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SAU #75

Annual Report

2014

Grantham School District- SAU #75 2014 Annual Report

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Contact Information for Grantham School District

Grantham Village School Grantham School District SAU #75

75 Learning Drive Office of the Superintendent

Grantham, NH 03753 300 Route 10 South

P: 603-863-1681 Grantham, NH 03753

F: 603-863- 8377 P: 603-863-9689

F: 603-863-9684

Contact Information for Lebanon School District

Lebanon Middle School Lebanon High School

Martha Langill, Principal Nan Parson, Principal

Andy Mellow, Principal 195 Hanover Street

3 Moulton Avenue Lebanon, NH 03766

Lebanon, NH 03766 P: 603-448-2055

P: 603-448-3056 F: 603-448-3899

F: 603- 448-1356

School District Personnel

Jacqueline Guillette Superintendent

Maren Ardell Special Education Director

Allen Damren Business Administrator

Linda Kosiorek Staff Accountant

Brenda Molloy Administrative Assistant

Heather Cantagallo Principal

Nora Tilton GVS Administrative Assistant

Brenda Molloy GVS Administrative Assistant

Carl Hanson District Moderator

Beverly Austin District Treasurer

Dwight Wilder District Clerk


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Table of Contents

Letter from the School Board Chair 4

School Board Member Contact Information 5

Grantham Village School and SAU Office Personnel 6

Report of Superintendent of Schools 8

Principal’s Report 10

Enrollment numbers for Grantham Students in

Lebanon Junior High and Lebanon High School

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Grantham School District Meeting – Approved Rules 2014 14

School District Warrant 2014 – Annual District Meeting March 4, 2014 15

School District Warrant – March 11, 2014

Election of Officers and School Board Members

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School Budget Form (MS-26) – Fiscal Year 2014 17

Grantham School District Meeting Minutes March 5, 2013 22

The Independent Auditor’s Report of the Financial Statements of the Grantham School

District for the Year Ended June 30, 2013 can be downloaded directly from the Grantham

Village School website at www.grantham.k12.nh.us and clicking on the SAU #75 tab.

http://www.grantham.k12.nh.us/


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2014 School District meeting

Report of the Chairman of the Grantham School Board

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, this year was “the best of times and the worst of times” for the Grantham

School Board. We started the school year welcoming our new GVS principal, Heather Cantagallo, and later

in the year were stunned by the death of our colleague, friend and fellow Board Member, Gale Schmidt.

An early activity of the faculty was a field trip, led by Gale to her beloved Criscenti Bog in New London

designed not only to spark teacher interest in the science curriculum possibilities of this local treasure but

also to provide the faculty with a common experience. The Grantham community and especially, GVS will

miss her.

The first major activity we took as a Board, under the able leadership of Jacqui Guillette, was a rigorous

review of our priorities and the development of a strategic plan. Out of that review came a renewed

commitment to increase our engagement with the citizens, provide strong support for the efforts of the

administration and faculty of GVS and monitor more closely the efforts of the Lebanon School District on

behalf of our students. A major focus was to support Principal Cantagallo and the teachers and staff to

review and strengthen the academic program at the school. The public meetings the board has held, the

priorities reflected in the 2014-15 budget and the strengthening ties with the governance of the town also

reflect these priorities. With the saving of several thousand dollars in electricity costs due to joining with

the town to purchase electricity we are already seeing dividends.

It has been a distinct privilege and a humbling challenge to work with such a fine group of board members,

Carolyn Simons, Steve Miller, Gale Schmidt and John Eylander who set the standard for responsible public

service.

I want to thank the board, the administration and faculty of the Grantham School District and to the parents

and citizens of Grantham for uniting on behalf of our children.

Robert B. McCarthy


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2013-2014 School Board for the District of Grantham

Chairman

Term 2012-2015

Robert McCarthy

PO Box 420

11 Fernwood Lane

Grantham, NH 03753-0420

[email protected]

Home: 603-863-5663

Member

Term 2011-2014

Steve Miller

PO Box 1653

80 Haystack Road

Grantham, NH 03753-

[email protected]

Home: 603-863-7798

Work: 802-674-5491 x228

Cell: 558-2618

Member

Term 2013-2016

John Eylander

475 New Aldrich Road

Grantham, NH 03753-3135

[email protected]

Home: 603-863-0707

Vice Chairman

Term 2011-2014

Carolyn Simon

29 Walton Heath

PO Box 629

Grantham, NH 03753

[email protected]

Home: 603-863-4517

Member

Term 2012-2015

Gale Schmidt

PO Box 1747

56 Anderson Road

Grantham, NH 03753

[email protected]

