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Consent agenda: A motion to approve the consent agenda for Feb. 26, 2025 passed unanimously. The motion to approve the consent agenda was moved during the meeting and the roll-call vote recorded members answering in the affirmative including Sharon, Sean Doerr, Amy Cohen, John, Amy Vessels, Scott, Robin, Jackie and Joe; no dissenting votes were recorded.

Advisory appointment: The committee voted to appoint Beth Fredinger (listed in meeting remarks as a Bolton parent volunteer) as the eleventh member of the district advisory group pending the committee vote; Jackie moved to approve the appointment. The motion passed with roll-call affirmation by committee members present; the district noted advisory appointments are annual and will be revisited in June.

Calendar adoption: The committee moved to adopt the 2025–26 district calendar as presented (motion by Amy). The committee and staff noted one small formatting change (color coding for Dec. 24) would be made before publication. The motion passed by recorded affirmative votes.

Ending: The committee recorded these actions as part of the meeting minutes and will revisit advisory appointments in June; the district also reminded residents of the public budget hearing on March 5.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nashoba Regional School Committee, Feb 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The school committee approved the consent agenda, appointed a Bolton parent to an advisory seat and adopted the 2025–26 district calendar; committee scheduled a required budget hearing for March 5.","taxTitle","Nashoba Regional School District, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",54423,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6308827,"District begins multi-year report-card revisions for grades 1–8 to align with curriculum work",189,750000,939000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2417042-c7340402b54dee8ac670643b6095aa77&start=750&end=939","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2417042-c7340402b54dee8ac670643b6095aa77/thumbnail_750000.jpg","/articles/6308827/Massachusetts/District-begins-multi-year-report-card-revisions-for-grades-18-to-align-with-curriculum-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6308827-c34a405659b990c68c54daee24666e6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770686737&Signature=FJs5xUdsQ3SnXDOZGulkuOEthEzrl7COA8~5wfUPGFLJ2IYdshJmhK~g6VjmryBdIB5zQSMYEd6WnSS9ZR3fB5RFI5Kw4lVGoDHEHCdZwQ-k69zASBsRfSDPnuExoyiR57Agm7tYDUp6styrOrMr~tycUcXJFfUlZV--9kYj3hC2HKlBv7vP2ut51KmuVoLyXWqJbZb7Rupxb8FdlE8MGK6FQGmCcfrLhhb4BplgE0UDXbjMc5wJoI1rVFLI4r84C0s5WhHFvnU0mAch-HFpozFEkzFzyWKbYL7mwbmK-MwrjxivRa5LKhxKmhJRz1ie3JjRU15RzNXTcxPorARXWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nashoba Regional School District is reviewing and revising elementary and middle-school report cards for grades 1–8 to better align academic reporting with recently adopted curriculum materials and the district’s portrait of graduate competencies, Assistant Superintendent Laura Friend told the school committee on Feb. 26.

“We have some report card revision work underway in grades 1 through 8, and this work really complements the work we've been engaged in with all of our curriculum work,” Friend said. A district working group made up of representatives across schools is reviewing reporting standards, behavior and social work habits sections and planning a front-facing user guide for families.

Friend said staff are comparing neighboring districts’ report cards to help streamline content so that report cards “tell a story of student progress over time” without being overly long. Immediate next steps include forming a kindergarten working group, sharing draft versions with school councils for feedback, and developing guidance materials for families.

The district plans to implement revised report cards in the fall of 2025, pending feedback from school councils and the working groups.

