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Timberlane committee reviews cost of proposed tuition‑free full‑day kindergarten; first‑year net cost estimated about $271,000
Summary
District staff told the budget committee the proposed tuition‑free full‑day kindergarten would eliminate $765,000 in tuition revenue in fiscal 2027, be offset partly by a one‑time DOE startup grant of $2,175.50 per child, and could result in an estimated first‑year net district cost of roughly $271,000; the school board plans to present a warrant article to voters.
District staff told the Timberlane Regional School District budget committee on Nov. 24 that a move to tuition‑free, full‑day kindergarten would shift costs and revenues across multiple budget lines and generate a modest net cost in the first year.
The administrator presenting the analysis said the district currently offers two kindergarten pathways — a tuition‑free half‑day program and a tuition‑based full‑day program families pay $4,500 a year to attend — and that eliminating tuition would remove that revenue stream. "If that tuition remains the same ... the tuition that we would stand to lose in fiscal 27 is $765,000," the presenter said.
The presenter also said the New Hampshire Department of…
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