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Nashua School District committee meeting, Oct 20, 2026

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Nashua policy committee reviews special education policies, including required IHBA 0:06

  • The chair of the Policy Committee said the evening's agenda came from an audit of the district's special education policies, compared against School Boards Association versions. 0:06
  • Motions were made to approve Policy ACE and to move policies IHBA and IHBA-R1 to the full board. 3:04
  • Motions were made to move policies IHBAA and IHBAB, both on special education evaluations, to the full board. 36:49
  • One board member asked for regular special education data, including on restraints and seclusion, to be presented to the board. 43:42

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and policy audit 0:06
    • The chair called the meeting to order at 6 PM and said staff had been asked to audit the district's special education policies. 0:06
    • A speaker said another policy, JICD, did not arrive in time for this agenda and would be placed in a queue for a future agenda. 1:27
  2. Procedural safeguards policy ACE 2:16
    • A staff member said only legal references in the policy were updated. 2:16
    • Asked whether phone numbers and websites for families were still correct, the staff member said yes. 2:49
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve Policy ACE as presented. 3:04
  3. Programs for pupils with disabilities 3:33
    • A staff member said the district did not have Policy IHBA, that it is required by law and that adopting the New Hampshire School Boards Association version would meet district needs. 3:33
    • One board member said there was nothing wrong with the policy and had no problem with it. 5:24
    • Asked by Regan Lamphier about annual 504 team meetings, a staff member said procedural safeguards are made available to parents annually. 8:41
  4. Section 504 notice of rights 10:55
    • A staff member said IHBA-R1 is required by law and was updated in May of 2024. 10:55
    • A staff member said procedural safeguards are provided electronically or on paper and in different languages. 12:00
    • Rob Johnson asked about overlap between Section 504 and disability services, and a staff member said there is dual eligibility depending on circumstances. 12:43
  5. Special education evaluation criteria 21:55
    • A staff member said IHBAA needed 3 new legal references with no change to the content. 21:55
    • Regan Lamphier asked whether the district pays for an independent evaluation when parents disagree with a district evaluation, and a staff member said yes. 25:00
    • A staff member said the response to an initial referral is typically 5 days, a disposition within 15 days and the entire process within a 90-day window. 29:55
  6. Special education evaluations policy IHBAB 37:11
    • A staff member said IHBAB is a new policy that is not required by law but is recommended. 37:11
    • A staff member said an administrator accompanies outside observers and the district co-observes with them. 40:38
    • Asked by Rob Johnson about students from other states, a staff member said the district implements their services as written and starts its own evaluation. 41:16
  7. Requests for special education data 43:42
    • One board member asked for regular data on LEA determinations, the root cause analysis team and restraints and seclusion to be presented to the board. 43:42
    • A staff member said the request could be brought to the superintendent for the superintendent's report. 45:03
    • A staff member said the information is sensitive and would need to be reported carefully. 47:01
  8. Future agenda and adjournment 48:48
    • The chair said Policy ACD, on religious accommodations, would return at the November 9th meeting. 49:49
    • The chair said policies on emergency response were also in the queue. 50:26
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded, with the time given as 6:53. 52:05

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