Ending: The committee received the update and no formal action was taken; staff will return with drafts for review and will involve school councils and principals in the feedback process.","Assistant Superintendent Laura Friend described an ongoing working-group process to streamline and align report cards in grades 1–8 with recently adopted instructional materials and the district’s graduate competencies; the district plans fall implementation of revised forms.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":80,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6308832,"PowerSchool sent universal notice to users after late‑2024 data incident; district relays state-required credit monitoring offer",55,695000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2417042-c7340402b54dee8ac670643b6095aa77&start=695&end=750","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2417042-c7340402b54dee8ac670643b6095aa77/thumbnail_695000.jpg","/articles/6308832/Massachusetts/PowerSchool-sent-universal-notice-to-users-after-late2024-data-incident-district-relays-state-required-credit-monitoring-offer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6308832-a46306902e05ca3fb299ff9068d91653/orig.mp4?Expires=1770686737&Signature=Bt2X4X3NuWkgFMerH0yciyyvmXLPscq4ZD9MTmZ2vxPRUYrazxHMNAAPsNM5n3GPGf1L2PIaiqeRYKlZJTxghlxN7DptNslBpZSgd0cIR5ocfgts9FvheRC1Uw7Rng8ZdWMkUfzMdpw5GE2g-8WLu2IcEMoPZau~88oUvPSbfN4WUf2Yz~5GCkCzFc-NuOSn2XAOu-HWdAaNMH~d5nnqW7x2DImgM04WeFTY4xUn1-rj87r8qLJipIXeE68A4tJ9bm0ApbaS6UsneQUQ2Y4dEYtLHofxG8yWJ21kqftZbORR5EIdERsyp4d4XbtDVqUZqBqgdETzyYOYl~nF0dDEdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nashoba Regional School District officials told the school committee on Feb. 26 that PowerSchool issued a universal notice to users about a data incident that occurred at the end of 2024 and that the notice offered Experian credit-monitoring as required by state law.

“PowerSchool emails went out to everyone who exists in the PowerSchool system, not just in Massachusetts, but across the entire country regarding, the data breach that happened, at the end of, 2024,” Finance and Operations Director Ross Mulcahren said, adding that the notice and the offer of credit monitoring were sent by PowerSchool and not by the district.

The district told committee members it had previously announced follow-up steps and that the email was consistent with what the district had promised. Officials did not provide new details about the scale of the incident or whether local accounts were confirmed compromised during the meeting.

Ending: The district said it would continue to share developments if further information becomes available; no new local specifics were provided at the Feb. 26 meeting.","District staff told the committee that PowerSchool issued a nationwide notification about a late‑2024 data incident and that the service provided Experian credit-monitoring offers as required by law; the message came from PowerSchool, not the district.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6308837,"Nashoba to offer state-rate reimbursements for families who provide special-education transport during summer pilot",108,496000,604000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2417042-c7340402b54dee8ac670643b6095aa77&start=496&end=604","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2417042-c7340402b54dee8ac670643b6095aa77/thumbnail_496000.jpg","/articles/6308837/Massachusetts/Nashoba-to-offer-state-rate-reimbursements-for-families-who-provide-special-education-transport-during-summer-pilot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6308837-f4517ce6d36f2dec04d85d31fd98510d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770686737&Signature=jrMqrx3YvkGfm-Cpp-EdxEZBbDpBUMaaRSQIhBKgd05IueD3bGsSb70b5KZ4idRQweqTHTaPoTL4DJXI8gYmzY9IBEWmFCHBRw8iQ14wvDxGkteE3j~B2RX4WKSfifkaScgsD8sB2ftHgiAV8GMdJ37Z2ZYOlgElPtQtrDhlLlIp7wpYoKazEMzppuVrbdDGSeYjzJuLNB-06lxVvOk37SKdYcJ5FpVP8iRtxcfGatzLJOAi5Fhz1Ul9sxyDgH0Vlo-iMpgF2dUdt~LAHt2al2uDYqomKG3uUGkasOjM1U6k5bpWjSNWhvcVLfcDUhMNm2UsWg~Bo~fIcinijUwBpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nashoba Regional School District told members of the school committee on Feb. 26 that it will publicly offer a state-rate reimbursement option to families who choose to transport their children who receive specialized transportation as an Individualized Education Program (IEP) related service.

“Some of our families do opt to not place their children onto vans or buses for whatever reasons they have,” Director of Student Services Roanne Dimanche said. For families who opt out of district-provided special-education transportation, Dimanche said the district will inform parents that they may submit monthly reimbursement claims at the state rate and the district will process those payments.

The program will be piloted during summer-school routing and reimbursements will be made on a monthly basis if parents choose to participate. Dimanche described the change as an effort to be “more transparent and public about” an existing regulatory option, and said the district will track how the approach affects routes and costs.

Committee members asked about accessibility for families whose schedules make driving impractical. Dimanche reiterated that if families cannot provide their own transportation because of work or scheduling constraints, the district will continue to operate specialized routes.

