001couple minutes. >> I don't know. Nope. So, we're just going to talk loud. Thank you very much for uh the good news. And next would be our student representative report. >> All right. Uh we don't have a mic either. So, [laughter] >> just talk loud. >> Project. >> Uh so, Oh, thank you. >> I don't think it's working. >> I think it's working. Yeah, whatever. >> Oh, but you know what? It might be working at home like they did last >> So, yeah. >> All right. Starting off strong with something those folks already said. The uh MVMS students participated in the tissue drive, a sort of competitive event in which students are encouraged to donate tissue boxes to the schools and their classes with the grade that donates the most winning a popcorn and movie
002afternoon. The total number of tissue boxes donated was 288 and the grade that won the event was the sixth grade. Seventh came in second place and the eighth grade came in third. Uh the middle school the middle school uh musical production of Susco Jr. went fantastic. If you went to see it was Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of um it was a couple weeks ago, a couple weeks before break. Um it was fantastic. I saw some faces in that group that came by and presented um in that musical. um three nights and each night did better than the last. A big round of applause to both the middle school and high school band and chorus for their holiday concert which did phenomenal and showed just how much work uh we were all uh we all put
003into making the music program stand out. Um yeah, it went great. If you went to see those as well, uh Nick and I were both in those. Uh I think it did good. [laughter] Not to toot my own horn or anything, but toot toot. [laughter] >> Um, congratulations to the new National Junior Honor Society at the middle school who were officially inducted and sent on their first assignment, the first assignments which were to partake in the wreath laying and cleaning event at the New Hampshire State Veteran Cemetery. And as a final send off before I hand this microphone off to Nick, the MV the MVMS yearbooks are on sale right now for $25. You can buy a yearbook online or through a paper order, which you can get outside the main office at the middle
004school. Thank you, Silus. All righty. An annual event that everyone seems to love that we do in partnership with Bishop Brady is of course the Pacin Cancer Center fundraising basketball event. Uh last year was held at Bishop Brady. This year it is held here at Marramac Valley High School. It's an every other year uh schedule. So, on Tuesday, January 27th, uh, boys basketball will play at 5:00 pm and then girls varsity basketball at 6:30 p.m. The fundraiser will, uh, also feature a 50/50 raffle, silent auction, and concessions. Uh, just a great event. It's been going on for a few years, um, now, and I mean, we do a great job with it. Bishop Brady does a a lot. So, um, it's always great to see um, the amount of money we raise for the Pacin
005Cancer Center. A great cause. Um, high schoolers are counting down the days to midterms, which take place in two weeks, the week of MLK Day. Seniors are starting to hear back from colleges, and getting ready to embark on their final semester of high school, counting down the days to June 6th, graduation. Uh, really looking forward to that one. Uh, the National Honor Society had a great time serenating students before break. Uh, we do our annual Christmas serenates. We'll also do them for Valentine's Day. And that's pretty much when students can buy a musical and dancing performance for um another student. We have staff members buy for other staff members. Uh we go around to all the classes and serenade people with Christmas songs. Uh it's always it's always fun to watch them get embarrassed. >>
006It was very entertaining. I was there for a couple of them. >> Also, when we get the teachers, we did the main office every time like every period of the day. Mrs. Anthony was loving it. [laughter] >> Oh, Miss Lambert, too. She was loving it as well. >> That's what she was just talking about actually, how much she was loving [laughter] it. >> Yeah, it was it was amazing. >> Um, one of our other honor societies, the Triam Music Honor Society, took a trip to the Marramac County Nursing Home to perform Christmas carols, and all the residents loved it. Uh, the MVHS theater department is proud to announce the spring musical Hades Town, which is a Tony and Grammy-winning musical that reimagines the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Uritysy, intertwining it with the story
007of Hades and Pphanany, which is set in a mythical industrial underworld. The show developed from a community theater project into a Broadway hit. Features a folk/jazz score and explores themes of love, faith, and industry with a narrative that follows the young lover's journey to the underworld and back. It is a very touching musical. Uh very deep. It's also just amazing. I believe it went out in 2018 2019, but it won a ton of Tony's, including best musical when it came out. Um I will be playing Hermes, which is one of the leads. I'm the narrator, the storyteller, and then um Silas is playing one of our workers, which is in the ensemble. So, it's going to be a very, very good show. That's going to be the end of March. So, I'll um make sure
008that when we come in for March, I'll tell you all the details about that. Uh if you make your way into the auditorium, you'll see an entire stage extension. Uh we moved the stage out to the first row, so no one can sit in the first row seats, but it's a ginormous uh stage extension. It's really, really cool. The set's going to be awesome. Really looking forward to this for my senior show. Enough about that. Now, [laughter] uh, it's time for our jokes. What did the tree say after a long cold winter? What a relief. [laughter] What do you call a snapshot from the North Pole? A Polaroid. >> Oh god. [laughter] >> That's all we got for you guys. >> Thank you. Thanks. Thanks. That's great. [laughter] Any questions for either boys? Okay, next
009committee reports. First one is finance. Finance met on December 1st, 8th, and 15th. And Tom will report. The minutes are in the me in the packet. The minutes are in the meeting. No, in the packet, but Tom will report. >> So, this is where we're reporting where we finished on the 15th, right? >> Sure. Okay. Are we going to project the uh slides? >> Yeah, you can do it now or in that spot. We're going to skip over that spot in your business. We have draft warrant that should say it in there, >> but you can do it as part of your report. It doesn't really matter. >> Okay. Yeah, I I yeah prefer to do it if I'm sorry. >> You can stay Okay, let's pull this up here. [clears throat] >> All right,
010thank you for that. So, I think just going over this, Randy, would be probably the best way to go over where we've been the last three meetings. Uh, but before I talk about the numbers, I just want to say that our committee was Tracy Bricky, um, Laura Vincent, uh, Julia Jones, and Melissa Muzzy were all part of the committee. Um, you know, we, uh, I thought we worked well as a team and we came, um, did a lot of work together and it was very helpful. Um, Sam, I would, uh, I pestered Sam a lot. um with a lot of emails, a lot of questions, and after every single finance committee, we had 11 of them. Sam and I always had a virtual meeting and talked about the next agenda and and some questions. Um
011certainly Katherine and Randy were there for support and gave us all their u institutional knowledge and and help with it and they were very instrumental. Um we had um uh Laura, uh Melissa, and Stacy all went to one of those town meetings that we had. I'm sorry, Laura also and Laura, Melissa and Stacy all attended um those meetings. And also um Jessica I think came to every single one of our finance meetings and also came to the four town meetings we had as our at large. She was very instrumental and very helpful and she answered questions that that I could not answer. So very appreciative of everybody that participated and was very helpful. If I left anybody out, I apologize. It was not my intent. Okay, if you go to the next one, Sam. So,
