What was decided

Principals reported on the start of the school year. The consent agenda was approved, along with a request for qualifications for the former SAU building and a new treasurer. Administrators also discussed budget planning, athletic busing, and a proposed statewide tax cap.

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• Approved 5–0 The consent agenda, including a $4,797,499.02 manifest, $3,578,509.90 general payroll, and $1,218,989.12 general expense. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 6–0 The request for qualifications process for commercial real estate brokerage services for the former SAU property at 18 South Main Street, and authorized the Superintendent to issue the RFQ subject to legal review. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 6–0 Appointed Kathy Kennedy as School District Treasurer for a term through June 30, 2029, at an annual salary of $2,000. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

• Approved 6–0 Request for qualifications to sell former SAU building at 18 South Main Street The request for qualifications process for commercial real estate brokerage services for the former SAU property at 18 South Main Street, and authorized the Superintendent to issue the RFQ subject to legal review. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

Also voted on

• Approved 5–0 The consent agenda, including a $4,797,499.02 manifest, $3,578,509.90 general payroll, and $1,218,989.12 general expense. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 6–0 Appointed Kathy Kennedy as School District Treasurer for a term through June 30, 2029, at an annual salary of $2,000. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

Agenda

Deliberations cover a request for qualifications for the sale of the SAU building at 18 South Main Street and a school district treasurer appointment. Administration and committee reports are also on the agenda.

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• Principal reports
• Public comment from residents, parents, and employees (3 minutes per person, 30-minute period)
• Student representative updates: none
• RFQ for sale of SAU building (18 South Main Street), deliberation
• School district treasurer appointment
• Business administrator's update
• Superintendent's update
• Town Council joint workshop planning
• Fiscal advisory committee meeting schedule
• Finance committee report
• Facilities committee report
• Member updates and any other business
• Future meetings: September 22, 2026 joint workshop and regular meeting; October 13, 2026 regular meeting
• Nonpublic session (if needed, under RSA 91-A:3, II)

Meeting details

Where

Derry Municipal Center, 3rd Floor Meeting Room, 14 Manning Street, Derry, New Hampshire 03038

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

Terms used here

tax cap

The limit in Derry's Town Charter on the town's budget, apart from the school district's. The Town Council may plan on a property tax rate no higher than the previous year's equalized rate, raised by the average change in the Northeast's Consumer Price Index, and spending can't exceed what that rate and the town's other revenue bring in. By a two-thirds vote of the whole Council, it can exceed the cap for one year, or leave bond payments out of it.

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

RSA

Revised Statutes Annotated, New Hampshire's state laws.

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