2006 Annual Report - Timberlane Regional School District

2006 Timberlane Regional School District Annual Report2007 Timberlane Regional School District WarrantState of New HampshireBy action taken by the voters of the Timberlane Regional School District at the DeliberativeSession held on February 8, 2007, the following articles will appear on the official ballot to bevoted on March 13, 2007.Article 1 - Election of OfficersTo choose the following school district officers:Atkinson Voters School Board Member 1-Year TermDanville Voters School Board Member 3-Year TermPlaistow Voters School Board Member 3-Year TermPlaistow Voters School Board Member 1-Year TermSandown Voters School Board Member 3-Year TermAtkinson Voters Budget Comm. Member No VacancyDanville Voters Budget Comm. Member 3-Year TermPlaistow Voters Budget Comm. Member 3-Year TermSandown Voters Budget Comm. Member 3-Year TermArticle 2 – Operating BudgetShall the Timberlane Regional School District raise and appropriate as an operating budget, notincluding appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately,the amounts set forth on the budget posted with the warrant or as amended by vote of the firstsession, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $56,361,067. Should this article bedefeated, the operating budget shall be $55,809,060 which is the same as last year, withcertain adjustments required by previous action of the Timberlane Regional School District or bylaw; or the governing body may hold one special meeting, in accordance with RSA 40:13, X andXVI, to take up the issue of a revised operating budget only. Note: Warrant Article 2 (theoperating budget) does not include appropriations proposed under any other warrant articles.Recommended by the School BoardRecommended by the Budget CommitteeArticle 3 – Capital Reserve FundShall the Timberlane Regional School District raise and appropriate up to $100,000 to be placedin the School Building Construction, Reconstruction, Capital Improvement and Land PurchaseCapital Reserve Fund previously established, with such amount to be transferred from the June30, 2007, undesignated fund balance.(The funds for the article come from the 2006-2007 school budget surplus, not from additionaltaxes.)Recommended by the School BoardRecommended by the Budget CommitteeArticle 4 – KindergartenShall the Timberlane Regional School District vote to operate a public kindergarten programbeginning in the 2007-2008 school year and raise and appropriate the sum of $352,800 foroperating costs for said purpose.(The cost of kindergarten is offset by state revenue and therefore will not increase the tax rate.The school district is scheduled to receive $1200 per kindergarten student in State aid eachyear for the first three years and adequacy/equitable aid (currently over $1800 per student)thereafter. The following are the projected costs and revenues for the first four years:45