STRATFORD EMERGENCY SCHOOL BOARD REMOTE MEETING
AGENDA DATE: August 19, 2026 Time: 5:30 pm
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Call to Order Consent Agenda A. Any Additions or Corrections to the Agenda to be Discussed B. Approval of Minutes - August 12, 2026 Public Input Any member of the public may address the Board regarding any item before them for three (3) minutes. Those speaking will state their name, their residence, and the item on which they wish to speak for the record. Members of the Board may not respond to the comments of the public at the meeting. Publicly communicating false statements about people that defame them could subject the speaker to both criminal and civil liability in the state of New Hampshire. In that vein, statements made at public input or at public hearings are not immune from potential consequences for their words. Furthermore, the fact that the public body does not prevent these statements from being made does not excuse or endorse those statements; it just means that the public body, in this case the School Board, both recognizes and respects the right to free speech enshrined in the First Amendment to our Constitution. New Business A. Staffing Update - Jamie/Theresa 1. The School Board will consider approving One-Year Certificates of Eligibility pursuant to NH RSA 189:39-b for designated district personnel for the 2026-2027 school year. The candidates hold qualifying degrees, are experienced educators, and have undergone required background checks. This statutory authorization allows qualified personnel to assume their assigned roles on Day 1 while completing final state administrative testing requirements. B. Remote Access Public vs Board - Rules Continuing Business A. GTA, GSSA & STA - Negotiations 2026 First meeting on ground rules on Monday, August 24, 2026. 3:00 pm at GHS Public Input 1 VII. Non-Public Session under RSA 91-A:3 II (a-e) (if Needed) (a) The dismissal, promotion, or compensation of any public employee or the disciplining of such employee, or the investigation of any charges against him/her, unless the employee affected (a) has a right to a meeting; and (b) requests that the meeting be open in which case the request will be granted. (b) The hiring of any person as a public employee. (c) Matters, which if discussed in public, would likely adversely affect the reputation of any person, other than a member of the body or agency itself, unless such person requests an open meeting. (d) Consideration of the acquisition, sale, or lease of real property or personal property which, if discussed in public, would likely benefit a party or parties whose interests are adverse to those of the general community. (e) Consideration or negotiation of pending claims or litigation which has been threatened in writing or filed against the body of agency of any sub-division thereof, or against any member thereof because of his/her membership in such body or agency, until the claim or litigation has been fully adjudicated or otherwise settled. Return to Public Session A. Vote on items discussed in nonpublic. Upcoming Meetings A. Stratford School Board Meeting - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at Stratford Public School at 5:30 pm. Adjournment 2