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Board schedules budget work session, committees and November professional development; staff report notes 3.4% health-care impact
Summary
The Contoocook Valley School District board confirmed committee meeting dates and a budget work session, listed professional development plans for November 10 at the high school, and heard that a recent insurance update will have a net 3.4% impact on health-care costs.
Board members reviewed upcoming committee schedules and district events and heard updates on staff professional development and employee health-care costs.
Board members said the district’s budget book will be made available next Tuesday (date given in the meeting), followed several days later by an annual budget work session that the board expects to begin at 9 a.m. and run three to four hours. The board scheduled multiple committee meetings in November, including budget and property and an education committee meeting; specifics were reviewed for the weeks of Nov. 1 and Nov. 17. The district noted that it will be closed for Thanksgiving recess Wednesday through Friday of the Thanksgiving week.
On professional development, the board heard that the October staff professional development day included technology glitches but overall received positive staff feedback. The high school principal, Heather McKillop, was credited with planning a November 10 professional development day focused on instructional strategies and some safety drills. The board said a presentation on the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum is planned for the November meeting, with teachers scheduled to present.
On employee benefits, a board member reported “good news” about health-care costs, saying a recent change will result in a net 3.4% impact on health-care treatment with some lines up and some down. The board did not provide detailed budget numbers in the transcript excerpt.
The board also discussed streaming issues: the meeting’s audio was working but video was unstable, and technology staff (Mark) said the streaming would be restarted if needed. Student representatives Liam and Marcus provided a brief update on fall athletics and upcoming PSATs and SAT preparation.
