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Board sends open-enrollment warrant article (German program) to the March ballot
Summary
The Contoocook Valley School District board read a warrant article under RSA 194-d proposing to make ConVal Regional High School an open-enrollment program limited to admissions for its German program, with preference for resident students and space for up to 35 nonresident students; the board previously recommended it 12-1 and will place it on the March 10 ballot.
The Contoocook Valley School District board conducted a second public hearing and confirmed it will place a warrant article on the March ballot that would designate ConVal Regional High School as an open-enrollment school program for admission to its German program under RSA 194-d.
The article, read aloud by the chair, would authorize the district administration to set a maximum enrollment capacity for the German program, allow preferential enrollment for resident students who meet curricular criteria, and permit up to 35 nonresident students to enroll if capacity remains. The article would also limit the number of the districts resident students attending open-enrollment schools outside the district to 0% of current enrollment for the period specified in the article.
The board review noted the ConVal School Boards prior recommendation in favor of the article by a 12-1 vote. The chair said the article will appear on the March 10 ballot as written and the outcome of the public vote will determine next steps.
RSA 194-d (state law cited in the warrant text) was invoked during the reading; the district said the boards action at the meeting was to place the article on the ballot, not to enact the policy immediately. The vote of the electorate will determine whether the change takes effect under the statute cited.
