Board of Education Finance and Operations Committee – Jul 20, 2026

Monday, July 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Where: NHS North Board Room

From the posted agenda, as read by AI. The agenda is the official notice; check it before you go.

What was decided

The committee approved special education, curriculum, and staffing contracts. It also approved a staffing authorization for special education teacher vacancies and a June budget transfer report. A fiscal year 26 budget update was presented without a vote.

Decisions recorded

Approved five-year rewards agreements with BSN Sports and Under Armor, 2-0. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved purchase of SIPPS Literacy Curriculum from Collaborative Classroom, not to exceed $43,200.00, 2-0. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved 2026-27 contract with Newsela for the Formative Digital Platform for the high schools, not to exceed $32,442.56, 2-0. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved one-year agreement with Leaders Atlas for the Mosaic Storytelling Program, not to exceed $18,000.00, 2-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Awarded Constellations the Staffing and Management of Alternative Program with ABA for 2026-27, not to exceed $1,150,436.00, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Awarded Constellations the Self-Contained ABA Program for 2026-27, not to exceed $2,399,698.00, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved contract with White Birch for one full-time psychologist for 2026-2027, not to exceed $162,000.00, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved contract with White Birch for one full-time APPIC Fellow and one Doctorate-Level School psychologist for 2026-2027, not to exceed $124,032.00, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved three-year contract with Leap Learning for one full-time Bilingual psychologist for 2026-2027, not to exceed $168,750.00, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved contract with Champion Speech Therapy for speech services at McCarthy Middle School during the 2026 ESY, not to exceed $14,033.25, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved contract with ABC Physical Therapy for 2026-27, not to exceed $270,000.00, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved contract with Clark Associate for 2026-27, not to exceed $976,522.50, 3-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Authorized the Chief Operating Officer to contract with additional qualified staffing agencies, if necessary, after August 1, 2026, to fill remaining special education teacher vacancies for 2026-27, 3-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the FY26 June Transfer Report, 3-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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Agenda

The committee will review athletics uniform and rewards agreements with BSN Sports and Under Armour. It will also review curriculum purchases, Mosaic storytelling program, special education contracts, staffing agency authorization, credit card report, June transfer reports, and the initial year-end forecast.

Agenda items

Athletics: uniform agreements
Curriculum: literacy curriculum
Curriculum: high school digital platform
District Office: Story-Telling Program (Mosaic)
Special Education: staffing for alternative program
Special Education: staffing for self-contained program
Special Education: psychologist services
Special Education: speech services

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Special Education: occupational therapy services
Special Education: physical therapy services
Special Education: staffing contract
Credit card quarterly review
FY26 June transfer reports
FY26 initial year-end forecast (hand carried)

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Agenda posted on Google Drive (PDF, 3.3 MB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 13, 2026.

Terms used here

resolution: A formal decision of the Board of Aldermen, such as approving spending, a bond, or a budget. Numbered R- with the year, as in R-26-053.
Pennichuck: Pennichuck Corporation, the water utility the city owns as its sole shareholder. It reports to the Board of Aldermen every quarter.
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.
RSA: Revised Statutes Annotated, New Hampshire's state laws.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is known from the Nashua School District website (opens in new tab). It was not found on the City of Nashua calendar. First recorded by Nashua Publick on October 13, 2026.