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Votes at a glance: ConVal board approves manifests, personnel slates, tuition rate, curriculum, donations and trips
Summary
The ConVal School Board approved the accounts manifest, multiple personnel slates, set an out‑of‑district tuition rate, adopted a K–5 math curriculum, accepted donations and scholarships, and approved two student trips. Several routine items were approved by voice vote during the meeting.
At the ConVal School Board meeting the board recorded the following formal actions by voice vote or motion. Each item below is summarized with the motion text (when available), outcome, and where it appeared in the meeting record.
• Approve manifest for $2,237,261.36 — Motion to approve the manifest was made and seconded; motion passed by voice vote. (Transcript reference: certification and motion, 01:13:53–01:18:46)
• Personnel actions — The board approved multiple staffing slates by voice votes: administrators; annual‑to‑annual appointments; SSPs (school support personnel); annual‑to‑continuing appointments; and continuing‑to‑continuing appointments. (Transcript references: administrators 00:38:00–00:38:50; staff slates 00:38:40–00:40:00)
• CVA agreement (CVAA) — Board noted the CVA agreement discussed last month has been signed. (Transcript reference: announcement, 00:38:18–00:38:30)
• Increase athletic trust fund line item for ConVal High indoor track record board to not exceed $2,000 — Motion by Jim Kingston; passed by voice vote after required public hearing. (Transcript reference: item introduced 00:04:14–00:07:32; vote 00:21:02–00:21:09)
• Set out‑of‑district tuition at 40% of average cost (rounded): $10,530 — Motion made and amended to $10,530; motion passed by voice vote. (Transcript reference: motion 00:38:86–00:39:56; vote 00:39:54–00:39:59)
• Adopt Illustrative Mathematics for K–5 — Board approved the administration’s recommendation following a two‑year pilot and presentations from district staff. (Transcript reference: presentations began 01:03:93; motion and vote 01:00:56–01:00:64)
• Accept donation of $10,000 from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Monadnock Betterment Fund (to Pierce School and ConVal High School athletic fields) — Motion to accept donation passed by voice vote. (Transcript reference: 01:21:70–01:21:94)
• Add scholarship discussion to agenda and accept two $500 scholarships from the Friends of ConVal Athletics Booster Club (FCBA) — Motion to add item passed; motion to accept scholarships passed by voice vote. (Transcript references: add agenda 01:24:42–01:24:47; scholarship acceptance 01:24:84–01:24:99)
• Field trips — Approved: ConVal High Educators Rising trip to Orlando, Florida (June 25–29) and ConVal High youth and government overnight to Concord, NH (April 2026). (Transcript references: Orlando 01:23:20–01:23:36; Concord 01:23:37–01:23:64)
• Expense and encumbrance report — Board reviewed and accepted the district expense and encumbrance report; administration will present routine budget transfer requests as needed in future meetings. (Transcript reference: 01:23:78–01:24:43)
• Nonpublic session motion — Board voted to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91‑A:3 II(k) to discuss a student tuition matter. (Transcript reference: 01:28:41–01:28:99)
Several of the votes were routine and conducted on the consent agenda or by voice. Where the transcript records it, motions and seconds were made on the record and items were approved without roll‑call tallies. The administration will follow up on implementation tasks and report back to the board as appropriate.
