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Votes (key items)
- Motion to rescind the December 19 motion related to funding full‑day tuition‑free kindergarten: Motion by Kim McCormack; seconded by Mark. Outcome: approved (transcript records approval; numerical tally not specified in the public transcript).

- Motion to develop a warrant article for fully funded, tuition‑free full‑day kindergarten (FY2026): mover not specified in transcript; seconded by Dawn. Vote recorded: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: approved.

- Approve Phase 3 project list (facilities): motion to accept phase 3 project list (as presented by facilities committee); second by Alyssa. Vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: approved; administration to draft RFPs.

- Ratify Timberlane Custodians Union tentative agreement (3‑year): motion by Kim; second by Mark. Vote recorded: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: approved. Meeting commentary said the 3‑year total was stated as $278,689.

- Ratify Timberlane Cafeteria Workers Union tentative agreement (3‑year): motion by Kim; seconded by Don. Vote recorded: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: approved. (Total amount discussed in meeting; administration will populate warrant article figures.)

- First read — 2025–26 calendar (option that begins before Labor Day): motion to approve first read carried; vote recorded: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: first read approved; final adoption will follow normal process.

- Approve overnight travel — Harvard Model Congress (February): motion moved and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: approved.

- Approve overnight travel — Youth & Government (Concord, April): motion moved and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: approved.

- Curriculum and program votes
- Pre‑K writing curriculum (2nd reading adoption): motioned and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: adopted.
- 6th grade world language curriculum edits (first read; removal of German and Latin references): motioned and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: first read approved.
- 7th grade social studies curriculum edits (Holocaust/genocide unit; first read): motioned and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: first read approved.

What happens next
For warrant items (kindergarten and several citizen petitions discussed during the meeting), administration will prepare legal review and tax‑impact estimates ahead of deliberative sessions and the March 11 vote. For ratified contracts and approved projects, administration will populate warrant language and move procurement or implementation steps per board direction.

Notes on counts and records
Where the transcript includes a numerical roll‑call or an explicit tally we recorded it above (for example, tallies recorded as “800” indicate eight yes, zero no, zero abstain; “701” indicates seven yes, zero no, one abstention). Several routine votes were recorded in the audio but lacked a detailed numerical tally in the transcript; those items are noted as \"tally not specified in transcript.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TRSB Meeting 01/02/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal actions taken at the Timberlane Regional School District board meeting on Jan. 2, including vote tallies and next steps.","taxTitle","Timberlane Regional School District, School Districts, New Hampshire","taxId",59112,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6380836,"Board approves Phase 3 project list; legal counsel says voters appropriate lease payments but board decides to enter leases",3433,2769000,6202000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2129352-37ef23e1baa00052e75f12a42f7dcf45&start=2769&end=6202","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2129352-37ef23e1baa00052e75f12a42f7dcf45/thumbnail_2769000.jpg","/articles/6380836/New-Hampshire/Board-approves-Phase-3-project-list-legal-counsel-says-voters-appropriate-lease-payments-but-board-decides-to-enter-leases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6380836-ed52d563f224d6c7cd2eba3fdc7e038f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161431&Signature=f3QE3gI2~-C47bcF02OgkkmHx7byN46PizREYZ7hWJ3FzA4Ac7MzANrjJxL3kjqGVwW681WVUQFkaaboizpJ5q1d863irium84S204WTZmXPJA5PMcj1Nx4EfGR5vxnUxUb-4S7Vk3ml0D9p9SHK5lE8kJeusMFV-NRsx8CLbFLRN6E6qqwhP6-h7E5L0jJD~enEJ3e~3vSSuwmMv2tm5~AuTMGEIMmwCPXv0gbMRUHHy2D3S216sQJNNzv2eb3Xe45R9Y6osJfyqsRNiqIui6H5-vG5UE2SAlHbG0I88T1S1mqES5XiTQ30bDGVunJkzp4s-b7bc2SObkimBvd75w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Timberlane Regional School District board voted Jan. 2 to approve a Phase 3 project list under the district’s multi‑phase lease program and heard legal guidance about a citizen petition seeking to limit future lease phases.

The board approved the Phase 3 list, which the facilities subcommittee described as seven prioritized projects — six at Atkinson Academy and one at Sandown North — and instructed administration to begin drafting requests for proposals for the work.

Facilities planning and rationale
A facilities presenter told the board the subcommittee had worked since the previous summer to prioritize projects and that a rebate from Phase 2 would be applied to Phase 3, lowering the net cost this round. Committee members said it was more cost‑effective to group large HVAC and roofing projects at a single site and to use coordination and contractor mobilization to reduce overall cost. The committee presented the Phase 3 list so the district could begin RFPs and contracting work.

Legal guidance on citizen petition to limit leases
Administration presented legal guidance about a citizen petition (Article 4 on the draft warrant) that would, if enacted as written, restrict the district from entering future lease phases. District counsel advised four key points: the district may lawfully restrict itself from entering future leases; not making payments on already executed leases (Phase 1 and Phase 2) would trigger non‑appropriation and default; authority to enter lease agreements vests with the school board (the governing body); and voters exercise the power to appropriate annual payments for leases at town/district meetings.

Administration recommended petitioners consider revising the language so that it targets appropriation for a specific future phase (for example, Phase 3) rather than attempting to limit the board’s general statutory authority to enter leases.

Actions and outcome
The board approved the Phase 3 project list and directed staff to prepare RFPs (vote recorded in meeting: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain).

Clarifying points
Board members and administration noted that Phase 1 and Phase 2 are already executed and that any failure to appropriate or pay executed lease obligations would carry legal consequences. The presenter also said Phase 3, if executed as currently proposed, would bring the total taken under the lease to about $15,000,000 toward the $25,000,000 authorization voters previously approved.

