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   |
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. Â
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. |
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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). |
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February 5, 2014
6:30 Â PM, Rye Junior High February 6, 2014 (snow date) 6:30 Â 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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