Home: 603-863-1247

School Board Office Contact Information:

Grantham SAU #75

300 Route 10 South

Grantham, NH 03753

P: 603-863-9689

F: 603-863-9684


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Grantham Village School Personnel

Name

Grade or Specialty

Status

Full-time

or

Part-time

Full-Time

Equivalent

(FTE)

Classroom Teachers: Jackie Atherley Kindergarten Full-time 1.00

Deebee Bechta 5 Full-time 1.00

Astrid Berger 6 Full-time 1.00

Denise Buckman 4 Full-time 1.00

Rob Crutchfield 3 Full-time 1.00

Kevin Gianini 5 Full-time 1.00

Anna Harwood 2 Full-time 1.00

Samantha Hutchins 1 Full-time 1.00

Kim Johnson 4 Full-time 1.00

Ashley Kustka 3 Full-time 1.00

Katherine Martin 2 Full-time 1.00

Kristen Reed 1 Full-time 1.00

Casey Sylvain 6 Full-time 1.00

Jennifer Wallstrom Kindergarten Full-time 1.00

Reading Specialists:

Nancy Edgar-Howard Reading Specialist Full-time 1.00

Lynn Wallace Reading Interventionist Full-time 1.00

Special Education Teachers:

Kathleen Bowman Behavior Interventionist Full-time 1.00

Patricia Canning Full-time 1.00

Jennifer Ragazzo Full-time 1.00

Special Education Paraprofessionals:

Mary Elizabeth Borger Part-time .93

Lynn Brewer Part-time .93

Leslie Brown Part-time .93

Susan Cormier Part-time .93

Laurie Field Part-time .93

Barbara Foster Speech Assistant Part-time .60

Michele Gilliatt Part-time .93

Marsha Googins Part-time .93

Mary Richard Part-time .93

Nicole Stratton Part-time .93

Health:

Karen Eylander Nurse Full-time 1.00

Guidance:

Kris Widmann Full-time 1.00

Art:

Betty Larrabee Part-time 0.60

Music:

Wanda Clark General Music/Chorus Part-time 0.60

Pam Waltzer Instrumental Part-time 0.40

Physical Education: Roger Dontonville Full-time 1.00

Librarian/Media Specialist: Diana Conine Full-time 1.00


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Grantham Village School Personnel

Name Position Status

Full-Time or

Part-Time

Full-Time

Equivalent

(FTE)

Administration:

Heather Cantagallo Principal Full-time 1.00

Brenda Molloy Administrative Assistant Part-time .40

Nora Tilton Administrative Assistant Full-time 1.00

Food Service:

Debra Bailey Part-time .65

Denise Mason Part-time .35

Deborah Peirce Part-time .30

Maintenance/Custodial:

Scott Taylor Director of Facilities Full-time 1.00

Mike Palermo Custodial Full-time 1.00

Oliver Renehan Custodial Full-time 1.00

SAU Office Personnel:

Jacqueline Guillette Superintendent Part-time .50

Maren Ardell Director of Special Ed Part-time .25

Allen Damren Business Administrator Part-time .11

Linda Kosiorek Staff Accountant Full-time 1.00

Brenda Molloy Administrative Assistant Part-time .60

GVS Total Full Time Equivalents (FTE’s) 40.27

SAU Total Full Time Equivalents (FTE’s) 2.66

Other Contracted Service Providers

Mary Boyea Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Jessica Duryee Speech Language Pathologist

Jennifer Dutton Contracted Occupational Therapist

Jeanne Hines Physical Therapist

Dr. Jennifer Elton Turbes Strings Instructor


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Report of the Superintendent of Schools

Annual School District Report 2014

Office of the Superintendent – SAU #75

To the Citizens of Grantham:

We continue to be justifiably very proud of the work being done by and for the students of the Grantham School

District. This would not continue to be true without your support at budget time as well as throughout the school and

calendar years. You astound us as volunteers in the school and around the community. You attend school and

community events in droves. You are concerned and involved parents and family members. You are active citizens

of this wonderful community of Grantham. Thank you.

As we have been getting ready for our public hearing and our annual school district meeting, the news of the

unexpected passing of School Board member Gale Schmidt hit us all really hard. Gale’s love of her family,

education, the outdoors, and doing everything to the highest standards are but a few highlights of the life of this

delightful and intelligent, soft-spoken woman. She didn’t speak loudly, but we were compelled to listen because

what she said was always worth hearing. She will be greatly missed by all of us.

Another busy, productive year has passed quickly. Here are a few of the highlights.

We looked for and found an outstanding new principal for Grantham Village School. Mrs. Heather Cantagallo has

sprinted into her new position at GVS. She brought a huge smile, years of educational experience, high energy, and a

passion for assuring that our students, staff, and the community experience success as measured against high

standards. Welcome, Mrs. Cantagallo!

