Votes at a glance: Timberlane board approves encumbrances, school-year dates and delegate nominations

At its meeting, the Timberlane Regional School District Board of Education recorded the following formal actions and recorded outcomes.

1) FY2025 encumbrances
Motion: "I would like to make a motion to approve the FY 2025 encumbrances in amount of $1,271,056." (Paul)
Second: Jack
Outcome: Approved (board vote).
Notes: The encumbrances represent purchase orders written in FY2025 that remain legally obligated and will be paid from current or future appropriations. Administration will provide a breakdown of how encumbrances affect available balances.

2) School-year 2025–26 end-of-year dates
Motion: Motion to approve the school year 2025–2026 end-of-year dates with graduation date of 06/13/2026. (Shauna)
Second: Don
Outcome: Approved (board vote).
Notes: Motion recorded in meeting packet; no further amendments.

3) Nomination of delegates to NHSBA delegate assembly
Motion: "I'm making a motion to nominate Don Woodworth and Mary Ann Springer as the alternate to represent Timberland Regional School Board at the NHSB delegate assembly." (Shauna)
Second: Alyssa
Outcome: Approved; recorded with two abstentions.

4) Approval of minutes and sealing of nonpublic minutes
- Motion to approve school board meeting minutes from 08/14/2025 (motion recorded; Shauna moved). Outcome: Approved with two abstentions recorded.
- Motion to seal nonpublic minutes (motion recorded). Outcome: Approved.

5) Motion to move 15 minutes of delegates/individuals to the end of the meeting
Motion moved by Mark, second by Shauna. Outcome: Approved (vote recorded as unanimous in the transcript).

Why it matters: These votes complete required fiscal year closing procedures (encumbrances), calendaring (end‑of‑year dates), and delegate representation for statewide association business. The encumbrance approval and minutes sealing are formal, recordable actions that affect how funds and records are carried forward.

Provenance: Key evidence spans: encumbrance discussion and motion (transcript s=4272.095–s=4303.9497), school-year end date motion (s=4669.12–s=4691.955), delegate motion (s=4773.085–s=4795.3647), and minutes/seal motions (various blocks earlier and at the end of meeting).