KENSINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT WARRANT 2004

 

To the inhabitants of the School District of the Town of  Kensington, County of Rockingham, State of New Hampshire, qualified to vote upon District affairs:

 

You are hereby notified to meet as follows:

 

FIRST SESSION: At the Kensington Elementary School in said Kensington on Saturday, February 7, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. for explanation, discussion, debate, and possible amendment of the following warrant articles:

 

1.         Shall the District raise and appropriate an operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately, the amounts set forth on the budget posted with the warrant, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $2,110,268.00?  Should this article be defeated, the operating budget shall be $2,020,970.00, which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the District or by law or the governing body may hold one special meeting, in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI, to take up the issue of a revised operating budget only.  (The School Board recommends $2,110,268.00 as set forth on said budget.)

 

2.         Shall the District enter into a collective bargaining agreement with the Kensington Education Association (the union representing the teachers in the District Schools) covering the five year period from September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2009, and approve the cost items included therein containing in summary:  continuation of non-salary benefits with the following adjustments, one additional day of work added to the contract year, an increase in the teachers' co-payment from 10% to 12% on medical insurance premiums, the addition of coverage "C" to the single dental plan, a 4% increase in the salary schedule for each year of the agreement so that the approximate increase in the cost of teacher salaries and salary related expenses because of this agreement and step increases for each year of the five years (subject to change resulting from changes in the number of and in the educational degrees and years of experience of teachers employed) over the preceding year will be: $44,157.00 for the 2004-2005 year, $45,480.00 for the 2005-2006 year, $49,675.00 for the 2006-2007 year, $47,075.00 for the 2007-2008 year, and $45,439.00 for the 2008-2009 year?

 

And further to raise and appropriate the sum of $44,157.00 for the 2004-2005 year, such sum representing the additional costs attributable to the increase in the salaries and salary related benefits over those included as part of Article 1, the 2004-2005 budget. (The School Board recommends that the School District enters into this agreement and makes this appropriation of $44,157.00.)

           

3.         To hear reports of agents, auditors, and committees or officers heretofore chosen.

 

4.         To transact any other business which may legally come before the meeting.

  

SECOND SESSION:  At the Kensington Town Hall in said Kensington on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, to choose the following School District Officers:  One School Board Member for a three year term, School District Treasurer for a three year term, School District Auditor for a one year term, and vote on the articles listed as 1 and 2 above, as those articles may be amended at the First Session; by ballot, the polls to open at 8:00 a.m. and to close no earlier than 7:30 p.m.

 

Given under our hands at said Kensington on this ______ day of January, 2004.

 

KENSINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD:

 

 

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Cheryl York McDonough                                       Susan Belanger

 

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      Dana DeLotto Donovan