Quotes
\"Facilities Committee has been meeting since the summertime…they have whittled their way down to 7 projects they would like to push forward into phase 3,\" a district facilities presenter said.

\"It's explicitly outlined in our master agreement. It's section 3 0.04d. It really says that the school board has the discretion…whether they're gonna enter into any more phases of the lease,\" the district administrator explained when summarizing legal counsel's guidance.

Ending
With the Phase 3 project list approved, the district will proceed to draft RFPs and bring project language forward; administration will also work with petitioners and the district’s legal counsel to clarify the practical and legal effects of any citizen petition before voters weigh it at deliberative sessions and at the polls.","The Timberlane board approved a Phase 3 facilities project list concentrated at Atkinson Academy and heard legal guidance on a citizen petition aimed at limiting future lease phases; counsel said the board has authority to enter leases while voters control annual appropriations.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6380841,"Timberlane board rescinds procedural vote, approves warrant article to pursue fully funded full‑day kindergarten",2888,1457000,4345000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2129352-37ef23e1baa00052e75f12a42f7dcf45&start=1457&end=4345","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2129352-37ef23e1baa00052e75f12a42f7dcf45/thumbnail_1457000.jpg","/articles/6380841/New-Hampshire/Timberlane-board-rescinds-procedural-vote-approves-warrant-article-to-pursue-fully-funded-fullday-kindergarten","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6380841-0c3e0e21657ce7d5f612af04fda7cfd6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161431&Signature=I6NU-OnhEv~T0cq~tadURaGjp~ThG7sZKmHflUphJ17t5~xideqMIbDVkWnsnx6-Sa3bGFs8sATTNCukUQOOmev0216VBMR3AgCbgmfhwg~sYOyYqoZPoKcDxW0fqOocG74c~n1HoF92YOo1kJMCLXa-vs4MgBvq7v9EskmuMxxSxdEGHxLadnxlNZ77vYHh1Oij3HdIGsqbod1GLrKwW5AYNlX~Y~cCXzs7t9Jhc4y0x8PGwHjs3w4ezVUowYJEzxZAFriwJqLk7nWwo6gtU1y2hTpzE7-4dGxTHzoj2SenzvWcXP0Y9FUwigLnAwYDE8ScbsfNOZzq3sUNsRzFYA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Timberlane Regional School District board on Jan. 2 voted to rescind a prior procedural motion related to funding full‑day, tuition‑free kindergarten and approved a motion to draft a warrant article asking voters to fund full‑day kindergarten for fiscal year 2026.

Board member Kim McCormack apologized to the board for a “misunderstanding” around the earlier motion and said it was never her intent to violate the district’s articles of agreement. “It was never my intention to to go against the articles of agreement,” McCormack said during public debate.

Why it matters: board members said the change would affect families who cannot afford tuition for full‑day kindergarten and could change how the district is funded because of state adequacy aid. Supporters argued that full‑day kindergarten can improve early learning outcomes and reduce later special‑education costs; opponents and some members cautioned the board must follow the articles of agreement and legal process.

Discussion and details
Board members debated both the legal process and the policy merits of full‑day kindergarten. Board member Jack described how the pandemic influenced his view, saying, “The pandemic. Look at the impact on our students for a year of lost learning. Do you need any more evidence than that?” Several members said they changed their positions after reviewing data and talking with teachers and special‑education staff.

Board members and staff discussed the district’s expected funding treatment from the New Hampshire Department of Education. During the meeting a board member summarized the district’s current funding for kindergarten and the state aid mechanics, saying the district “receive[s] [half] of the adequacy based payment for every student enrolled in kindergarten” and that a noncompetitive grant can make up the other half if the district offers full‑day kindergarten.

Board members also discussed an estimated initial cost the committee had identified to start the program next year (committee members referenced about $150,000 to begin the transition), and asked staff to prepare a town‑level tax impact if a warrant article moves forward.

Actions and outcome
The board first moved to rescind its December 19 motion that had directed staff to find funds for full‑day kindergarten; the transcript records the rescind motion and subsequent approval but does not record a numerical vote tally for that rescind action in the public transcript (tally not specified in the transcript record).

Later the board voted to draft a warrant article to fund tuition‑free full‑day kindergarten for FY2026. The motion to develop the warrant article carried (vote recorded in the meeting: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention).

Next steps
Board members asked staff to draft wager (warrant) language and run it through legal review to ensure it complies with the district’s articles of agreement and state requirements. The board discussed the deadline for warrant article submission; a board member noted the submission deadline for potential warrant language was in mid‑January (board members cited Jan. 14 as the working deadline for warrant language). The board also asked administration to prepare a tax‑impact estimate by town for any proposed article.

Quotes
\"It was never my intention to to go against the articles of agreement,\" Board member Kim McCormack said as she moved to rescind her earlier motion.

\"The pandemic. Look at the impact on our students for a year of lost learning. Do you need any more evidence than that?\" Board member Jack said when explaining why he supported moving forward.

Ending
The board’s vote to pursue a warrant article means the question of tuition‑free full‑day kindergarten will go before district voters after the administration prepares final language and a tax‑impact statement. The board and administration said they will provide more detailed cost estimates and draft warrant language before the mid‑January submission deadline.","At its Jan. 2 meeting the Timberlane Regional School District board rescinded a prior procedural funding motion and voted to place a warrant article on the ballot to create tuition‑free full‑day kindergarten for FY2026; board members debated costs, state adequacy aid and equity for families.","actionData","errors"]

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