Nashua (NH) Board of Education Finance Committee 11/9/2026

The Nashua Board of Education Finance and Operations Committee met on November 9, 2026. The committee approved a CTE purchase of one 15-passenger van from a vendor transcribed as “Grai Ford,” funded from the CTE special revenue account; the motion’s not-to-exceed amount is garbled in the transcript (it appears to be approximately $73,750). Members supported purchasing one van in FY27 and assessing its use before considering a second in the FY28 budget. The committee also approved a Champion Speech Therapy contract for McCarthy Middle School’s alternative program, with a school-year total not to exceed $120,780, and a Blazer Works LLC contract for one behavioral technician at $50 per hour, not to exceed $45,250 for the school year. The latter will be charged to operating-budget contract services, with funds shifted from unfilled wage positions. All three motions passed.

Members discussed rising special-education contract-service and out-of-district tuition costs, vendor competition, and recruitment challenges. A follow-up was requested to provide information on the district’s leading contract vendors and their rate increases over the past three years; administrators also said they would ask HR to address recruitment strategy and related data at a future meeting. The committee reviewed a preliminary FY28 budget outlook, including an estimated 7% increase for level services and potential reductions under lower budget scenarios; no additional procurement action was taken on those items. The next meeting date was changed from November 16 to December 14 for a facilities master plan vote.