by ConVal School Board Member Jim Fredrickson
January 27, 2021
Our last article was published in mid-December. It discussed the process and timeline followed to develop the school district budget which is subject to voter approval in March. A lot has happened since then:
- The School Board has reviewed and modified the budget as submitted by the administration
- The proposed budget was presented at a Public Hearing on January 12th
- The Board voted to approve the proposed budget and the default budget on January 22nd
- The Warrant Articles for the March 9th ballot were finalized and posted on January 25th
Next up:
- District Meeting Part 1 – Deliberative Session at CVHS (Gym) February 2, 2021 6:00 PM
- District Meeting Part 2 – Voting (in Individual Towns) March 9, 2021
At the Deliberative Session, all proposed Warrant Articles will be presented and attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions about any of them. Voters can also propose amendments and, if approved by voters in attendance, the amended Warrant Articles will be included on the final ballots.
The proposed March 2021 District Ballot will include the following Warrant Articles:
- Operating Budget – School District SB2
- Accept the Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Special Meeting for Defeated/Amended Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Appropriate to Special Education Reserve Trust Fund from Fund Balance
- Appropriate to Building Capital Reserve Fund from Fund Balance
- Appropriate to Energy Trust Fund from Fund Balance
- Appropriate to Equipment Trust Fund from Fund Balance
- Appropriate to Athletic Trust Fund from Fund Balance
- Appropriate to Building Capital Reserve Fund from Fund Balance
- Accept Reports of Agents and Auditors
- School Board Salaries
- Fund Balance Retention
- School Board Members
It may be convenient to think about these in groups in terms of what they impact:
- FY2021-22 Gross Budget (Articles 1 and 2)
- District Trust Funds and Fund Balance (Articles 4 to 9 and 12)
- Administrative (Articles 3, 10, 11, and 13)
The next three articles in this series will cover the following topics and will be posted on the School Board website schoolboard.convalsd.net.
- Collective Bargaining Agreement (Warrant Articles 2 and 3)
- District Trust Funds and Fund Balance (Warrant Articles 4 through 9 and 12)
- FY2021-22 Gross Budget & Default (warrant Article 1)