012[clears throat] here's the kind of the overview. So, we're looking at a 51 almost a 52 million budget. Um, we have about, you know, $3.7 million in revenue. And when we're looking at taxation, we're just a little bit north of 48 million. So right now that is 3.38% greater than um last year's uh adjusted budget and the increase is 1,697,000. So if you just take a look at that bottom um little sentence there or statement that's $210,000 le less than what was reduced last year. [clears throat] Okay. Any questions as we go through? And you're going to have this. You don't need to show me. >> You got a you got a new smartphone, he's all I say. [laughter] >> So, um, any questions on that first slide? >> So, the the revenue because it's
013separate from taxation. So, what kind of things make up the revenue? >> Sure. Um, Sam, you want to take that? >> From lunch sales to, you know, any interest that we earn distributions. anything >> any outside tuition right now. Um >> I think we do have some some tuition in there as well. >> I think we got one >> I think it's we went uh 170,000 I think with the >> learning center. Yeah. >> Any other questions? Okay, next slide. So here are the major increases. So the chart on the left or the pie chart on the left breaks it down into percentages and gives you that visual. But I'm going to look and I apologize something happened in the transition. Um I'm going to make this bigger and better that little square. Um but
014health and dental that went up 1.1 million from last year. So that's uh that's 14.2% increase. And just so that everybody knows, people are 78% of the budget. So that when your when your uh health and dental go up quite a bit, it's it's going to affect the the overall budget. Food service went up 475,000. It's been budgeted at 3/4 of a million. Districts really playing about 1.2. So, we wanted to match what we expected to spend to feed the kids with how much um we uh um match how much we spend with the kids with what we budget. So, um we increased that by $475,000 facilities. Last year it we reduced it by $100,000. We restored 80% of that or $80,000. Uh so there was a restoration of summer school work, curricular resources and
015curriculum work and that totaled $222,000. If you remember last year the union said you know with the uh reductions we'll um we'll not take some of our our CBA contracted and that's all back in and that's $322,000. So technology was reduced last year and this is going to be increased this year. This is going to cover security cameras, emergency alarms, Chromebooks, licenses, and computers. And that's going to go up 159,000 or proposed. There's the SAU budget. So, think of the the building just next to us. We pay 87% of those costs. So, that's up $50,000. Utilities. So that includes water, u uh propane, wood chips, electricity, oil. Um that has been underbudgeted over the uh past several years. So those were all uh or not all of them were increased, but most of them were
016increased. So the total amount for utilities now goes to $66,000. And I just want to make a quick comment about food service and utilities and and looking at at next year. So that's that [clears throat] is so about half a million dollars is about 1% increase. So if you take those two things, let's say they we didn't have to increase them this year, the budget would be more of a 2.5 increase versus a 3.38. But the good news is is next year they're not going to be asking for $475,000 more dollars in food service or $66,000 in utilities because they should be pretty close. They might need to ask for a little bit more, but not those numbers. And then retirement and social security. So that goes up $145,000. So those are the major drivers.
017I'm sure there's some other little things in there, but those are the those are the big ones. Yeah. >> So, we talked about raising the cost of the lunch and the breakfast. So, does that affect the food service? >> Well, we we spoke about our revenues. Um and uh no, it doesn't affect the operating budget, but hopefully next year that the prices will increase and you'll have more revenues next year. >> Um can you remind me what the um what is categorized as the summer program? of the restoration for summer programs and curricular resources. What that is? >> Yeah. Can I defer that to you, Katherine? >> So, last last spring back,000 Thank you. >> Other questions on the big drivers. >> Okay, next slide. So, some of the decreases as you can see um
018we have separation pay. So, that's just based on what what is expected right now. Um they have the people I think I don't know what the deadline is but as far as not coming back. Um tuition to the middle school um uh decreased by uh 14% and the numbers aren't showing on that. That's going to be fixed. I apologize for that. Um and that went down 167,000. That's based on expected uh um the projected enrollments. Phones are down. That's really I probably need to put that one in. That's only $10,000, which is barely a percent. Um contract transportation down 50,000. Vehicle replacement down 50,000. Those are based on projections. And then uh federal grants are down uh 10,000. Do you want to talk about the federal grants and what that >> So, can you get
019a microphone? They can't hear you. Sure. So, federal grants are not an expense. They are a revenue. We we get the money. So, it really doesn't belong in the operating budget. This is based on the advice of both the DRRA and our auditors that there's been an arbitrary $710,000 put into our budget and so we're removing it for clarity purposes. And Sam, that would be IDA, Title One, Title Two, Title Four. >> Yeah. And any of the federal grants. Yeah. >> Which is not popping up on that that little screen up there. Any other questions on decreases? So, we have four financial warrants. Collective bargaining I wasn't involved in, but I I put it up anyway because it is um money that needs to be um go to the voters. So the operating budget, we
020talked about that. Collective bargaining in the first year is $766,000. So, we have two trusts in there, um, expendable trusts, and those are to be, in the past, I think the district has tried to, um, fund those through, um, unspent money at the end of the year. And, uh, what we decided to do as a group is just put it out as a Warren article and let the people decide. So, special education is uh, half a million dollars and that number is very specific. If you remember last year, a half a million dollars was taken out of it as far as the deficit. Um and uh we thought we would put that money back in. Um we do we have spoken about a five to sixyear plan after this which would be to get that
021to about $2 million over the next um five to six years um through warrants like this. the maintenance uh expendable trust. We had a lot of conversation about that and uh the group was really good at helping me realize that there's [clears throat] really two things are very different to me. The special ed is is such a wild card. Um there is uh it's very hard to predict uh what can happen and how u financially devastating that has been for school districts in the past. Uh but maintenance expendable trusts we know a little bit more and that's little more moving forward. So we're looking at possibly putting some money in but also taking some money out because there's some roofs that need to be done. Um probably looking at the high school if I remember
