Manchester-Essex Regional School District School Committee Meeting | September 15, 2026

The Manchester-Essex Regional School District School Committee met on September 15, 2026. Procurement- and spending-related actions included approval of out-of-state travel for the high school debate team and overnight use of a district van for the Yale University Invitational. The committee discussed insurance, liability, driver checks and training; the trip was described as budget-neutral through fundraising, with a coach bus estimated to cost about $6,000. The committee also approved a $734,348 transfer from the FY2026 operating budget to the OPEB trust fund. No contract award or vendor selection was reported.

The School Building Committee reported that the project is in schematic design, with two design options still under consideration; a design choice will inform the project budget, but no final cost or budget was presented. The district is conducting community outreach, and a survey had received 131 responses at the time of the meeting. Other discussion included enrollment, the school improvement plan, student phone and hallway-pass procedures, and a proposed student-protection policy. The committee unanimously waived the policy’s second-reading requirement; the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote on adoption.