Croydon School District

Meeting Minutes (DRAFT)

School Board Regular Meeting

Time:
June 16, 2026
at 6:00 pm
Location:
Town Hall

Meeting Minutes (DRAFT)

The following minutes are subject to change pending review by the School Board:

  1. Call to Order
    1. Aaron called meeting to order, 6:00pm
  2. Roll Call
    1. Aaron McKeon, Amanda Leslie, Samantha Nelson, Sue Blair, Beth Bierwirth
  3. Changes to the Agenda
    1. Addition – Go over tuition agreements under discussion and action
  4. Public Forum #1 (15 Minutes)
    1. Sharon Grader – Suggests to hire some help when the school house gets put together so it is not just Sue and Dan
  5. Quick Action Items
    1. Approve Minutes from May 19
      1. Amanda motions to approve, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
  6. Quick Updates
    1. School Choice Placements
      1. Rough numbers: 8 to Kearsarge elementary, no changes to enrollment to Sunapee
    2. Special Ed Position
      1. Some money remains in the IDEA Grants for this year. Cheri Fortney is going to be brought on for Special Ed, 1 day a week
    3. Transportation
      1. Can cover all kids, Elementary, middle and high school, as well as CVS run for the mornings. Afternoon is still being determined, middle school and high school is tricky at this time
  7. Discussion and Action
    1. Veritas Scholars Academy
      1. School is approved by the DoE
      2. Amanda motions to approve Veritas Scholars Academy as part of our school choice program, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
    2. Prisma
      1. Accredited by Cognia
      2. Prior approval was given for 1 year.
      3. Amanda motions to approve Prisma for school choice program, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
    3. Special Ed Acknowledgment Form
    4. Little Red Renovations Progress & Budget Update
      1. One of the subcontractors contacted the state and we now need to go through a state review and get stamped approval for all architectural, plumbing and electrical work
        1. The engineer has drawn things up and submitted them to the state for approval. A bill will follow for this work.
      2. Paving – Miscommunication, they did not have from the parking lot to the road by the church. This would add $6500 to the paving quote
      3. Amanda motions to engage with the engineer, as needed, on an hourly basis, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
      4. Amanda motions to approve additional funds needed for paving, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
      5. Funds to outfit the building could come from money left over from the renovation, Vansanford fund, Capital reserve fund, overage on transportation, funds transfer
        1. Amanda motions to approve classroom and library furniture with the exception of the Beam Mobile, up to $12,000, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
    5. Tuition contracts
      1. Mount Royal – Amanda motions to accept tuition agreement, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
      2. Montessori – Motion to approve tuition with edits suggested by Beth and editing transportation section to mimic Mt Royal, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
      3. Prisma – Amanda motions to accept tuition agreement, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
  8. Public Forum #2 (15 Minutes)
  9. Upcoming Meetings
    1. July 8 – Strategic Meeting
      1. Revisit strategic plan, look at long term time line, year end review
    2. August 18 – Regular Meeting
  10. Non-Public (If Required)
    1. Aaron motions to move to non-public at 7:20, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
    2. Amanda motions to exit non-public, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
    3. Amanda motions to seal the non-public minutes for 1 year, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
    4. Amanda motions to accept the tuition policy as amended, Samantha 2nd, all in favor
  11. Adjournment
    1. Amanda motions to adjourn, Samantha 2nd, all in favor

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