We looked for and hired a new auditing firm – Melanson Heath. Nothing was wrong with our previous firm. It was

just time to bring a new set of eyes to review our financial and accounting responsibilities. We did just fine through

our first audit with MH, although our lack of more than one fulltime staff member in the SAU was mentioned often

in our first report from MH as a challenge for us to address in order to best meet all accounting and financial

expectations. We have written and are implementing a new plan that will assure we are using all of our staff to their

fullest potential to be financially and fiscally responsible for the Grantham community.

We looked for and rehired an afterschool program for GVS. There aren’t many organizations which offer the high

quality programs our parents have come to expect in the afterschool and vacation time periods. We had been working

with the Children’s Center of the Upper Valley program for several years. After reviewing national guidelines for

high quality afterschool programs and after reviewing the very thorough application we received from our current

provider, we chose to contract with the same provider once again. We are fortunate to have this program – especially

in the aftermath of the closing of a large, private program here in Grantham during the past year. The afterschool

program now has over 50 students (as opposed to about 11 students last year) enrolled in this program on a full or

part time basis each week.

All of our assessment data continues to evidence strong achievement for our students in all grades. We have worked

hard this year to individualize instruction even more than we had in the past, so we are expecting to see continued

and improved results for our GVS students.


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We recommended to the school board that, because the staff is so busy implementing the new strategies brought to

GVS by Mrs. Cantagallo that we delay implementation of a World Language program until next budget year. We

did, however, reviewed a before and after school World Language program opportunity with the School Board, but

we all decided that this was not fitting our wishes for a robust, full-bore World Language program. So we have held

off on this program until the next budget.

We have continued to nurture and grow our collaboration with the busy folks in the Town Office and at the Town’s

Library. We have students from GVS who now have library cards and are using them regularly. We have achieved

cost savings for both the Town’s and the District’s budgets. We have deep regard and respect for the work each

entity does on behalf of the Grantham community. We have shared a pizza lunch together! This will continue to

grow as we move forward.

We have and will continue to engage in work that supports the School Board’s goals. The Principal’s goals, the

school’s goals, and my goals are all tied into one another which is positioning the District to make real and

substantial progress towards accomplishing the objectives contained within the School Board’s goals.

My husband, Peter, and I will be moving to Grantham in the summer of 2014. We have sold our home in Claremont

and have purchased a condo in Gray Ledges. We look forward to moving in to Grantham and becoming even more a

part of the fabric of this lovely community.

Thank you for your ever-present support for the young people of Grantham, for the School Board, the staff, and the

administration of the Grantham School District, and for the community in which we live and/or work.

Most Sincerely,

Jacqueline E. Guillette

Superintendent of Schools


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Principal’s Report

January 2014

The mission of the Grantham Village School, in partnership with the people of Grantham, is to provide excellence in education.

Together we mentor our students to become critical thinkers, creative learners and independent problem solvers. We aspire to nurture

in each student a lifelong love of learning. As competent, responsible, and caring citizens, our students will know and apply the skills

necessary to make positive contributions within a diverse global society.

I am delighted to be writing my very first submission to the Annual Report! My name is Heather Cantagallo, and I

am the new principal of Grantham Village School (GVS). I have been here since July, and I am thrilled to be part of

the Grantham community! We have a few other new faces this year: Ashley Kustka (third grade teacher), Astrid

Berger (sixth grade teacher), Casey Sylvain (sixth grade teacher), and Lynn Brewer (paraeducator).

This year at GVS we have several areas on which we are working:

Aligning our curriculum with the new Common Core State Standards

Increasing student achievement in reading, writing and math

Increasing opportunities for authentic science instruction

Differentiating instruction to support all learners

Maintaining a positive and productive school culture

Integrating technology

Connecting with our community

The faculty at GVS has been working with the new standards for several years. Before the introduction of the

Common Core State Standards we used the New Hampshire Curriculum Frameworks to guide our curriculum

development. Standards tell us what students should know and be able to do by the end of a particular grade level.

We use that information to build a curriculum and develop assessment tools. The faculty at GVS has been focused

on reading and writing curriculum this year. We have found that the new Common Core State Standards were not

significantly different from the curriculum we already had in place.

