Printable Version: Rye Schools Budget Process for the 2014-15 school year (final)
Rye Schools 2014-15 Budget Process
(All meetings are open to the public)
September/October | Administrators create budget with staff input. |
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October / November | SAU #50 Business Administrator and Superintendent review budget. |
November 7, 2013
6:00 PM, Rye Junior High
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The Business Administrator will present a preliminary review of the
2014-15 school budget to the Rye School Board. |
November 8, 2013
8:15 AM, Rye Public Library, downstairs meeting room
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School board reviews and approves budget and warrant articles.
The Rye School Board may increase or decrease the proposed budget, including specific line items. The public is welcome to attend, but it is up to the discretion of the board to allow for public input. |
November 20, 2013
5:00 PM, Rye Junior High
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Rye School Board meeting
As part of their regular monthly meeting, the school board may continue to review and deliberate on the 2014-15 school budget. |
November 13, 2013
6:30 PM, Rye Junior High |
SAU #50 School Board members review and approve SAU #50 budget.
The SAU #50 budget includes salaries for the superintendent and other SAU administrators and staff. Rye’s share of this budget is approximately 50%. The 16-member SAU #50 school board is comprised of all school board members from Rye, Greenland, Newington, and New Castle. The Rye School Board may schedule a special meeting following this one to finalize the Rye School District budget if necessary. |
December 11, 2013
6:30 PM, Rye Town Hall |
Town budget committee review of the Rye school budget and warrant articles
At this meeting, after a thorough review of the school district budget, the Rye Budget Committee decides the annotation that goes on the warrant at the deliberative session and on the ballot for voting in March – whether or not the budget committee recommends or does not recommend the school budget or warrant articles. |
December 18, 2013
5:30 PM, Rye Junior High |
SAU #50 budget public hearing
This is the official session for residents of Rye, New Castle, Greenland and Newington to give input on the SAU #50 budget. The SAU #50 Joint School Board has the authority to change its recommendation to approve or not approve the budget at this time. |
December 18, 2013
6:00 PM, Rye Junior High |
Rye School Board meeting
No specific discussion of the 2013-14 budget is planned at this time. However, if necessary the board may vote on any warrant articles to be included on the ballot. |
January 14, 2014
4:00 PM at SAU #50 office or by midnight to any Rye School Board member |
Filing deadline for school warrant articles
The public can submit warrant articles. A petition with the language to be placed on the warrant and signed by at least 25 registered voters can be submitted to the School Board via the SAU #50 office or to any individual Rye School Board member. |
January 15, 2014
6:30 PM, Rye Junior High January 16, 2013 (snow date) 6:30 PM, Rye Junior High |
Public hearing (Rye Budget Committee) on school budget
Rye residents’ official session to give input on the school budget. The town budget committee has authority to change its recommendation to approve or not approve the budget at this time. |
January 22 –January 31, 2014
At Town Hall during business hours (closes at 5:00) |
Filing period for school district offices
The following offices will be on the ballot: Two school board members (3-year term positions). |
February 5, 2014
6:30 PM, Rye Junior High February 6, 2014 (snow date) 6:30 PM, Rye Junior High |
School District Deliberative Session
Rye residents have the ability to vote an increase (no more than 10%) or a decrease to the school budget at this time in a town meeting-like session. They also have the ability to amend warrant articles in any way as long as they don’t change the subject matter of the article. At times, voters at the deliberative session have voted to increase the budget and have amended warrant articles to completely negate their intent. They have also attempted to decrease the school budget. The town budget committee may change its recommendation at this time. |
March 11, 2015
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM Rye Elementary School |
Town election
Rye residents vote to approve or disapprove the school budget, school warrant articles, and to elect school district officials
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