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- Manifest approval: The board certified and approved a manifest totaling $1,469,353.32. A motion to approve the manifest passed by voice vote.

- Underground storage tank repairs (public hearing): The board held the required public hearing and then voted to accept a facilities request for repairs to district underground storage tanks for number-2 fuel oil. The request, sole-sourced to the district’s underground-storage-tank compliance contractor, was for $37,369.99 and passed by voice vote following the public hearing.

- Consent agenda: The board moved to accept the consent agenda (minutes and routine items) and approved it by voice vote.

- Policy EBB (Safe Schools): After a prior first reading two weeks earlier, the board moved to adopt policy EBB, which covers district crisis management, sports injury action plans and the school bus safety program. The motion to adopt passed by voice vote.

- Board goals: The board discussed and then voted to accept the proposed board goals for the year. The motion passed by voice vote.

All votes recorded in the transcript were taken by oral voice roll-call (\"Aye\"/\"Opposed/Abstentions\"), and the meeting transcript does not list individual vote tallies or named yes/no votes for these motions. No failed motions were recorded in the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025 September 16 School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Contoocook Valley School District school board approved several routine items during the meeting: the manifest, a public-hearing request for underground fuel-tank repairs, adoption of policy EBB (Safe Schools), and the board's goals for the year. The consent agenda was also approved.","taxTitle","Contoocook Valley School District, School Districts, New Hampshire","taxId",64161,"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},6469085,"Withdrawal Study Committee hears Francestown presentation; committee votes not to recommend Temple withdrawal",68,722000,790000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780998-995c90116840dc60447ee219331ea7c5&start=722&end=790","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780998-995c90116840dc60447ee219331ea7c5/thumbnail_722000.jpg","/articles/6469085/New-Hampshire/Withdrawal-Study-Committee-hears-Francestown-presentation-committee-votes-not-to-recommend-Temple-withdrawal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469085-2c4efdfd62801a03cd30de521124ab83/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175429&Signature=N-z0j1PouyZZD3-IFPD~DlL2-PqJJIl6NL7dUsCZ8yzNoQyu8M15q1zggPThgX~Vsn70k17QwrbtNN2UHxHxZrOchhdEit1JpCNF5JM-FMNtWz2kCqF7IN5kBOBwdQLsxA-gCpcfpHiaq~jmuV84O5w1issm9pULVJ15jBF9fpadHUmt5ZyrzefdnuJ~1StJnwVx2smgAbqWJtX8bHHd3iAJ8R3BskD6g2rSRDXXSOzXWe3~JQjo2YcGMVqJZoD-vozVNEEuwBDmF9a72rC5iebDAfaG2Ad9jWNOJktsKFlvbH04ekVAQ9zVBoGh7Sw4jMR~kAkyFSLPl70cahjKog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A representative reported to the Contoocook Valley School District board that the Withdrawal Study Committee met on Sept. 11 and heard a presentation from the Francestown School Committee explaining its motivations, staffing model and a cursory financial summary in support of pursuing withdrawal.

The committee then considered Temple’s petition to withdraw from ConVal. The transcript reports that Temple rescinded its petition and, after \"a lengthy discussion on the procedural aspects\" of the vote, the Withdrawal Study Committee voted unanimously to not recommend Temple’s withdrawal from ConVal. Committee members said they will produce and approve a final report and submit it back to the full board; the committee also stated it will be dissolved as it pertains to Temple.

The board did not take an immediate vote on withdrawal matters during the meeting; the Withdrawal Study Committee will finalize its report and return it to the board for further action.","The ConVal Withdrawal Study Committee heard a presentation from the Francestown School Committee on its intent to pursue withdrawal and, after discussion, voted unanimously not to recommend Temple’s withdrawal petition to the full board.",{"_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},6469089,"Library staff propose free domestic exchange program for ConVal seniors through American Exchange Project",402,4590000,4992000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780998-995c90116840dc60447ee219331ea7c5&start=4590&end=4992","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780998-995c90116840dc60447ee219331ea7c5/thumbnail_4590000.jpg","/articles/6469089/New-Hampshire/Library-staff-propose-free-domestic-exchange-program-for-ConVal-seniors-through-American-Exchange-Project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469089-d2e81e400d78096b9f8785a50a3fcce0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175429&Signature=B8WqCCUmt5HDxg6BM5eiat6u1jPcsRuQ~hduliDq1ymxC8XU1M5nt8gZulu5jBuq75sF88a1ZnbxIXWvsRpz8l~uESvOOR~X1U15Bw88fyjQEJfDoXL~uyD8hYyc7QPIhcbcXBBZhyRuLVFGUW07J3ysrPjRpckrzE-wqOSgshl6R1CFtHS2S-nVCbN8AvGQ3Hd14TQ0fzMRAm-epyx6gHA6l9TG0VKoIAeaQUnbvcfN~x1w40ZejpfpyyNjYZPD2STRZcihbOCXBXX1Tn-aTpP8JebquRWOR94YLG4KdnPoYRtBmENst09iIbnAx~ju7ciHTch5Goq3LMRzxPjprw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Library media specialists Ashley Mudrick and Rachel Bowman presented the American Exchange Project (AEP), a domestic exchange program that organizers describe as a free, two- to three-week summer experience for graduating seniors.