022right and and breaking it up into sections. We're looking at you know right now maybe about a million dollars. So right now um there is as we sit here right now special education has nothing in that expendable trust. Maintenance has about $800,000 in that expendable trust. So each and every one of these will be voted on by the by the community to to accept or not. >> Any questions? Yes. >> Um so I have two questions. One is how was it decided that special education would the expendable trust was going to become a warrant article? I'll start with that one. >> Sure. I I I talked about it in the summer. Um we talked about the fact that anything that we have as far as um unspent funds is going to go towards the uh
023deficit which is at about 900. So if we if we didn't have a warrant for it, I don't see any way that we would build that that expendable trust back up. So that's and I'll let other people on the on the group speak you their thoughts, but that was really for me. That's why I I felt that was important. >> Okay. Um >> that was that was why we made that decision. Um, so my second question is, aren't we like, if the warrant does not pass, are we aren't we still legally obligated to fund special education? And so, isn't this a little bit disingenuous because we're going to have to pay for it anyway? >> Well, special education is Sorry, Tom. >> No, no, no. You You can answer it. You can answer. >> Special
024education. >> Sorry. [clears throat] Thanks. Special education is in the budget. I mean, so what we know for special education for next year is already in the budget. Okay. >> So, it's not like there's nothing in the budget for special ed. Um the expendable trust is in case we have something a something astronomical comes out and something we didn't plan on. That's what the trust is for. But we wouldn't we still have to pay for it? >> We would still have to pay for it >> one way or the other. >> Yeah, we would. >> Okay. Um >> I think we just we need to stress that that is what this is for. You know, just sorry to take over. We need to stress that that's what this is for is say rainy day fund
025in case if we have uh unexpected expenditures and special ed again. So that >> Yeah. Yeah. So, Sally, if there was nothing in it and but you know, let's say that didn't pass or even be, you know, tomorrow something um extraordinary happens, uh there going to have to pull it from other lines or they could actually have a special meeting to to raise the money. So, >> yeah. >> All right. Thank you for clarifying. >> Yep. Absolutely. Anything anything on those? And and part of the maintenance, too, is um would we like those numbers to be larger? Yeah, but we also want them to pass. So, there's a little bit of strate strategy in here that I think these are these are doable. But I also like the fact that we put it out there
026and we're going to we're going to let the the people decide on on those expendable trusts. Oh boy, that's that's tiny. I don't know what happened with this, but [clears throat] this is um if if you go on I would really like you to see this page. So, if anybody in the audience or you uh here at the table, if you go on the district site, uh it may be the same thing. I don't know why this got all condensed, but I I'll go through the numbers though. So, uh Sam did estimates on uh what this would be per thousand for the various uh parts of this. Yes, Sam, if you go to the live one, >> bring up the website. >> Yeah. So, or if you go to the live one I shared with
027you, Sam, it would probably be best. I'm not sure that's going to do it. >> Let's see. >> Yeah, because it's a PDF. It's the same looking at something earlier today and it was I was able to see it quite well on the computer. So what I'm going to do Sam is I'm going to reshare this with you and if you could repost it tomorrow so that those things aren't cut off. So the numbers are so just the operating budget themselves. So um if only that passed in Boston that'd be 89 cents on the thousand. So Louden 65 Penook Penook's got the um the bulk of it here. They get a a$189 Salsbury 43 cents and Webster actually yours goes down two cents. So the CBA Boston CBA is the teacher contract would be 31
028cents Louden uh Boswin 31 cents Louden 30 Penuk 49 Salsbury 21 and Webster 19 on the special ed expendable trust. So that's for that half million Boston would be 21, Lowden 20, Henuk 32, Salsbury 14 and Webster 11. And on the $200,000 maintenance one, Boston would be eight cents, Lden would be eight cents, Penoke 13, Salsbury 6, and Webster 5. So the totals if all of these pass, and these are estimates, these are estimates. Bossman would be $149 per thousand. Lowden$123, Penokeook $283, Salsbury 84, and Webster 33. Again, these are estimates. Questions on any of those. All right, last slide. Sam, >> sorry, technical difficulties on my own. I have to say, >> sorry, >> the hardware needs a little extra help. >> All right, so just a little bit of extra information here. There
029were 19 positions reduced from the FY26 reductions and two of them have been restored. So 17 have not, two have and they are middle school and a high school library assistant. Uh there are no new positions and there are no unfilled positions in this this budget. [clears throat] Um so every position that's in this budget will get the district's going to try to hire somebody. Can't promise you all the positions will get hired, but they're going to do their best to get people in. Um, special education is consistent from FY26 as a result of anticipated costs. Um, so as I said earlier and and can I say special education is is not a big increase is pretty fortunate and we're I don't know what magic Julie did but that is atypical of of school districts
030right now. So good job there. So, we had 11 finance committee meetings. I think we discussed everything. There's nothing that we didn't discuss. We didn't always agree. And I would even say if everybody could do this budget individually, we probably have five different budgets, but I think we came to consensus and we agreed. And uh it was a really good group to work with and and I feel good about this budget because [clears throat] I feel like this is appropriate for what the district needs for uh 26 27. Sure. Yeah. >> Tom, I know you answered this question to me personally. Would you mind >> for the benefit of the people in the audience and other members of the board, could you just give a little bit of of um how you were received in
031your town by town visits uh explaining uh this budget? >> Yeah, it went well. Um certainly uh the first budget one I did in Salsbury I learned what I didn't know about the budget which was good and everyone I think u I got a little bit better and a little more knowledgeable uh consequently my uh Q&As's to with Sam um but I thought they went well the uh the select uh boards and uh the Penuk Village authority >> the association >> association sorry uh were very uh uh pleased and happy that we we reached out and the community members and some of them are here tonight uh participated and uh they gave us a lot of good feedback and I think people people appreciated it. >> Excellent. >> Yep. >> Thank you, Tom. >> And
032I don't have to be the only one to answer questions. There was other people. Jess, do you want to tackle that one, too? >> Um yeah, I can. I I think it was very wellreceived. Um, it was nice to have uh kind of open communications and questions for folks. I think getting information out there is best. Um, and sometimes it's better to do it in a more I won't say informal because obviously we were at select meetings and things like that, but u more intimate than an annual meeting. Giving folks time to digest this before we have our uh March meeting. Stacey, I have a question >> uh for Tom or or anyone on the finance committee. Do you want to just um touch briefly on the adequacy funding that and it just explained that
