The Contoocook Valley School District Board of Education voted to direct its delegate, Kat, on a set of NHSBA assembly resolutions and approved a board-backed proposal to lower the public vote threshold for certain school facility repair projects.

The board met to review more than a dozen NHSBA assembly resolutions and recorded voice votes directing Kat how to represent the district at the upcoming assembly. The board approved NHSBA alternative language on multiple items concerning open enrollment and state education funding, opposed a proposal to ban non‑germane amendments to legislation, and instructed the delegate to vote against a resolution that would weaken the association’s opposition to vouchers. Board members also supported an effort to change the state voting threshold for school infrastructure repairs to a simple majority for eligible repair and maintenance projects.

Board Chair (speaker not otherwise identified) opened discussion by saying Kat would serve as the district delegate and that the board should indicate whether it supported or opposed each resolution. The board authorized Chad to serve as the district’s representative for a related assignment by voice vote.

Board members moved, seconded and recorded votes by voice for each resolution as the chair read them. The board accepted NHSBA’s combined alternative for resolutions on open enrollment (resolutions 13–15) and approved NHSBA alternatives on a separate funding formula resolution. On the question of non‑germane amendments in the legislature, the board moved to oppose the proposed ban, noting that non‑germane amendments can sometimes be used to advance district priorities. The board directed Kat to vote that way.

On resolution 18, which would have required schools that receive state and federal funds to comply with laws regarding testing, hiring and special education inclusion (a package the discussion linked to voucher debate), the board voted to direct Kat to vote nay; the roll call recorded two explicit nays from Tom and Frederickson while the motion otherwise carried by voice vote.

The board discussed resolution 19, which proposed a $60,000,000 annual statewide school building aid program, indexed to the consumer price index every two years. NHSBA had recommended not supporting that resolution on the grounds that similar continuing resolutions already exist; the board voted to follow NHSBA’s recommendation and not support the new funding proposal.

On resolution 22, the board supported an alternative asking NHSBA to work with legislators to pursue a bill lowering the voter approval threshold for facility repair and maintenance projects from the current 60% requirement to a simple majority (50% plus one), with the change limited to repairs and maintenance rather than new-construction bonds. The motion to support the NHSBA alternative carried by voice vote.

Several other resolutions — including those addressing universal subsidized school meals and enforcement of federal gun‑free school zones — were noted as redundant with existing continuing resolutions; the board voted in line with NHSBA recommendations not to support new, duplicate measures.

Votes at a glance:
- Authorization for Chad to serve as representative: voice vote, approved.
- Resolutions 13–15 (open enrollment; NHSBA alternative): approved (voice vote).
- Funding‑formula alternative (fully fund state aid before other obligations; NHSBA alternative): approved (voice vote).
- Oppose ban on non‑germane amendments: approved (voice vote).
- Resolution 18 (compliance language tied to voucher debate): board directed delegate to vote nay; two board members (Tom, Frederickson) recorded as nays during the roll call.
- Resolution 19 (proposed $60,000,000 annual school building aid indexed to CPI): board moved to not support (voice vote).
- Resolution 20 (universal subsidized meals): board moved to not support as redundant (voice vote).
- Resolution 21 (state enforcement of federal gun‑free school zones): board moved to not support as redundant (voice vote).
- Resolution 22 (lower voter threshold for repairs to simple majority; NHSBA alternative): approved (voice vote).

Board members who spoke during the discussion included Janine, Tom, Frederickson and others who asked procedural or substantive clarifying questions. The board’s decisions will be communicated to Kat for presentation at the NHSBA assembly.

The board’s votes largely followed NHSBA recommendations where alternatives were offered; a small number of items prompted explicit opposition from individual members. The board did not adopt any standalone resolutions itself at the meeting; it only directed its delegate how to vote at the external NHSBA assembly.

The district’s packet and board discussion repeatedly cited NHSBA alternatives and referenced existing continuing resolutions at the association level as reasons for not supporting duplicate resolutions at the assembly.

The board closed the resolutions segment and moved on to policy and financial business later in the meeting.