Nashoba School Committee Unanimously Approves Transportation Coordinator, Cuts $90,000 in Agency Fees

STOW -- February 25, 2026, Nashoba Regional School Committee approves transportation coordinator position, projects $90,000 annual savings. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a job description for a new in-house transportation coordinator for special education services, with a salary range of $72,500 to $78,000, a position Superintendent Kirk Downing said will replace an outside agency contract costing the district approximately $170,000 per year, yielding a direct net savings of roughly $90,000. Director of Student Services Roanne Dimash said the 12-month, full-time role will sit within her office and handle vendor contracts, route management, family communications, and budget tracking. Assistant Superintendent Ross Mulcairn followed with budget update two for FY27, showing a net operating budget reduction of just under $950,000 from the prior update, driven by an 11.5 percent health insurance rate increase from Maya, lower than the 14.4 percent ceiling budgeted, two eliminated kindergarten positions tied to historically low enrollment, a $91,000 technology hardware reduction offset by a state earmark, and an increased athletics revolving fund offset rising from $45,000 to $105,000. The resulting operating budget increase stands at 3.72 percent, below the committee's stated target of under 4 percent; the final budget vote is scheduled for March 11.