“Cougar Chronicle” SPECIAL Articles 2-5

Looking at Articles 2-5. Article 2 To see if the School District will vote to approve the cost item included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between the Kearsarge Regional School Board and the Para Educators Association of Kearsarge, (PEAK) which calls for the following increases in salaries and benefits. And further to raise and appropriate the sum of $166,972 for the 2026-27 fiscal year, such sum representing the additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries and benefits required by the new agreement over those that would be paid at current staffing levels. (School Board Recommends 6-0) (Municipal Budget Committee Recommends 8-0) Article 3 To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate up to $500,000 to be placed in the School Buildings Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund for the purpose of repair, unanticipated utility costs, and maintaining the school buildings and equipment, with such amount to be funded from unassigned fund balance (surplus funds) remaining on hand as of June 30, 2026. (School Board Recommends 6-0) (Municipal Budget Committee Recommends 8-0) Article 4 To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate up to $100,000 to be placed in the Capital Reserve Roof Fund for the purpose of replacement or major repairs to roofs in the district with such amounts to be funded from unassigned fund balance (surplus funds) remaining on hand as of June 30, 2026. (School Board Recommends 7-0) (Municipal Budget Committee Recommends 8-0) Article 5 To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate up to $200,000 to be placed in the Special Education Expendable Trust Fund, established in 2008 within the provisions of RSA 198:20-c for the purpose of emergency funding of unforeseen Special Education costs incurred by the District, with such amount to be funded from unassigned fund balance (surplus funds) remaining on hand as of June 30, 2026. (School Board Recommends 7-0) (Municipal Budget Committee Recommends 8-0) the Reserves for future use. To be presented at 2026 Deliberative Session Saturday, January 10th at 9am to be held at the Kearsarge Regional Middle School.