033we went with 95% but there is potential that we would get up to 100. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um I I think Oh, sorry. I think Sam can explain it better than I. >> Sure. So basically the recommendation from the state of New Hampshire is you budget for 95% of your adequacy money for as a revenue. And so that's what we went with. That's really the the bottom line. We went with the state's recommendation. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> We could get as much as Yeah. >> 100% of it, but that hasn't been typically what's happened over >> as I talked to everybody and tell everybody else to use it. That hasn't been typically what has happened. I think it's averaged what 97%. >> I think so. Um, >> so there is potential >> there's potential
034for a little bit more. >> Okay. >> And for those at home watching, adequacy is >> revenues that the state gives us through a pretty convoluted formula. So every town has a every town has a different amount. Is there any other questions or I think this is the time for for you. Oh yeah, Lorna, >> it's not a question. I just appreciate the hard work you guys put in a lot of meetings for this and I think it goes not necessarily, you know, you don't get a lot of thanks for doing it, but I think you did. You guys put in a lot of a lot of work. >> Thank you. Thank you everybody back there. Um so here's the part that I would say that you know how the Marramac Valley School District works
035is that we are >> [clears throat] >> uh built on committees uh you know subcommittees from the board and those subcommittees come back to the to the overall board and this is the chance for even people that were on the committee to ask questions or say hey did you think about this or whatever. You have have that opportunity to do that. Can I ask a procedural question? When would be a time to ask about amending something in the budget or the budget in general? >> Is that now or is that >> You could certainly bring it up and talk about it now, but there won't be any official vote at this meeting. This meeting will be recessed and it will be the the second part will be after the public hearing, which is when the
036actual vote. But I think you may as well throw it out there. This is a time to, you know, get something out. wouldn't necessarily be an amendment, but you can get your get your thoughts um out there. >> And then so I wouldn't make the motion until after the public, >> right? Yeah. We're not going to make any motion about this. We're just going to put this um in front of the the people for the public hearing. We'll get information out. We'll get everything posted. We'll have more things up on the website. Um and then after the public hearing, that's when the board reconvenes and that's when they vote uh to move a budget forward for the warrant. >> Okay. I do have a spiel I would like to present to you guys. It's something
037I am going to ask to be put into the budget. Um it it's I want to start the conversation in support of restoring middle school B level sports to our district budget. Um I've spent time speaking with the athletic departments in town programs and this board previously approved to cut B sports when we were in a huge deficit last year. The total reduction was $18,630 for salaries, officials, and supplies, plus $5,000 for transportation, totaling $23,630. A direct result of those cuts, 64 students immediately lost the opportunity to participate in athletics within our district. Additionally, 36 students were cut after B athletes were selected, which demonstrates a clear demand for this program. Not all towns were able to accommodate these athletes into their wreck programs after the cuts were made. And the towns that were able
038to accommodate, some families were not able to afford the fees andor accommodate the commutes entailed with wreck soccer. [clears throat] Based on this data um to the elimination of B sports resulted in approximately 100 athletes being turned away from athletic participation during tryyouts. These are students who showed up committed and wanted to represent our school district. We told them the district had no place for them. Multiple long-term studies of middle school athletics consist cons consistently show that students who participate in school sports demonstrate higher test scores, improved grades, stronger cognitive performance, reduced absenteeism, and increased overall engagement in school. These outcomes directly support the academic mission of our district. These sports are not a luxury. They are an access point particularly for students who are developing skills, confidence, discipline, and connection to our district. [clears
039throat] For relatively small in comparison budgetary investment, we are choosing whether or not to provide opportunity, belonging, proven academic benefit to dozens of students each year. And we risk future deficits in numbers to our high school teams, which some sports are already struggling in numbers, meaning there's no cuts being made. and JV skilled athletes are being placed up to varsity ahead of their ability and their readiness. Restoring Bports is fiscally responsible and aligned with our responsibility to serve all of our students, not only the most elite athletes. And I strongly encourage you guys to reinstate Bports into the budget and join me in that hope. >> Amanda, would you mind just repeating what the figures were, please? So when when the cuts were made, it was $18,630 and that included the salaries the officials needed
040for these sports and the supplies and then $5,000 for transportation totaling 23630. [clears throat] >> You're welcome. So I guess Randy and Sam, can I ask a question? So when we have our public hearing, anybody from the the audience can come up and make an amendment to it. Would would a board member do that in the meeting or would a board member do that after when we go to vote or does it matter? >> I don't think that the um the order that it happens there matters. It's because it's really about feedback. Um, you know, if that's, you know, there's a hundred people, you know, there that are all saying that, then the board might say, well, you know, we should look at that $23,000. Um, and then it's still going to be the board
041decision as far as what put goes on the warrant. There's another opportunity right at the annual meeting that folks can say, we think this should be added to the budget um, you know, as well. So, um, as far as procedurally, I can I can look into that and get further clarification, but I'm not sure that there'd be any, um, you know, difference to how it's brought up, whether it's brought up, um, you know, from the public or, you know, amending it. >> Yeah. And the reason I asked because if she say she wanted to do that, said, I'll just round it to 25. >> 25. Yeah. and she said she wanted to do that. If she did it during the actual meeting with all of the, you know, the town people there, the voters, they
042would vote. >> But if >> they don't vote at the public hearing, they're just giving input. >> They just given Yeah. Sorry. >> So, it's the it's the board's decision to about what they put forward on the warrant and then that gets voted on at the annual meeting. So, the public hearing is really just getting feedback from folks. >> Thank you. Um may uh question real quick. Um so um you know I having gone through the the budget process last year when we had to make these really difficult choices um I was quite upset that we had to cut sports [clears throat] um in that manner. But I was hoping and I want to make that known just because this is you know it's it I don't think that this board the board at the
043time was cons you know was against sports in any matter. It's just we had a hand that had to be dealt dealt with that we were given. >> Um and so I suppose I'm definitely amendable to this idea but I would like to know which line items it would be put into exactly. if you can be not right now but maybe in the February when we reconvene if you could just tell us which numbers it would be and and what the increase would look like and I mean what it would look like for the percentages if that would be great. Thank you. >> Um for Amanda are you also thinking of because of access to these sports late bus needs to be brought back as well because I know that cut a lot of access.
