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Windham Board of Education approves cafeteria union contract 2:01:55

  • The superintendent presented an update on the fiscal year 2027 budget and said the district received approximately $3.76 million in supplemental education funding from the State Department of Education but still faced a projected shortfall of approximately $587,000. 0:06
  • A district staff member serving as director of human resources presented updates on educator goal setting, personnel and part 1 of school climate survey results. 33:04
  • The board unanimously approved the cafeteria union contract, the Windham Federation of Educational Personnel contract and a Tangier Kids grant submission. 2:02:17

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening, minutes and chair's report 0:06
    • The chair called for votes on minutes of the September 16th regular meeting and the September 19th board retreat, and no one spoke at the first public comment period. 0:06
    • The chair said the board would try to reschedule its self-evaluation and suggested a special meeting at 6 o'clock before next month's meeting. 2:23
  2. Fiscal year 2027 budget update 3:52
    • The superintendent said the district had identified approximately $2.274 million in additional financial needs since developing the original budget, with the largest pressures in contracted services, transportation, employee benefits and building operations. 0:06
    • One board member said the state money should be added to the district's MBR and questioned the use of the term attrition, and a staff member said attrition projections were based on historical data. 22:39
    • One board member asked how the district balanced athletics and academics when making cuts, and a staff member said athletics was not an area the district goes to first; another board member said the board needed to start advocating with representatives on the ECS formula. 29:11
  3. Educator goal setting and personnel update 33:04
    • The director of human resources said the goal-setting process was to be completed by November 1st and that the district welcomed 63 new staff members. 33:42
    • The director said employees accessing FMLA increased from 66 to 80 between the two school years and that 57 visiting teachers had filled shortage-area positions over the last 5 years. 49:32
    • Catina Caban-Owen asked what types of events led to staff injuries, and the staff member said the claims ranged from injury by student to slip and fall. 54:28
  4. School climate survey results, part 1 54:47
    • The staff member presented a district summary of survey results from staff, families and students and said part 2 would come on November 18th. 54:47
    • Catherine Aillon Pomo asked why fewer than half of staff responded, and a staff member said the survey was open for almost a month. 1:05:55
    • One board member said some numbers were concerning and asked for more information, and another board member asked how results related to issues such as bullying. 1:07:49
  5. Committee reports 1:12:47
    • Mary Gallucci reported the curriculum committee discussed 8 curriculum objectives and a timeline starting with the ELA curriculum. 1:13:08
    • Catina Caban-Owen reported the policy committee discussed facilities use and uniforms and had no policy action for the board; Brendan O'Neill reported on heating-season preparation and building projects. 1:14:48
    • The chair reported the Finance and Audit Committee recommended approval of $111,068 in transfers. 1:18:34
  6. Executive session on contracts 1:18:34
    • The chair called for a motion to enter executive session to consider the cafeteria union contract and the Windham Federation of Educational Personnel contract, and the board returned at 9:01. 1:21:07
  7. Action items 1:22:05
    • The board took up motions on the cafeteria union contract, the Windham Federation of Educational Personnel contract and a Tangier Kids grant submission. 1:22:05
    • One board member said it might be nice if Windham Middle School could also be part of the grant sometime. 2:03:35
    • The chair announced the votes on the cafeteria union contract and the Windham Federation of Educational Personnel contract were unanimous. 2:02:17
  8. Public comment 2:04:19
    • Speakers at public comment thanked the board and others. ~2:05:09

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Video: posted by the district as “Windham Board of Education Meeting - October 21, 2026”