Shawsheen Valley committee nominates Amy Perreault as director of support services

The Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School Committee unanimously nominated Amy Perreault on May 14, 2026, for the district's director of support services position, with the committee recording a 9'0'00 affirmative vote and the appointment listed as subject to contract negotiations.

Perreault, introduced to the committee by an administrative recommendation, told members she has spent roughly 13 years at Minuteman and that her work ranges from group-home settings to school-based mental-health and special-education leadership. "I would be honored to bring my experience, leadership, and dedication to this role to work alongside the staff, families, and school committee to continue to develop programs and services that support the well-being of all students," Perreault said in her opening remarks.

Committee members asked Perreault about mediation and handling PRS complaints, and she described using mediation frequently as a neutral process that helps schools and families reach workable compromises. She outlined a mandatory reentry meeting after hospitalizations or extended medical leaves and described a "real room" reentry model that uses paraprofessionals, tutoring and tailored transition plans to help students return to vocational shop work.

Perreault also detailed outreach plans for sending districts and families: attending open houses, sending an introductory letter to families and maintaining proactive phone contact with special-education directors in sending towns. When asked about staffing, Perreault said the special-education team currently includes about 12 teachers.

After the Q&A, the chair called for a motion to enter Perreault's name into nomination; the motion was seconded and the committee completed a roll-call vote that produced a unanimous affirmative result. The committee announced Perreault's start date as July 1, subject to final contract negotiations. The committee also noted that any formal contract paperwork will be discussed in a later item.

The committee recessed briefly before proceeding to a separate business-manager interview later the same evening.