044So I did have a lot of late bus discussions wrapped into this as well. Um while I do think there is a need for it and for the further towns out right like is and myself included I have to travel a significant amount to come and pick my kids up. So, you know, in comparison to like lunch increases, the gas money is a lot more, you know, and I in between high school and different times with the middle school and no one and our coaches aren't having practices end right at 4:30 anymore. So, like I have one kid getting out at 4:15, one getting out at 5, which makes it even harder for us with that. So I would while I personally would love to have leas back after all the discussions I had today
045in today especially I don't think there's a significant need to justify reinstating late bus. Um I don't I can pull those figures up. I was able to get the figures today of what that has potentially cost the district. But I'm I'm personally more passionate about getting these B sports reinstated than Leapus. Anything else for Tom or the finance committee? Okay, then next is the policy committee. Melissa will not report because she's not here, >> but Katherine will. >> Sure. Um, so you have quite a few policies in your packet. >> Yes. >> Um, let's see. policies EBB CA that's the use and location of the automated external defibrillators um EBB uh the accident reports GBB employee student relations [laughter] um are all in your packets for a second read today. You you had them at
046the last uh you had them at the last meeting and we have not heard um any feedback from anyone in regards to those. So, >> can um >> can we vote on those in a as a slate? >> I think that would be great. >> Can I have a motion to vote on those three um so >> and can I just add that EBBCA will replace GBBGA um when we adopt those? >> Okay. So the motion is to accept EBBC GB EB >> and it really >> and uh >> GB GBA. Are those the three? >> Did I get that right? EBBCA. >> GBGBA is going to be uh sunset. Oh, okay. Sorry. >> May I make the motion just >> Can I question about one before we >> Sure. >> Um, IKF. >> Well,
047you know what? Hold on a second. IKF wasn't part of it. >> Okay, >> we'll Yep. IKF will be a first read. >> It's a first read. So, we'll get to that one after. >> So, >> these are just for the um second read today. >> Um, and Tom, do you mind if Jess makes it because she has them all written down and you can second it. Okay, Tom will second. >> Um, I make the motion that we um accept EBB EB and Sunset. Oh gosh, I didn't write that one down. >> GBGBA. That's That's all the acronyms. >> Is that it? >> I think so. I [laughter] >> Yes, that is it. Um, so that motion was made by Jessica Wheeler Russell, seconded by Tom. Are there any questions on um those? We got
048them last uh board meeting. Nobody gave any feedback to Melissa or to Katherine, so it looks like we're all good with them. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. Next. >> All right. So, we have some that are in here for a first read. I'm gonna I'm going to go to IKF last. Um, so we have policy IC which was updated to align with legislation and school board association recommendations and its revisions will allow us to sunset a which was um specific to the school calendar. So that's a first read for your review. Policy IKFG is new um and it is required. It aligns with uh ED 306 rules requiring all grade levels to address career pathways in age appropriate ways. Um so that is a new one that's in
049here for a first read. Uh and finally the the other one that's in here for a first read and this this one is more significant and um uh Mr. St. An is is here to speak to this uh as well if we have questions is IKF which includes updates around the credit requirements um that reflect the high school's proposals to align with the updated ED 306 rules. Uh, and so that uh you have all three of those in in your packet and IKF is the the one with the um the grid on it. So Amanda, I think you had a question specific to IKF. [clears throat] >> So on the second page um where it says under RSA 189 11 um >> who I need to find it. >> Passage of civics exams third paragraph.
050>> Gotcha. >> Um I would like to see it stated in the policy if possible that all state reporting is deidentified. I'd like to see it in the policy specifically that state reporting is deidentified um and like absolute minimal data is shared. >> So, so um go ahead. >> The civic exam is is a law. We have to administer it and we have to administer it through the tide portal in the state reporting system. So we don't have a flexibility in what we're sharing in that >> portal though is it all deidentified data >> just is it possible to word it that that is deidentified data being shared within that portal I understand that it's a law and it has to be reported is it possible to include in here >> to guarantee that it
051is deidentified data even though it's the state portal >> it's not a portal that we're in charge of so I I would be reluctant to put um responsibility for that on the school district >> and >> um it's go ahead go ahead. >> So I was just gonna say students get reported by their SASID number. It doesn't have >> it it doesn't it's just they're just a number. It doesn't and that the number >> identified right. So can we just state that or >> we're not in charge this is governing excuse me I'm sorry in char this is governing us. We can't govern the state. >> So like the what what you're saying could change for all we know when the state makes up their own mind. >> Sure. and then we could change the
052policy. But I just think it's like an assurance that this is >> I just don't know that it's an assurance that we have the ability to we don't control like we just aren't in control of that portal. So should I mean should this state experience a data breach that's not something that we have control over. >> I hear what you're saying but I I think it is our responsibility to to do our due diligence to make sure we are sharing the identified data. Right. So like we're not putting it it is a lot I understand that but what you're putting into that portal and we can make sure that that portal is the deidentified data like we can take that due diligence >> I don't >> so I know you're saying like they can change
053their policy it like they are at risk for a data breach but what what we're what we're putting into that portal per state mandate Why can't we say that it's deidentified? Why can't we Why can't we say that? >> I don't I guess I would be reluctant to make a statement about a system which I don't have control over. >> But you have control over putting the data into the system >> into our stu. Yes. So it pulls directly from our student uh information system and that the information that we we provide in there. >> So the information that you provide that it's pulled from is deidentified. I'm not entirely sure what you mean when you say deidentified. Like what specifically? >> Like you're not sharing like student specifics. They have like their student number,
054but you're not giving like any more information that is than what is required by law. >> Yes. That's all that's that that's in the student information system. >> We have a policy, not a policy. Um what's the rep the governance? Yeah, like the um the cyber security governance document that we usually approve in early late summer, early fall. >> The data data governance um that's exactly policy manual. Data governance manual in June. >> Yeah. And it's it it governs governs PII, right? >> Um >> it talks about like all the ways the district protects. >> Yeah. So like that is the document I think you're kind of looking for. That's the one that kind of states what we can and cannot share and the guidance that's provided. this policy isn't really like maybe a reference
055>> that >> could be done that we can talk about in policy at the next meeting >> like asterisk see data governance policy >> or something like that we can I think we can >> it's a manual not a policy but >> manual yes >> can I speak to it >> so I appreciate your concern but I would remind you that the New Hampshire Department of Education is also needs to follow those same laws so they are cannot release PII on on anybody either. So they're they're bound to the same constraints that Marc Valley School District is too, >> right? I just I don't see the harm in stating that we are doing our due diligence to abide by that as well. But I like the idea of referencing our policy we already have. Like
056if we could intertwine that into the policy, I do like that idea. >> Well, it could be cross reference. >> Exactly. Yeah. >> Like down where we do a lot of these things. I think we can just discuss it in policy at the next time. Thank you, Jessica. >> Thank you. >> Not that I'm sure. >> That's great. So, Tom, you have a question. >> Yeah. So, I got a a few questions and I don't want to hog. So, somebody wants to jump in. So, um there's a [clears throat] few things here. So, the minimum standards changed. >> Um and there's some um courses or credits now that are issued that don't require seat time. So, um, is economics going to be a standalone course? >> So, I'm gonna have Mr. Sanange come up and