Ending: The district will offer the reimbursement option this summer as a pilot and evaluate whether broader use of the reimbursement reduces route costs; specific participation numbers were not specified.","District will offer parents the option to claim reimbursement at the state rate for transporting their own children as a related service under Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) during summer programs, as a pilot effort to reduce specialized transportation costs.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6308842,"Nashoba officials preview FY26 budget after joint FinCom meeting; health insurance and special education top concerns",1368,300000,1668000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2417042-c7340402b54dee8ac670643b6095aa77&start=300&end=1668","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2417042-c7340402b54dee8ac670643b6095aa77/thumbnail_300000.jpg","/articles/6308842/Massachusetts/Nashoba-officials-preview-FY26-budget-after-joint-FinCom-meeting-health-insurance-and-special-education-top-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6308842-27d23e151a2f5e9741d4b62d57395ff7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770686737&Signature=c9~p-MwJAXYbnpyu82jUDlhDSAugfqpdr500EjMZCEjyYRoTpxW8gMTplfwUXftG5nSSr2EB8XPU6v15h7cNdOSPeoSitCSwl6tmB1-9uXKH1Dovu2LRzK5c2v6w4B8bWqrVDmxV4JEMv0dNbIi9zGDAO6j6NV36rl9ZReC4O8TjOC35K5aEoiNfijXyyM4Ou8ypqWgQJ-T5EjqkI~oWh4SRmCtui1sfU2~VPJLZcDYrpNSfCRAcaGqFS-M-GvLQUr3VGptTQy0NDATqWhPOHvodqQxK~GQ8F2IjSbbWX0MZdUfibqocZQN-tSKG7sSAc11bnzyPOE6S5qZ4FOD0Yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nashoba Regional School District Superintendent Kirk Downing and Finance and Operations Director Ross Mulcahren told the school committee on Feb. 26 that the district’s proposed fiscal year 2026 operating budget remains under review after a joint finance-and-advisory committee meeting attended by representatives from Bolton, Lancaster and Stow.

At the meeting, the district presented “update number 2” of the budget and explained how the regional agreement allocates assessments across the three towns. “We presented the budget with a lens of the work that we've done to date,” Ross Mulcahren said, adding that the session included questions about required contributions calculated at the state level.

The nut of the discussion centered on two main cost pressures: an unexpected $528,000 increase in health insurance premiums and rising special-education transportation and service costs. Downing said the district had “walked back” some proposed items and removed positions — including deans of students in some cases — to reduce the operating request while seeking other one-time offsets such as higher investment-income assumptions.

Mulcahren said staff performed a line-by-line review and corrected a duplication in the executive summary; after adjustments the operating budget fell by about $27,000 from the version shown at the joint meeting. “We are feeling like we are stretched as far as we can at this point,” he said, while noting the district continues to check details ahead of a final vote.

Downing told the committee he has invited all five members of the Nashoba legislative delegation to meet on March 6 to discuss the district’s fiscal pressures and the broader state-level context. He also described outreach to staff through school office hours and emphasized efforts to preserve critical student-support roles: “The number one pathway to learning is you gotta be in the seat,” he said, describing how a high-school dean’s relationship-building reduced tardiness.

The committee was reminded that the public budget hearing is scheduled for March 5 and that the school committee will vote on the budget at its next meeting. Downing said execution of personnel decisions for the 2025–26 school year could differ from the current presentation depending on enrollment, kindergarten numbers and other factors; he also noted that any movement between cost centers generally requires school committee approval under Massachusetts rules.

The district posted the joint FinCom slide deck and recording online for public review and said the budget book was updated to reflect corrected salary and insurance assumptions. Mulcahren said officials do not anticipate major changes unless new state-level information emerges before the committee’s final vote.

Ending: The committee will host a required public budget hearing on March 5; a final school committee vote on the FY26 operating budget is scheduled at the next regular meeting following that hearing.","School leaders presented the FY26 operating budget to the joint finance and advisory committee for Bolton, Lancaster and Stow, stressing health-insurance increases, special education costs and the removal of some positions as drivers of a tightened budget; a public budget hearing is set for March 5.","actionData","errors"]

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