Mudrick and Bowman said the program would allow each participating ConVal senior to spend a week in a community elsewhere in the United States and later host or help host visiting students during a hometown week. They said the program partners cover travel costs and provide materials; AEP pays for students’ trips and also provides modest funding for local hosts’ hometown-week activities.

\"Because it's this free program there's no barriers other than time, for kids to be able to participate,\" Mudrick said. The presenters said AEP operates in dozens of high schools across nearly 40 states and that ConVal would serve as a partner school if the board supports moving forward with local logistics such as recruiting students and identifying host families.

Board members asked operational questions about host-family requirements, timing, and funding. Mudrick said a ConVal participant would not be required to host a visiting student to join the program; host families could include community members, and the district’s exchange managers (Mudrick and Bowman if approved) would help recruit and screen hosts and manage logistics. The presenters said planning and student recruitment would happen in fall and early spring, with travel and hometown-week activities occurring in the summer after graduation.

Board members expressed interest; one board member volunteered to be the first host. The board did not take a formal vote during the presentation. Mudrick and Bowman said they would continue planning with principal Heather McKillop and AEP staff and keep the board updated.","ConVal library media specialists proposed joining the American Exchange Project, a free domestic exchange program that would send graduating seniors to stay with host families in different U.S. communities and host visiting students during a hometown week.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6469094,"Harris Center describes long-running ConVal partnership; district pays one-third of school-program costs",1247,3213000,4460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780998-995c90116840dc60447ee219331ea7c5&start=3213&end=4460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780998-995c90116840dc60447ee219331ea7c5/thumbnail_3213000.jpg","/articles/6469094/New-Hampshire/Harris-Center-describes-long-running-ConVal-partnership-district-pays-one-third-of-school-program-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469094-bfea5ed46d5fe53a707752c936490ea3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175429&Signature=bxX2digJVLZ34oavS2odCAqDoPizRzDCn-rQ9C4hgqxI85iBloWc01DeveYS64x3ZoG84P0iWxpZSGYqpD58InTFC63-E2VnKfVcJCMO6KQf1Liy6A-65Bsv4wH8VQrKO7J1XIijpT8DQRTQCyEED3oBzDbI6zzR1NOr3ixhg-3nhpYxv7Jy59JXbGiXXXxXLDTXdEUb4d-Z2-SQHqEscHVuizX4rZa1VKpCX3L1NitG1gkIu1-K1Y4WPxGtEYBlOgAMDdtUepBWcickALaq6LqIXxjvv43oYj3J~JyBhrSZTjdjQIUOsnLDTW5bRYgXPYUEbwYHorc6~Gt~6qipvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Staff from the Harris Center for Conservation Education told the Contoocook Valley School District board that their school programs bring teacher-naturalists into classrooms and school neighborhoods year-round and that the partnership dates to 1972.

\"Every year in ConVal, we work with more than 1,400 ConVal students,\" said Jenna Spear, identified as the school's program manager and teacher naturalist. Spear and Karen Rent, also a teacher naturalist, told the board the Harris Center supports about 90 ConVal classes each year, averaging roughly six contact hours per classroom annually.

The presenters described curricular ties to Next Generation Science Standards and hands-on units including amphibian and macroinvertebrate studies, bird migration work and place-based mapping. They also outlined the center’s equipment and resources—pinned insect collections, binoculars, terraria, macroinvertebrate sampling gear and loaner head nets—that schools typically cannot maintain in-house.

Funding was a central point. Harris Center representatives said ConVal pays one-third of the cost of the school programs; the center covers the other two-thirds through business partnerships, donations and grants so that all students can participate. The center also runs free, grant-funded after-school programs such as Yeti Club and Lab Girls and is expanding community offerings like the Acorn after-school newspaper project that has taken place at local libraries.