057take the mic. And >> yeah, you can see in the charts associated with our current requirements from the current graduation requirements for classes at 26, 27, 28, 29 are consistent. If they're the same, then it's the same. So, currently economics is standalone half credit course. it would remain the same as you can see in there. >> Okay. >> So, >> um why did um I see there's a an added elective. Did that have anything to do with the minimum standards or was that just something that >> Yeah, given that the the required credits to meet the minimum standards no longer require seat time. >> Yeah. In the event that a student could earn additional credits with seat time, we wanted to maintain our current opportunities for our elective credits. And so this this gives students
058still the same ability if if you look at the minimum standards. One of the reductions in terms of general electives from the state ed 306 rules was to reduce the elective credits and we didn't feel like it was necessary to you know minimize those options and reduce our elective options for students. So it really maintains our current practice. >> So So you're not expecting less of your students as far as correct taking Okay, good. And just a a question on the the logic and rhetoric. Well, I guess English and math and um logic and rhetoric is really is broken down into those four components of problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and cause and effect. So, it looks like it's going to be embedded in the uh English and I also see that stats and data
059um are also going to be embedded in in the math. So, is that going to be curriculum uh changes that are going to need to happen or is are you are you feeling >> we're not anticipating any major curriculum changes. uh when you there's an adjustment to the competencies, many of those things fall in line with our current English 9 and 10 courses. And so the the the full credit of English will include a half credit of logic and rhetoric and writing. So um >> and consequently the extra credit for electives >> corre correct and and one of the components in terms of um when our departments met we we uh were very cognizant that we didn't want to incorporate any need to increase any staffing or any of those levels. So we were able
060to identify those in within those courses. So >> okay thank you. >> Thank you Tom. Thank you Sean. Um, anybody else have any questions for Sean? >> Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else have any questions for policy? So, these were all first read. So, if you have any if you get home and you have nothing to do and you're looking to fall asleep and you read these and then and then um you come up with something, send Melissa and Katherine an email. And our next policy meeting is next Monday the 12th at six o'clock at the SAU. >> Thank you, >> Tracy. You should make an audio book reading through all these policies. [laughter] >> Yeah, that would be very very stimulating. [laughter] >> Maybe we can get you to make the audio book, Nick.
061>> Okay, next. Curriculum met. All right. So, there's a fair amount of dovetailing between what we were just talking about and what we heard at the curriculum committee where principal St. An uh visited us to talk to us about the revised and updated uh MVHS program of studies um so that they are aligned with the updated ED306 rules. Um so we got a review of the current program of studies and um the current credit requirements and then we took a look at the changes and had an opportunity to learn more about them, ask questions and so on and so forth. That's pretty much it. >> Thank you. Anybody have any questions for Sally? Perfect. Okay then. So next we don't have any old business. So we will go on to new business. Personnel update. Um
062in your packet I'm sure you saw that um third grade teacher at Louden Lin Bushard who had submitted for her retirement by the November 1st date has now decided that she would like to remain at Marramac Valley. So, she is rescending her retirement notice. >> Okay. >> Which is good. Very good. >> I don't know if it's good for Lynn, but it's good for us. >> Next is the draft warrant for and it should say the 2026 annual meeting. >> We pretty much covered uh what those warrants would be in uh finance. Did anybody have any questions on how that looked >> um the warrant or just in general >> just for budget? >> Just it not necessarily just budget. I mean there's you know >> I do and I've lost my place. So sorry.
063Um I think folks might not be surprised to hear me when I say that. Um I would really like to see and this doesn't have to happen now. will be when we reconvene. I would really like to see the um article uh for collective bargaining um either with an asterisk explaining what is included in on this or breaking out the numbers. Um if you recall um in this uh we're uh kind of changing um uh rearranging best practices to kind of be more clear about what is included in a CBA, a collective bargaining agreement. And so this is not just salaries. This is um also other items um >> the benefits, >> retirement and t um payroll tax. Mhm. >> So, um, don't have to have a discussion about it now, but I'd like to
064hear people's opinions, um, in February when we reconvene the meeting. >> Anybody else have anything about the warrant? >> Can I just ask Jess? I'm sorry. What do you want to see in specific? >> So, I would like to see it broken out. Personally, what I'd like to see is that the salary line is not because like at first glance folks will see that number I think and you know it's all salaries and stuff like that but it's not. So I would like to see salaries is I don't remember what the number is off the top of my head for the first year but six that 600 blah blah or whatever it was. >> So so the the dr portal which basically helps write this doesn't break it out. it it has the so for
065the warrant itself it needs to just be the total number down below it does say salaries and benefits even though it doesn't break that out so >> um I think >> when you present >> that I think you may need to to break out the numbers and we can do that pretty easily but the warrant itself is just the total appropriation >> okay so it's kind of set in stone then just due to the DRA okay that makes sense I appreciate the correction thank you >> and there is going to be and I apologize guys Tracy for jumping in. Um, there's going to be a tile for the CBA, >> so maybe you could have a a tile in there that it's, you know, some information in there. >> Okay. Next is any other questions
066on the warrant? Sorry, Stacy. Go ahead. >> That's fine. I just have a quick question in relation to article two. Can you remind me when um the dates are for interested parties to initiate that they want to run for a school board seat to file? Yeah. Thank you. >> Yep. So, as I'm looking down the dates right now, the filing period begins January 21st and it ends January 30th at 5:00 p.m. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So, if if you're filing on the last day, you have to file in person. And um that also would include any petition to warrant articles, correct? By the 30th or is that >> last day to receive petition warrant articles is February 3rd by 5:00 p.m. >> Okay. >> You guys open at 5, >> close the floor. >>
067We'll be there. >> Okay. [laughter] Any other questions? That was a good one, Stace. Thank you. The next um under new business is the school calendar. Katherine, >> sure. So, you have the proposed calendar in your packet. So, this was created with the assumption that the teacher contract is going to pass because it accounts for an additional uh professional development day. Um so faculty and admin have provided feedback on calendar options and that's what has brought forward uh this version that you have in front of you. A couple of things I want to draw your attention to. Um the 8th is election >> September 8th yes is um an election day and the town of Bosowan has requested to use uh the school for that election. What we have done in the past is had
068Bosowan be remote on that day to allow uh the school to be used for the election. The school parking situation cannot accommodate both uh school to be in session. I mean just that's just one factor, but it can't accommodate the school to be in session and for the the election to be happening. Um other things I wanted to draw your attention to, it's critical that we align closely with Conquered School District because of CRTC and there's legislation requiring it. Uh there are only two differences between our calendar and conquer's calendar. That is the our January 29th PD day and our March 5th PD day. [snorts] Are there any questions about the calendar, Tom? >> Yeah. So, uh I see 93 and 84. That's 177. That's CBA related. >> Yes. And if there's a snow day,
