New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
The board approved Article 5, a three‑year collective bargaining agreement with the Merrimack Valley Education Association aimed at improving starting salaries and retention; estimated additional costs are $765,708 in year one, $692,098 in year two, and $667,602 in year three (total presented ~ $2,125,408).
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
The Merrimack Valley School Board approved a $51,893,330 operating budget (3.3% increase) and separate warrant articles to fund a $500,000 special‑education expendable trust and a $200,000 maintenance expendable trust. Board members cited rising health, retirement and facility costs as the main drivers.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
The Merrimack Valley School District presented a roughly $52 million FY27 budget with a 3.38% increase over last year, proposing warrant articles for collective bargaining, a $500,000 special education expendable trust and maintenance funding; board discussed tax impacts and put the warrants before voters.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
Following a state law change requiring acceptance of Education Freedom Account students, Merrimack Valley officials approved a fee schedule for class access, co-curricular activities and athletics and agreed to set formal rates annually in June.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
The Merrimack Valley board adopted the 2026–27 school calendar (two PD day differences from Concord), approved a slate of three policies on second read, and held a first-read discussion of graduation-credit policy (IKF) and data governance/civics reporting.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
Board members approved a motion to apply for and accept reimbursement through a SAFE grant of approximately $421,000 to add access-control modules, upgrade public-address systems for emergency paging, and add/upgrade outdoor cameras across district schools.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
Assistant superintendent reported Merrimack Valley received two grants from the Public School Districts Opioid Recovery Trust — district improvement and model-program awards totaling an estimated $250,000 to support behavior analysis, transportation, STEM, SEL and professional development.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
Teachers and students at the Merrimack Valley Learning Center presented student personal statements and described a family-style Thanksgiving lunch that staff and students prepare each year. Students credited MVLC with academic and social gains.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
The Merrimack Valley School Board debated raising the January lunch-price step above an already-approved plan, but a roll-call vote failed 9–1; a planned 15¢ increase will go ahead in January while broader planning and PLE-tool analyses continue for next year.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Merrimack Valley School District
A Salisbury resident asked the board to make public an EEI facilities study and invoice, saying earlier estimates place renovation costs at $10–$14 million and that the district paid $22,600 to EEI; the resident also raised asbestos-cost concerns and requested the study be formally presented to the board.