Board members asked about program length and participation. Harris Center staff said after-school programs vary in length and size by offering and site; Yeti Club and Lab Girls rotate locations and attendance can fluctuate with extracurricular sports schedules. Presenters said teacher professional-development workshops are available and that many ConVal teachers incorporate Harris Center units repeatedly over multiple years.

The board did not vote on funding for the Harris Center during the meeting; presenters left materials and videos for the board to review.","Representatives from the Harris Center outlined a decades-long place-based education partnership with ConVal schools that serves about 1,400 students annually and noted the district pays one-third of program costs while the center raises the remaining two-thirds.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6469099,"ConVal CTE director outlines programs, funding and effects of recent SB 99 on regional seats",1336,1684000,3020000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780998-995c90116840dc60447ee219331ea7c5&start=1684&end=3020","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780998-995c90116840dc60447ee219331ea7c5/thumbnail_1684000.jpg","/articles/6469099/New-Hampshire/ConVal-CTE-director-outlines-programs-funding-and-effects-of-recent-SB-99-on-regional-seats","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469099-72baf93429362adbd18032b47c55572c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175429&Signature=VXmFKQAXIyJWe-QtSbkKHtiIi4em-h0dZxqhmvQ4pxTJQh~mmgk~Fz7LH25Nrq56FEiuxmnTwy3KvF2QIfuEWmCZLvAyUTA175lmCXPwcITUA1o0jCIcQ6VEFOEmAKyckM1z4wJcax1~zH-OAhvewzt4extYFZqb6gNpsr~e87Mp0JQeB3dQ8lNjtZpjxHlYve4QfeD1nJRhPiMOgpbM6qvcm7Dg3KE81rCsX8clSfJ11XY4E7IP7JSj9FiHMLizyan12TRL4jqSRvqLLHuhT0i9fZbJ3d3F7NlN85ijrezoHugNxfLdjFMeo37yHpB4Ri0q4KGtcZf6sniEMEcj3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jen Kiley, director of the Region 14 Applied Technology Center, told the Contoocook Valley School District (ConVal) school board that CTE serves students from ConVal and two neighboring districts and provides industry-recognized credentials, postsecondary credits and work-based learning opportunities.

Kiley said the center currently offers nine CTE programs and that ConVal students also attend programs such as cosmetology, culinary arts, EMT and health science at other regional centers. \"CTE is preparing students for careers they are going to have after high school,\" Kiley said during her presentation.

She described federal and state funding that supports CTE and said the district’s local allocation for the current fiscal year from Perkins funding is $113,593.12 (figure given on the slide). Kiley also referenced the federal-state allocation shown in her materials as roughly $7.02 million for New Hampshire (Perkins V funding cited on the presentation slides).

Kiley told the board that programs must meet state administrative rules to maintain eligibility for federal and state funds: annual advisory committee meetings, industry-recognized credentials in each program and documented work-based learning. She said the Region 14 center has invested in metrology kits and other equipment after industry partners reported gaps in measurement and technical skills.

Kiley summarized challenges and changes facing CTE. She pointed board members to Senate Bill 99, which she said “has some pretty significant and dramatic changes for CTE in our state.” Under the changes she described, seat apportionment rules will no longer reserve 75% of seats to a receiving center and 25% to sending districts; instead, she said, students from sending districts will have equal access to seats. Kiley said that will require the three superintendents in the region to renegotiate regional agreements and that revised agreements go into effect January 1. She also said SB 99 provides that a student participating in a CTE program may attend the high school connected with that CTE center for non-CTE courses, subject to tuition and formula calculations the superintendents will need to finalize.

Board members asked Kiley where students who require Health Science or EMT programming currently go; she said ConVal sends students to Milford for Health Science Technology and to Keene for EMT. She also described sending patterns for cosmetology, culinary and automotive programs.

Kiley closed by urging board members to review SB 99 and noting that the center will need to renegotiate regional agreements and consider calendar and scheduling alignment among districts to ensure equitable access and instructional time.

The board did not take formal action as part of the CTE presentation; Kiley said she would share longer slide materials and video with the board for review.","Region 14 Applied Technology Center director Jen Kiley updated the Contoocook Valley School District board on Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming, funding sources including Perkins V, and the implications of recently passed Senate Bill 99 for seat apportionment and student access.","actionData","errors"]

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