069is it made up or do you look at ours? >> Uh, we make up [clears throat] snow days. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Anybody else have any questions about the calendar? Okie do. And we need to change the date of the February board meeting. >> Oh, sorry. We need to vote on the calendar. Yes, there's a big X right there that says that. I'll make a motion that we accept the proposed 2627 school calendar. >> Second. >> So the motion was made by Jessica, seconded by David to accept the 2627 school calendar. Any other questions before we vote? All those in favor of the 2627 calendar say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay. The next is that we need to um change the date for the February board meeting. So the um February board
070meeting was scheduled for the second um I believe or maybe Yeah. Um and because of the um we'll be reconvening after the public hearing, we just want to move that February uh board meeting till the following week. Um so the fourth will be the public hearing and then this meeting reconvened. Um, and then we'll have the the following Monday we'll have the the board meeting. >> And I do need a um motion for that. >> So, this mo motion was made by Sally to change the February board meeting from February 2nd to February 9th. Made by Sally, seconded by >> Stacy. Thank you. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Thank you. Just for the record, I I won't be able to attend. >> Okay. Thank you, Tom. >>
071Yeah. >> Tracy, just quick clarification. What was the date on the public hearing? >> Fourth is public hearing >> with the snow date. >> With a snow date the fifth [snorts] >> um >> auditorium. >> Yeah. Oh, >> yeah. Yes, it will be in the auditorium. >> We'll be very careful. >> Oh, no. It's fine. >> No, we're gonna miss that you guys get a preview at the stage extension. >> We're going to wreck the stage extension. >> We jumped on it today. It ain't going anywhere. [laughter] >> Excellent. Um, next, Education Freedom Account cost structure. >> So, I'll give uh a little breakdown and then let let Sam take over. But um previously with the education freedom accounts vouchers um we were able to just not accept EFA. So there wasn't yeah there wasn't
072a need EFA students. Um it's a different category than homeschool, right? So homeschool kid if they want to take classes, they live in our district at home school. They want to come and take chemistry at the high school, they can take chemistry at the high school and we get a pr-rated amount of adequacy for that student. EFAS we did not get any sort of um prated adequacy. Um so they did change the law and make it so that you have to accept EFA students but you can set a fee for those um for those classes. So it's a different category than homeschool. this kind of balances out by being able to set the fee um that sort of balances out that loss of adequacy. Um so what we did and I think you can probably
073see it on that uh chart is we looked at the um cost per student and divided by seven because the middle school and high school we have seven periods. If you wanted to take one class that's what it would break down to. Um, and then we just went with that same formula for the elementary school. And then we looked at the co-curricular activities. I'll let Sam uh go over how he um, you know, got, you know, some of those numbers that you see on there, but we felt this is a um, a reasonable um, breakdown um, as far as charging for um, EFA students. >> Thanks. So um the co-curricular really there are six different levels in the contract um with a different percentage of the base. So um when I looked at them it
074was easier to split them up as elementary, middle, and high school. Uh so based on the number of times that they meet and how many students typically participate, that's sort of how I came up with with a structure for the $50, $100, $150. I included a few things that students may want to participate in. um just as examples. And then for athletics, it's pretty straightforward. I took salaries, transportation, and officials. Um added up all of that and divided it by the total number of expected athletes that we would have. And so if you notice bass fishing, I I think the coach gets $500 and there were seven of them. So $71. Um the >> Hey, we're a good team. >> You are a good team. And so obviously you can see the the varying amounts
075for each sport in both high school and middle school. So just to just to go over that this is the amount that if a student is not attending our school and they are getting EFA um money this and they decided they wanted to come and participate in cross country they would be charged at the high school they would be charged $314 and they could still participate. Whereas before we could just say no sorry you can't you can't participate. We have to accept all those students. >> And right now this chart is just for for tonight for us to kind of look at the formulas and and what we did. We would look at setting the rates in June for the following school year for each of these things. >> But we yeah we want the
076procedure approved for this evening. Stace. >> Um, just a question for Sam. Have you um talked to any other business administrators? Like is this kind of maybe similar to what other schools might be doing as well? >> Yes, it's it's in line with what others different formulas, different reasoning, but um most of the ones that I've spoken with are are looking at some form of of charging for EFA students. >> Um I have a couple questions. Um, I think you already touched on the one that I was going to ask first, which this is this is just for January 1st for this school year or is this just a conceptual come June we'll approve this formula and then we'll see it once a year? >> It it's more the second one. So, we want to
077approve the procedure and moving forward with the process and then in June, >> right? But these are the prices for for for really they correspond to this year's salaries and and expected numbers. When did the law go into effect for acceptance? Is it June 30th of this year or is it >> Yeah, we we could have been charging them right now. >> Okay. Um then the other question I have is more of a not necessarily formula related but um you know having experienced elementary club you know levels and stuff like that there's not a lot of spaces. Do MV students get priority like students who are in the school building over EFA students? So, for example, I' I've had children who were unable to be in a club because there was not enough slots. So,
078okay, just checking. >> Yeah, it's it's really I might get experienced the same thing. So, um you know, it really is a matter of first come, first serve. Um for some of the clubs, >> you know, what happens? >> Um okay, I think that's the only few questions I had. Tom >> just dawned on me as I was listening because first of all I think this is wonderful. Um >> do we know if a student is a EFA student? >> I'll tell you how we found out Tom. um when we were running um our reports, it would get kicked back cuz when we we would think somebody would tell us that they're homeschooled and then but when we run the report, we'd get an error message and then we'd have a difference in, you know,
079all of the things that that go into that sort of red flag and we had to had to fix it. And basically that's because they were accepting EFA fees. We ask now as part of any time we have somebody that's that's coming in that would like to take that um and it's going to be part of our athletic questionnaires and all of that so that we are sure that if they're taking EFAs um that you know we're we can work that out properly. >> Did you catch it? What do they call it now? NH index or whatever it is. Is that how you caught it? Yeah, it was when uh and Katie would be the the person to answer it, but when she uh runs the report um thinking everything's good because we get because
080the state was paying a prrated amount for adequacy. So if someone was taking, you know, a class at the at the high school, we were going to get, you know, a couple of pennies, you know, towards um you know, our revenue and it came in and said, "No, this this person you won't be getting any for." And we're like, "What's the problem?" and it's and it happened to be an EFA issue. >> Yeah. Okay. Neat. Thank you. >> So, I do need a motion to accept um [clears throat] this >> this level of pricing for now and the process to happen again in June. >> Oh, so this would start >> this starts now. these prices for this year and then the process applied the same way to next year's prices in June. So I
081do need that motion. Lorna Tom. >> Yeah, I'll make a motion. >> Lorna, >> thank you. So all those in favor of uh the cost sheet for the classes and the co-curricular say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Okie do. Um, sorry, I lost my agenda. There it is. Uh, manifest and journal entries. Um, so I'm assuming that Melissa I signed, Melissa signed. Um, I need a motion to accept the manifest and journal entries. >> So moved. >> Seconded by David. So moved by Jess. Seconded by David to accept the manifest and journal entries. Any questions before we vote? All those in favor of the manifest and journal entries say I. >> Thank you. Oh, I'm sorry. All opposed. Thank you. Um board chairperson's report. Uh I do not have a report. Um thank you.
