Nashoba School Committee Reorganizes as Food Service Outsourcing Fight Intensifies

STOW — June 10, 2026 — Nashoba Regional School Committee reorganizes and faces fierce pushback on food service outsourcing plan. The committee unanimously re-elected Leah Viverrito as chair and elected Scott Powell vice chair at its June 10 organizational meeting in Stow, then spent the bulk of the evening hearing from roughly 30 food service workers, parents, and union members opposed to a pending contract with Whitsons School Nutrition. NREA President Kevin Keaveny accused district administration of deliberately postponing a May 13 committee vote on outsourcing to allow an unfair labor practice complaint to expire the following day, calling the sequence "games." Parent Ross Fulliston challenged the RFP process, noting that the district took more than five months to draft the solicitation, gave vendors just 30 days to respond after a Friday-night posting, and received only one bid — from Whitsons, the district's existing limited-services vendor. Assistant Superintendent Ross Mulcairn told the committee the Whitsons proposal carries a $375,000 guaranteed return over three years, and that current employees would retain their district positions while new hires would work for Whitsons outside the union contract. No vote was taken; additional summer meetings are expected before any decision is made.