Somersworth School Board

1 meeting on our record, all from the past year · 1,352 students · 9 members on our roster

Latest · Jan 13, 2026: Board meeting, 1 h 39 min
Newest meeting we have: Jan 13, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)

On the board: Maggie Larson, Chair · Marcia Brown, Member · Kari Clark, Vice Chair · Krystle De St. Croix, Member · Kirsten Gowdy, Member · Bridget Jameson, Member · Patrick Kinneavy, Member · Sarah O'Brien-Hart, Member · Carly Prescott, Member

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What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 1 h 39 minTuesday, January 13, 2026Budget cuts and layoffsEnrollmentSafety, weapons and policeSpeakers: Maggie Larson, Kari Clark, Sarah O'Brien-Hart, Krystle De St. Croix and 2 more

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The board

Who talks on this board

We compare who talks only where members sat for 8 or more meetings on our record; this board has 1 from the past year on our record.

Runs the meetingMaggie LarsonChair · At Large · shown, not ranked1meeting where we identified their voice2clipsnamed at 1 meeting · 2 clips

Members · listed by nameMarcia BrownMember · Ward 1—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yet—no clip yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Kari ClarkVice Chair · Ward 21meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting Krystle De St. CroixMember · At Large1meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting Kirsten GowdyMember · Ward 4—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yet—no clip yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Bridget JamesonMember · Ward 31meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting Patrick KinneavyMember · At Large—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yet—no clip yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Sarah O'Brien-HartMember · At Large1meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting Carly PrescottMember · Ward 51meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting

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What board members said

We cannot hire, we cannot directly hire as a school department a police officer because they're a police officer, but we can advocate on behalf of, of the position for our district.Maggie LarsonChair · Somersworth School Board · Jan 13, 2026Watch the full meeting from 1:12:31

I was wondering where they were in the school. Do we have a— can we do a public of where our defibrillators are in our district? Do we— are we aware of— um, yeah, we have— yes, yeah, might as well. I mean, it's good to have the public know where our defibrillators are.Maggie LarsonChair · Somersworth School Board · Jan 13, 2026Watch the full meeting from 34:13

Federal district ID 3306240 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district