082Next would be assistant superintendent report. >> All right. I'm going to pass around um our submissions for the I voted sticker contest. No, unfortunately none of our students were selected, but they did share with us uh the student submissions from each of the um schools that participated, so they're pretty cute. >> Thank you. >> Um Randy and I have started our new teacher visits and we are hoping to complete those this month. Um during these uh visits, we meet with all the new teachers, uh teachers are new to Andover and Marc Valley. We deliver them a hot beverage and we seek their feedback on their transition to the district and inquire as to how we can further support them. Um we are finding that we have less applicants uh entering the field of of education
083um every year and so the limited number of teachers looking for jobs with that in mind it is critical that we ensure that our work environment is positive, supportive and encouraging. Um and one of the things we get to hear about when we do these visits is our our mentor program uh which is led by Pam Hill. Um the feedback on that is is really always very positive. Pam is exceptional at at what she does. Um and I think is is really integral to the success of our our teaching staff. Um both Marmac Valley and Andover districts are undergoing uh ESA grant monitoring. So this is a this is a bit of a lift, time consuming, laborious process. Um but it's one that lets us reflect and improve on our procedures and our practices. So
084that is happening this week. Um, and we are rapidly approaching the halfway point in the school year. So, schools will soon be monitoring student progress with the administration of the NEWA assessment. And as you may recall, our district goal is that 80% of students in grades 3 to 10 who take the test will meet or exceed their projected proficiency level. And I look forward to reporting to you those results the conclusion of the testing window. And that is my report. >> Thank you. Superintendent's report. >> Thank you. I'm going to keep mine um short and sweet with the uh you can't see it because we have the shades down, but the snow is still coming down outside. Um, so I want to just play off of something that Katherine said about our our new teacher
085visits and um, one of the things when we are talking with new teachers who are new to the district but have come from other places and we ask them about both the the mentor program and how they feel, if they feel welcomed. And um, you know, we hear phrases like warm and welcoming and um, wow, they didn't have this at my uh, last district. And we hear those over and over again where we're meeting with veteran teachers who are new to uh the valley. And um I think that says a lot about how we welcome staff in and um and both the the new teacher orientation and the the monthly visits that they have, but as well as the the communities that are formed within each of our buildings. So, um I take a lot
086of lot of pride in in hearing that that um um that's how people feel when they're going through. And I appreciate uh Nick giving us the countdown to his birthday uh June 6th um earlier on. I I know that uh for the seniors as they're looking for uh looking forward to midterms, uh that's kind of the next thing for them to to look on their on their agenda. So, um so thanks for that and that's all I got. Thank you. >> Uh, next would be um public comment. >> Thank you. I want to thank everyone for this work on the budget because I know it's not easy job and you've all done a good job. Uh tonight, late this afternoon, I sent every school board member a email and this picture. This picture is of
087the Mar Valley Learning Center alternative. When it was ever originally given to the school board way back when, I have no idea. But my question to in my email, was this presented to you when you made your decision back in November? I'm going to be open and honest. I'm here representing the taxpayers. The taxpayers of the Marramac Valley School District are not happy with the Washington Street School decision. We don't know exactly. We have an estimate of what it's going to cost, how many years, but we don't know each year how much we're expected to pay, what we're really expected. It's like a hit and miss vague situation, and it's not a good one. And again, we the taxpayers are not happy. Thank you. >> Thank you, Louise. >> I know it's close to the
088budget hearing, but with the change of the February meeting, is that an opportunity to hit Webster with the same information that all the other towns got just to get it to a few more people. >> Tom can answer that. >> Thank you. Yeah. So, uh been in communication with Dave Hemingway and uh he attended the one in uh Penuk and we spoke about it there too and um he talked about wanting to do it a little bit differently than and but having like Randy there I believe uh and Sam and he said he was going to contact them. So, uh, that's where we left it with Dave and I, but I'm happy to reach out to him and see where he is, um, and and have that, uh, communication with you. Yeah. Or I'd even
089do it I just do it, um, with you if you'd like to do that, too. >> Thank you, Tom. >> Yeah. >> Normally, we don't uh have a back and forth with public comment, but that was important. uh compliments on the on the budget. Uh when when we have the um annual meeting, how stridenly will the uh school board argue for this budget to be passed? >> And I'm I'm saying please be stridened. >> Thank you, Pat. [laughter] Thank you, Pat. >> Any other Yeah. Any other public comment? Marca, [clears throat] >> thank you. Um Tracy, you said there would be a change with the live streaming due to that parental right legislation and live streaming wouldn't be started until after we had the presentation by whatever school it was going to be. >> Yes,
090that's what I said. So tonight that would have been um the live stream wouldn't be started till after the good news which means that the public if you're listening or if you're watching from home they would have missed the finance report and the public comment. So, could we change the agenda around so that um the uh presentation by the schools would come after the minutes and then the live stream could start at the finance report and the public comments on the agenda and therefore >> Thank you, Marca. Okay. >> Any other public comment? >> So, we do need to go into non-public session under RSA 91A. So, A, B, and C. Excuse me. Brian, don't leave, please. A, B, C. I I >> Thank you, sir. >> I need a motion to go into non-public.
091David second.