RSU 40/MSAD 40 board votes to hire Daniel Welch as superintendent

The RSU 40/MSAD 40 school board voted to hire Daniel Welch as the district’s next superintendent, approving a contract that runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.

Speaker 1 moved "for the board to hire Daniel Welch as our next superintendent" and Noah is recorded in the transcript as the member who moved the motion. The motion was seconded (the second is not named in the transcript) and Speaker 1 announced, "Motion passes." The transcript does not contain a clear, legible numerical roll-call; the exact vote tally is not specified in the record.

The board earlier convened an executive session for a personnel matter under the authority cited in the transcript as "1 MRS 4 5 6 e." Speaker 1 made the motion to enter executive session, Speaker 2 seconded, and Speaker 1 announced the board was entering executive session for the stated personnel discussion.

Following the vote, Daniel Welch addressed the board and thanked members. "I really appreciate this opportunity, and I intend to work really hard and look forward to working with all of you, the students of this district," he said.

The meeting concluded shortly afterward; Speaker 1 announced the time as 06:49 and adjourned the session.

What the record shows and what it does not: the transcript captures the motion, the contract start and end dates and the candidate’s remarks, but the numerical vote total is garbled in the transcript and is therefore reported here as not specified rather than inferred. The transcript also records several members identified as absent (Rick; Betsy; Naomi; Ben; Emily) and notes that Evelyn emailed she would be out of the country.