Lisbon panel honors retirees and approves multiple hires, nominations and resignations

The Lisbon School Committee opened June 8 by recognizing retirees and later approved a slate of personnel actions for the 2026–27 school year.

Chair read a list of retirees and their years of service, including Jolene McKay (26 years), Joanna Bisco (22 years), Pamela Bois (37 years), Scott Donahue (7 years), Margaret Boutot (39 years), Deborah Burset (10 years) and Amy O'Brien Brown (37 years). Committee members thanked the retirees for their service.

On personnel motions, the committee approved the hiring of a functional life-skills teacher at Lisbon Community School and a special-education teacher at Gartley Street School for 2026–27; both motions were moved, seconded and recorded as approved (5–0). The committee also approved numerous support-staff hires and extended-school-year positions, and authorized the superintendent to issue contracts for nominated teachers (motions approved 5–0).

The committee recorded resignations including Mike Toomey and Farrah Poirier and acknowledged retirements; members offered brief remarks about the departing staff. Separately, directors reported on program and operational items: the nutrition director announced summer meals (July 6–30, Monday–Thursday, 11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.) available to anyone under 18, and said the district expended $22,000 on local produce under the local foods fund (50% reimbursed) and that the elementary veggie program was approved again.

Votes on personnel and nominations were unanimous where tallied; administration will issue contracts and manage start-of-year assignments. No contested personnel actions were recorded in the provided transcript segments.