SCHOOL WARRANT ~ 2000

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 8th day of February 2000, at 7:00 o'clock in the evening for Session I of the Annual School District Meeting for discussion of Articles 3 through 13 and for any amendments thereto.

Official ballot voting for school district officers (articles 1 and 2) and on articles 3-13 will occur at town polling locations on Tuesday, March 14, 2000:

1. To choose a Moderator for the coming year.

2. To choose three School Board members for the ensuing three years; one each from the Towns of Durham, Lee, and Madbury.

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? [Added:](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.)

   (Recommended by the School Board) (Three-fifths majority required)

4. By petition: Shall the School District raise and appropriate the sum of [added:] $1 $15,500,000 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 [added:] $1 $15,500,000 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 thereto; or take any action relative thereto? Furthermore, shall the school district raise and appropriate an additional sum of [added:] $1 $527,024 for the payment of the first year's interest on the bonds or notes authorized by this article? [Added:] 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. This project, conforming to usual and customary New Hampshire high school building specifications, will on a timely basis relieve the present congestion and discomfort experienced by students and teachers. The proposed building will adequately and comfortably accommodate a student enrollment of 850 and satisfy the NEAS&C space requirements for accreditation. The building's capacity of 850 students is in excess of the enrollment of 770 students anticipated by the Long Range Planning Committee's projections. In the event that more than one warrant article appropriating a sum of money for work related to high school enlargement receives the required majority of votes, no more than the sum specified in any one warrant article may be appropriated.

   (Not recommended by the School Board) (Three-fifths majority vote required)

5. By petition: 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 [added:] $1 $10,000,000 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 [added:] $1 $360,000 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? [Added:] A vote to approve this article shall not constitute a right to reconsideration of article 3.

   (Not recommended by the School Board) (Three-fifths majority vote required)

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.)

   (Recommended by the School Board) (Majority vote required)

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?

   (Recommended by the School Board) (Majority vote required)

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?

   (Recommended by the School Board) (Majority vote required)

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?

   (Recommended by the School Board) (Majority vote required)

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?

    (Recommended by the School Board) (Majority vote required)

11. By petition: Shall the Oyster River School District, by December 31, 2000:

    1. [Added:] Continue their current work Be required 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 [added:] implementation enforcement of the curriculum across grade levels to provide uniform exposure to a basic set of skills and material.

    3. Be required to implement a formal and objective means of reporting each student's progress to ensure smooth transition between grades without gaps or redundancy in the learning process.

    (Majority vote required)

12. By petition: Shall the District raise and appropriate the sum of [added:] up to [end] $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?

    (Recommended by the School Board) (Majority vote required)

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 [added:] $21,050,751 $20,932,751 distributed as follows: Fund 10 = [added:] $19,944,751 $19,826,751 (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.

    (Recommended by the School Board) (Majority vote required)

    This article does not include appropriations in any other warrant articles.

Given under our hands at said Lee NH this 19th day of January 2000:

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