2000 ORCSD 46th Annual Report
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
OYSTER RIVER COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING -- SESSION II
MARCH 14, 2000

Kim Starbranch
School District Clerk

(Total ballots cast: 3,314, including 330 absentee.)

INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS

  1. To vote, complete the arrow(s) <=  = pointing to your choice(s), like this: <=--=
  2. To write-in a candidate not on the ballot, write the name on the line provided for the office and complete the arrow <=  = pointing to the write-in line like this: <=--=
ARTICLE 1: FOR MODERATOR [1 year term] Vote for ONE
Dale T. Swanson [ X ]2845 (99.34%)
______________________________(Write-in) [   ]19 (0.66%)
Total2864
ARTICLE 2: SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES [3 year terms]
School Board Representatives from Durham Vote for ONE
M. William Bowes [   ]325 (11.48%)
Drew Christie [ X ]1310 (46.27%)
James T. Gard [   ]540 (19.08%)
Kathy McWilliams [   ]639 (22.57%)
______________________________(Write-in) [   ]17 (0.60%)
Total2831
School Board Representatives from Lee Vote for ONE
Scott Bugbee [   ]521 (19.97%)
John J. Collins [ X ]1272 (48.75%)
Laura Levesque [   ]804 (30.82%)
______________________________(Write-in) [   ]12 (0.46%)
Total2609
School Board Representatives from Madbury Vote for ONE
William R. Leslie [ X ]2250 (98.73%)
______________________________(Write-in) [   ]29 (1.27%)
Total2279
ARTICLE 3: Shall the District raise and appropriate the sum of $20,401,960 for the 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 $20,401,960 of bond 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 thereto; or take any action relative thereto? Furthermore, shall the District raise and appropriate the additional sum of $693,667 for the payment of the first year's interest on the bonds or notes authorized by this article? (Adoption or defeat of this article is not a reconsideration or recission of the vote of the November 16, 1999 school district meeting approving a bond for the high school.) [ X ]
Yes
2168
(65.48%) 		[   ]
No
1143
(34.52%)
Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3311		Required
1987
(60.0%)
ARTICLE 4: Shall the School District raise and appropriate the sum of $1 for the partial reconstruction and 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 $1 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 thereto; or take any action relative thereto? Furthermore, shall the school district raise and appropriate an additional sum of $1 for the payment of the first year's interest on the bonds or notes authorized by this article? In the event that more than one bond article appropriating a sum of money for work related to high school enlargement receives the required majority of votes, the amounts of the several bond articles may not be combined and no more than the highest sum specified in any one bond article may be appropriated. A vote to approve this article shall not constitute a reconsideration of article 3. [   ]
Yes
770
(25.13%) 		[ X ]
No
2294
(74.87%)
Not Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3064		Required
1839
(60.0%)
ARTICLE 5: Shall the School District raise and appropriate the sum necessary for the sole and exclusive purpose of constructing a second, additional high school in the District, said high school to have at the maximum a capacity of 400 students and a location only on a site other than that occupied by current high school facilities, and said sum to be in addition to any federal, state, or private funds made available therefore; and authorize the issuance of not more than $1 of bond 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 thereto; or to take any action relative thereto? Furthermore, shall the School District raise and appropriate the additional sum of $1 for the payment of the first year's interest on the bonds or notes authorized by this article? Provided that no such aforementioned sums shall be raised or bonds issued if the annual district meeting determines by legal vote to authorize renovation and expansion of the current high school? A vote to approve this article shall not constitute a right to reconsideration of article 3. [   ]
Yes
679
(21.48%) 		[ X ]
No
2482
(78.52%)
Not Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3161		Required
1897
(60.0%)
ARTICLE 6: Shall the District vote to raise and appropriate the sum of up to $250,000 for the purpose of equipping the high school, and authorize the transfer/use of that amount from the June 30 fund balance for this purpose. (This amount is a portion of the anticipated interest earned on bond proceeds transferred to the general fund on or before June 30, 2001.) [ X ]
Yes
2339
(73.23%) 		[   ]
No
855
(26.77%)
Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3194		Required
1598
(50.0%)
ARTICLE 7: 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 Bus Drivers Association which calls for the following increases in salaries and benefits over the prior year:
2000-2001 $15,698
2001-2002 $30,049
2002-2003 $32,496
and further to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,698 in 2000-2001 for the additional costs attributable to the increases in salaries and benefits over those paid in the prior fiscal year? 		[ X ]
Yes
2499
(77.20%) 		[   ]
No
738
(22.80%)
Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3237		Required
1619
(50.0%)
ARTICLE 8: Shall the District raise and appropriate the sum of $61,450 for roof and window replacement at Mast Way School and authorize the withdrawal of $61,450 from the School Board Capital Replacement Trust Fund created for that purpose? [ X ]
Yes
2914
(89.09%) 		[   ]
No
357
(10.91%)
Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3271		Required
1636
(50.0%)
ARTICLE 9: Shall the District raise and appropriate the sum of $25,000 for a well and other improvements to fields at Oyster River High School and Oyster River Middle School and authorize the withdrawal of $25,000 from the Facilities Development Capital Reserve Fund created for this purpose? [ X ]
Yes
2668
(82.40%) 		[   ]
No
570
(17.60%)
Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3238		Required
1620
(50.0%)
ARTICLE 10: Shall the District raise and appropriate up to $50,000 to be added to the expendable trust fund known as the Special Education Fund, with such amount to be funded from the year-end undesignated fund balance? [ X ]
Yes
2313
(72.76%) 		[   ]
No
866
(27.24%)
Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3179		Required
1590
(50.0%)
ARTICLE 11: Shall the Oyster River School District:

  1. Continue their current work to establish a coherent, specific, and measurable curriculum for all grade levels, adhering to the New Hampshire State Frameworks, and with the goal of providing a superior education.

  2. Be held accountable for ensuring the provision of an education that effectively meets these curriculum standards, including establishing a plan for consistent implementation of the curriculum across grade levels to provide uniform exposure to a basic set of skills and material.

 [ X ]
Yes
2670
(84.98%) 		[   ]
No
472
(15.02%)
 Total
3142		Required
1572
(50.0%)
ARTICLE 12: Shall the District raise and appropriate the sum of up to $20,000 to be deposited into the existing expendable trust fund known as "Track Fund - District Support," with such amount to be funded from the year-end undesignated fund balance? [ X ]
Yes
2029
(63.91%) 		[   ]
No
1146
(36.09%)
Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3175		Required
1586
(50.0%)
ARTICLE 13: Shall the District raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant article and other appropriations voted separately, the amount set forth on the budget posted with the warrant or as amended by vote of the first session, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $21,050,751 distributed as follows: Fund 10 = $19,944,751 (regular operating budget); Fund 22 = $537,300 (expenditures from federal/special revenues); Fund 21 = $568,700 (expenditures from food service revenues)? Should this article be defeated, the operating budget shall be $20,444,812 which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the district or by law; or the district may hold one special meeting in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI to take up the issue of the revised operating budget only. [ X ]
Yes
2343
(72.76%) 		[   ]
No
877
(27.24%)
Recommended By The School BoardTotal
3220		Required
1611
(50.0%)

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