, and sustainability policy. Quarterly check-in covered CIA committee work, guaranteed viable curriculum, finance targets and zero-based budgeting, MTSS tiers and FLY5 SEL implementation, family needs/McKinney-Vento, and policy development due April 2026.

Covered wastewater pump station repairs, horseshoe pile storage, transfer station changes post-green bags, road washouts, DOT 10-year plan removal of Fountain Square, and fairgrounds agreement negotiations.

Public comments on recycling impacts, George's Park bathrooms, and DPW thanks; joint session adjourned with vote.

a speaker provided fall sports results including girls middle school cross country state championship, upcoming PSAT schedule for sophomores/juniors, senior pictures, student advisory council meeting topics (SAT retakes, senior parking, weight room renovations), Environmental Action Club trash audit, and Interact Club flamingo flocking fundraiser.

Board approved minutes from regular and non-public meetings on October 9 after motion and second with all in favor.

Members praised website photos of cross country team, thanked Hopkinson Runner Society for hosting middle school championships, and noted events run through the barn.

Discussed PD funding follow-up data provided, zero-based budget review of operations lines, and questions on unused funds returning to fund balance.

Reviewed draft October 2025 newsletter content including board role, goals, security redesign, hot lunch forms, bell schedule, and job postings; discussed adding explanation of free/reduced lunch benefits.

Matt Stone presented annual update on HB 1612 requirements, FERPA, vendor data sharing via school official designation, and inventory of tools for privacy compliance. Presentation covered federal (FERPA) and state laws requiring software inventory, vendor security reviews, and data governance; partnership with Student Data Privacy Consortium, NH CTO Council, and TEC for model agreements. NH leads in data privacy agreements at ~$1,000/year vs. estimated $40-50k consultants.

Review of policies including KA (school-family partnerships), AC (non-discrimination), ACA (grievance procedures), and ACAC (Title IX); no public comments received.

Winter coach nominations presented; four donations accepted from HISA (security gate) and PTA ($2800 total for trips and books).

September 30 financials reviewed; noted incomplete encumbrances, food service trends, and upcoming trust fund requests; no fund balance projections yet.

Finance discussed new RSA 189:75 posting requirements and sub pay; safety covered EOPs and SRO grants; public comments on RFP conflict of interest and forum accessibility.