Votes at a glance: Timberlane School Board approves kindergarten funding direction, projects, contracts and personnel actions

The Timberlane Regional School District School Board took multiple formal actions at its meeting. The most substantive policy direction was to ask the superintendent to identify $150,000 in the current operating budget to allow the district to offer fully funded full‑day kindergarten for 2025–26 (see related article on the students’ presentation and ad hoc committee report). The board also approved or otherwise acted on a series of administrative items, projects and personnel matters; key votes and outcomes below are drawn from the meeting minutes and public transcript.

Votes at a glance - Move remaining delegates to end of meeting — Motion made by Kim (board member), seconded by Mark (board member). Outcome: approved (procedural). - Approval of minutes (regular business meeting minutes, Dec. 5, 2024) — Motion by Shauna (board member), seconded by Alyssa (board member). Outcome: approved. - Eagle Scout patio project (Cameron Stack) — Motion to approve the proposed 20x20 patio for performing arts ensembles and community use. Outcome: approved (motion moved and seconded; recorded as passed). - Ad hoc early childhood direction (fully funded kindergarten) — Motion asking superintendent to find $150,000 in the current budget to fully fund full‑day kindergarten for 2025–26. Mover: Kim; Second: Alyssa. Outcome: approved (board voice vote; motion recorded as passed). - Staffing: convert two half‑time kindergarten positions to two full‑time positions (net +1.0 FTE) — Motion by Ken, seconded by Dawn. Outcome: approved. - Special education budget transfer — Motion to move funds from personnel to contracted services to pay for needed contracted providers (speech and language, psychologists, paraprofessionals and related positions) because district has unfilled positions. Outcome: approved. - CIP recommended project list (FY26) — Motion to approve CIP recommended projects (HS bathroom renovation phase 1; boundary fencing at secondary/main campus; Danville roof replacement; Atkinson Belfry phase 3). Motion by Alyssa, seconded by Don. Outcome: approved; recorded roll notes: vote recorded as 5 in favor, 4 opposed, 2 abstentions. - 2025–26 Timberlane High School program of studies (second read/adoption) — Motion to adopt program changes including archive items and two new engineering course proposals and AP Psychology. Outcome: approved. - Pre‑K writing curriculum (first read) — Committee presented updated pre‑K writing curriculum (first read). Motion to accept the first read recorded; outcome: accepted for first read. - District water services contract — Motion to approve a district‑wide water and wastewater services contract with WhiteWater Water & Wastewater Solutions (vendor selection after RFP). Motion by Mark (board member). Outcome: approved. - 2025–26 tuition and preschool rates — Motion by Shauna, seconded by Don to adopt recommended tuition rates for in‑district and out‑of‑district programming. Outcome: approved. - Policy JLP (parental notification of changes in student mental/emotional well‑being) — State law requires a district policy; the board moved to adopt policy JLP, citing RSA 186:11 and RSA 169‑C:3 language. Motion to approve first read and second read/adoption made at the hearing; outcome: approved. - Default budget (statutory calculation for FY26 default) — Motion by Don, seconded by Jack to approve the default budget as calculated under RSA 40:13. Outcome: approved. - Personnel: acceptance of professional resignations — Motion to accept resignations of two professional staff (special education coordinator and special education teacher). Outcome: approved. - Nonpublic session — Motion to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91‑A:3, II(c) (personnel). Outcome: approved by roll call.

Notes on tallies and procedure: The meeting minutes include some recorded tallies (for example the CIP vote listed above). Many voice votes and procedural motions were recorded as passed without roll‑call tallies. When a roll‑call or tally was recorded in the public transcript it is recorded above; otherwise items are listed as approved or accepted per the minutes.

What comes next - Staff were directed to reflect board decisions (particularly the kindergarten staffing and funding direction) in the budget submission to the Budget Committee on Dec. 26. - Administration will create the necessary personnel slots in the HR table to match the board’s staffing vote and return to the board with implementation details.

Full text of motions and the meeting packet are part of the public record; this roundup captures the motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript and minutes.