CONTOOCOOK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
District Meeting Part 1
February 4, 2020
6:00 p.m.
ConVal High School Gymnasium
District Meeting Part 2
Voting in Individual Towns
March 10, 2020
Month: January 2020
As part of the budget planning and approval process, the ConVal School Board has created explanatory documents that are designed to inform the public.
The SAU has prepared a Powerpoint presentation which guided the budget hearing presentation on January 7th. This file is available in .pdf form by clicking here.
During the next eight weeks, there’s going to be a lot of activity as the various school boards in the area complete the process associated with getting voter approval for the 2020-21 school year budgets.
The ConVal School District Administration began the process to develop our next budget last summer. The proposed budget was approved by the School Board on January 7th.
In keeping with the multiple action steps outlined in the District’s Strategic Plan, the Education Committee has been actively involved in guiding and monitoring the curriculum renewal cycle, program development, instructional practices, and professional development which provide our students with high-quality programs of instruction which promote their individual academic achievement and success and our staff with the professional development needed to enhance their teaching skills.
The annual budget for the ConVal School District is subject to a two-part approval process.
The Deliberative Session, or District Meeting Part I, is dedicated to discussions and amendments to the proposed budget. The second is the Voting Session that determines whether district voters support or decline the proposed budget.
On Tuesday,
Read More: How The School District Budget Approval Process Works
The mission of the School Board Communication Committee is to:
- Create positive, proactive communications that directly aid the district in achieving its strategic plan.
- Celebrate the successes of ConVal students, faculty, staff, and initiatives.
- Build and improve relationships with stakeholders to solicit support for programs and budget.
At the January 7th ConVal School Board budget hearing, Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders presented the proposed budget for the 2020-2021 school year. The administration and the School Board have been working on the budget for the last several months and have been discussing, refining, and revising it to reach this final proposed version.
The ConVal School District budget is based on a set of assumptions for the next fiscal year which fall into one of three main categories:
Procedural assumptions are those that continue to support the mission,
Read More: ConVal 2020-2021 Budget Presented At Board Hearing
As the SAU 1 administrative team and the ConVal School Board prepare to make important school budget decisions to be voted on at the district meeting this March, a familiar struggle is taking shape. The financial demands placed on local schools to maintain high-quality education plays out as taxpayers worry about affordability.
Why are we facing increasing tax rates to fund our schools at the local level?
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