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School Committee – Oct 28, 2026

Recording (28 min)Agenda (PDF)Machine transcript

What was decided

The meeting covered staffing changes, a remote learning update, and two purchasing policies. Members accepted one resignation, two nominations, and four retirements. The purchasing policies were tabled until the next meeting.

What was discussed

Remote learning update. Staff from the primary, intermediate, middle, high school, and technology center described how remote and hybrid learning works in each building. Members asked about attendance and live teaching time.

Attendance tracking. Staff said attendance forms give daily data, but some students may be doing the work without completing the form. Staff said they are still studying the data.

Recording live lessons. Members asked whether remote and in-person lessons could be recorded for students who miss class. Staff cited student privacy and FERPA, along with limits on video storage and bandwidth.

Agenda

The agenda covers a lease for the APC Tides Program, an enrollment memo, and a math curriculum review process. It also includes first and second readings of several policies and a second reading of a 2028 world language trip to Greece over April vacation.

Show the agenda's 13 items
  • Consent agenda: appointments of Donald Dutton (BPS Food Service), Sarah Thompson (BPS Ed Tech III), Gerard Lapierre (Bus Driver), and Ally Thompson (BMS Ed Tech II)
  • Consent agenda: resignation of Rebecca Shaw-Hill (BPS FLS Ed Tech II), due to retirement
  • Superintendent's report
  • Student representatives report
  • Advisory Committee on Policy: summary of meeting 10/14/2026
  • Lease for APC - Tides Program
  • Enrollment memo
  • Math curriculum review process
  • First reading of policies to adopt: DKC (Travel Expense Reimbursement), KF-R (School Facilities Fee Schedule), and JLCEA (Students with Diagnosed Allergies and Sensitivities)
  • First reading of policies to review or revise: JJIC-R, KF, BDB, BEC, BEC-R, BID, DD, EBCA (2025), and EHB
  • Second reading of overnight field trip: World Language Trip to Greece 2028, April Vacation 2028, teachers in charge Cassily and McGovern
  • Public participation (3 minutes; any item)
  • Executive session

Meeting details

Where
Little Theater, Biddeford High School

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Recordings of School Committee meetings: the committee's meetings on YouTube.

Terms used here

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.
executive session
A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Maine's Freedom of Access Act (1 M.R.S. § 405) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, real estate, contracts, or personnel matters.
first reading
The first time a council or board takes up an ordinance or other measure. It usually votes on it at a later meeting.
tabled
Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

All the terms in the glossary

About this page

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Minutes haven't been posted on the Biddeford Schools website yet, 4 days after the meeting. Minutes usually come out after the board approves them at a later meeting.

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