To the Inhabitants of the Oyster River Cooperative School District of Durham, Lee, and Madbury qualified to vote upon District affairs:

You are hereby notified to meet at the Oyster River High School in said district on the 3rd day of February, 1998, at 7:00 o'clock in the evening for Session I of the Annual School District Meeting for discussion of Articles 3 through 12 and for any amendments thereto.

Official ballot voting for school district officers (articles 1 and 2) and on articles 3 - 12 will occur at town polling locations on Tuesday, March 10, 1998:

1. To choose a Moderator for the coming year.

2. To choose two at-large School Board members for the ensuing three years.

3. Shall the school district raise and appropriate the sum of $12,750,000 for partial reconstruction, enlargement, renovation and equipping of the high school; said sum to be in addition to any federal, state, or private funds made available therefore; and authorize the issuance of not more than $12,750,000 of bonds or notes in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA Chapter 33); and authorize the school board to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes and to determine the rate of interest thereon; or take any action relative thereto? Furthermore, shall the school district raise and appropriate the additional sum of $195,218 for the payment of the first year's interest on the bonds or notes authorized by this article, such sum being the difference between the interest of $358,218 on this borrowing, and the transfer of $163,000 in high school capital improvements from the operating budget?

   (Special warrant article) Two-thirds vote required.

   The School Board recommends this appropriation.

4. Shall the school district raise and appropriate the sum of $2,800,000 for the addition of an auditorium to the high school project described in Article 3, said sum to be in addition to any federal, state, or private funds made available therefore; and authorize the issuance of not more than $2,800,000 of bonds or notes in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA Chapter 33); and authorize the school board to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes and to determine the rate of interest thereon; or take any action relative thereto? Furthermore, shall the school district raise and appropriate the additional sum of $78,677 for the payment of the first year's interest on the bonds or notes authorized by this article?

   (Special warrant article) Two-thirds vote required.

   The School Board recommends this appropriation.

5. Shall the school district raise and appropriate the sum of $198,000 for the addition of a fire protection sprinkler system to Mast Way School?

   (Special warrant article) Majority vote required.

   The School Board recommends this appropriation.

6. Submitted by twenty-five or more qualified voters of the Oyster River Cooperative School District on January 13, 1998:

   "To see whether the voters favor negotiating a change in the method of teacher compensation in the District from a salary schedule based primarily on years of experience and education attainment to a market-driven compensation system that rewards teachers for productivity and accountability in achieving the educational goals of the District?"

   (Petitioned warrant article) Majority vote required.

7. Submitted by twenty-five or more qualified voters of the Oyster River Cooperative School District on January 13, 1998:

   "To see if the School District will vote to create an expendable trust fund under the provisions of RSA 198:20-c, to be known as the Running Track Fund, for the purpose of constructing an all-weather running track to be used by the Oyster River schools and community. Furthermore, to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) toward this purpose, and to authorize the school board to accept donations from fund-raising activities toward this purpose. Furthermore, to name the school board as agent for the expenditure of monies from this trust fund."

   (Petitioned warrant article) Majority vote required.

   The Board does not recommend approval of this article.

8. Shall the District vote to approve within the provisions of New Hampshire RSA 273-A:3 the cost items included in the collective bargaining agreement reached with the Oyster River Education Support Personnel Association which calls for the following increases in salaries and benefits over the prior year:

   1998-1999	$22,072
   1999-2000	$14,728
   2000-2001	$15,097

   and further to raise and appropriate the sum of $22,072 in 1998-99 for additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries and benefits over those paid in the prior fiscal year?

   (Separate warrant article) Majority vote required.

   The Board recommends approval of this article.

9. Shall the school district raise and appropriate the sum of $129,399 as a deficit appropriation to be added to the 1997-98 appropriation for purposes of meeting the unanticipated expenses of the district in special education.

   (Separate warrant article) Majority vote required.

   The Board recommends this appropriation.

10. Shall the school district raise and appropriate a supplemental appropriation in the sum of $100,000 for operations and management of the school district for the current school year.

    (Separate warrant article) Majority vote required. This amount will be funded from existing revenues.

    The Board recommends this appropriation.

11. Shall the school district adopt the provisions of RSA 40:15 to allow voting at additional polling places for the second session of the annual meeting?

    Majority vote required.

12. Shall the school district raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant articles, the amount set forth on the budget posted with the warrant, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $18,620,004, distributed as follows: Fund 1 = $17,673,504 (regular operating budget); Fund 2 = $455,500 (expenditures from federal/special revenues); Fund 4 = $491,000 (expenditures from food service revenues)? Should article #12 be defeated, the operating budget shall be $16,804,401, which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the school district, or by law, or the school district may hold one special meeting in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI to take up the issue of a revised operating budget only. (This article does not include appropriations under any other warrant articles.)

    Majority vote required.

    The Board recommends this appropriation.

GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AT SAID MADBURY THIS 21st DAY OF JANUARY, 1998.

Joan Valentine, Chairperson [signed]
David D. Brown [signed]
A. D. Christie, Jr. [signed]
John J. Collins
Jay W. Flanders [signed]
Patrice K. Gray [signed]
Shirley A. Thompson [signed]

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