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Board approves up to $2,000 from athletic trust fund for ConVal indoor track record board
Summary
After a public hearing, the ConVal School Board voted to fund an indoor track-record board for ConVal High School, authorizing up to $2,000 from the athletic trust fund. Board members discussed branding, timing and whether design changes would affect price.
The Contoocook Valley School District School Board closed a public hearing and approved allocating up to $2,000 from the district athletic trust fund to purchase an indoor track record board for ConVal High School.
District staff told the board the vendor quote for the board was $1,434; the athletic trust fund balance was reported in the meeting as approximately $434,000 with a target reserve of $200,000. The presenter described the board as a display of individual event records (times and names) rather than team scores and said staff hoped to have the board installed before several senior athletes graduated.
Board members discussed design consistency with district branding, typeface and use of the cougar head logo. Some members asked whether design changes would affect price and timing; staff said the board had not been ordered and that logo or typeface changes typically would not materially alter cost but could affect production time. One member urged keeping the installation timeline to ensure seniors could see records before graduation.
Board member Jim Kingston moved to increase the funding line item to a not‑to‑exceed $2,000 to provide flexibility for design changes; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote after the public hearing had been open for the required half hour.
