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Conval board outlines steps after Francestown withdrawal vote and flags SAU budget authority concerns
Summary
Board reviewed Francestown's successful withdrawal process — including state certification, a possible July 1, 2027 effective date and the need to form a joint SAU board — and debated whether the SAU budget process gives too much taxing authority to a small board.
The Contoocook Valley School District on Monday detailed the procedural steps after Francestown's successful vote to withdraw and discussed how the change would affect shared SAU governance and budgets.
Superintendent Dr. Forest said the district has notified the state board of education that Francestown's withdrawal vote was successful and that Francestown is "waiting for the state board to issue them a certificate of withdrawal" that the board said would make the withdrawal effective "on July 1st of 2027," consistent with the statute cited in the meeting.
The board spent the bulk of new-business time spelling out the operational steps that would follow a certificate of withdrawal: the state board will call a special meeting of Francestown voters (typically to elect a school board and set an initial budget), Francestown…
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