In an effort to help increase student achievement and provide differentiated instruction, we have put some new

strategies into practice. The first is something called What I Need (WIN). During this thirty minute period, students

all get the literacy support or enrichment they need. Each grade level has its own time slot and during that time

reading specialists, special educators, classroom teachers, paraeducators, and volunteers focus on that grade. We

have a great team of over 25 parent and grandparent volunteers supporting this program. In order to plan our

instruction for this time the faculty meets every week (Professional Learning Community – PLC meetings). We talk

about what each individual student needs and make plans accordingly. When the team has ongoing concerns about a

student, the teacher brings the concern to the Student Support Team (SST) who determines what else we can do as a

school to support the learner.

The GVS faculty utilizes a variety of assessment tools to measure student growth. Each year students in grades 2-6

complete a computerized assessment called NWEA testing. This gives us a snapshot of the child’s performance in

math and reading. Students in grades 3 – 8 take part in the state NECAP testing in math and reading. Fourth graders

Families enjoying the Fall Fiesta lunch.


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also take a science NECAP test and fifth graders take a NECAP writing assessment. Every student at GVS is also

assessed using tools from the math program; on-going writing prompts; and Fountas and Pinnell running record

assessments for reading. The GVS faculty reviews the assessment data on an ongoing basis. This fall we created an

assessment wall that helped us to see the big picture of where our students are as readers. The visual we created

using student scores enabled us to quickly see which students needed immediate support. We will be completing the

same assessment again later this year to see how students have grown, particularly those who have received

additional support.

Recently, the NECAP scores from the fall 2013 assessment were released. Below is a summary of the number of

students who earned a score of proficient or proficient with distinction in each area:

Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013

Grade % of Students

Proficient or

Proficient with

Distinction -

Reading

% of Students

Proficient or

Proficient with

Distinction - Math

% of Students

Proficient or

Proficient with

Distinction -

Reading

% of Students

Proficient or

Proficient with

Distinction - Math

% of Students

Proficient or

Proficient with

Distinction -

Reading

% of Students

Proficient or

Proficient with

Distinction - Math

3 88% 88% 84% 89% 95% 90%

4 86% 86% 96% 92% 80% 80%

5 82% 89% 90% 85% 92% 93%

6 90% 85% 93% 93% 91% 89%

Faculty and students at Grantham Village School have continued to focus on

maintaining a positive and productive school environment. The Green Team,

which is comprised of students and staff, works with Bill Preble from The

Center for School Climate and Learning to promote the “Seven C’s” which

include: caring, critical thinking, community, creativity, collaboration,

curiosity, and communication. Our focus is on making good choices and

preventing problems. School counselor, Kris Widmann, and behavior

interventionist, Kathy Bowman, are also working with students to promote

positive habits of mind (for example: persisting and thinking flexibly). Each

day we begin by collectively reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the GVS

Pledge which is as follows: I am an important member of Grantham Village

School. I am the one and only person who has the power to decide what I will

be and do. I am in charge of my learning and behavior. I am safe, respectful and responsible. I will accept the

consequences for my decisions. I will be a credit to myself, my family, GVS, and the Grantham community. I am

proud to be a hawk!

At GVS we promote continuous professional development to improve our knowledge and skills as educators. The

Staff Development Committee plans and conducts workshops throughout the year. We have made a connection with

New England College and are currently conducting an in-house graduate course on differentiating instruction. We

have held numerous technology workshops and a large group attended a specialized literacy workshop presented by a

national expert.

Science is a passion for a number of our faculty members, and we are promoting authentic Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) opportunities for students. For example, we began the year with a staff field

The GVS Green Team completing a team challenge.


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trip to the Cricenti’s Bog led by School Board member Gale Schmidt. The parent-run Four Winds program is

continuing this year, and the students are really enjoying it. Sixth grade science teacher Casey Sylvain has received

training through the Montshire Museum’s “Microscopes in the Classroom” program which she will implement this

spring. School Board member John Eylander has worked in conjunction with fifth grade teacher Kevin Gianini to

get the weather station up and running once again. In the near future we will begin to align our

science curriculum to the new Next Generation Science Standards.

GVS students benefit greatly from the support of the Grantham community. The Grantham

Parent Teacher Group, for example, offers some fun family events as well as financial support

for a variety of programs. The Grantham Recreation Department offers a number of sports and

recreation options. The Dunbar Free Library has graciously hosted every class for a special

story time and library overview. Happily, the GVS building is heavily used after school hours

and on weekends by groups such as the Cub Scouts, the Girl Scouts, Destination Imagination,

Our Town, and Grantham Recreation. We are delighted to have the community’s building used

so often.

I consider myself very fortunate to be part of a school and community that is collectively

focused on providing the best education possible. Thank you for all that you do!

Respectfully Submitted,

Heather Cantagallo

Principal

Gale Schmidt leading the GVS staff through Cricenti's Bog in New London.


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Grantham Student Enrollments

Grantham Village School

Lebanon Middle School and Lebanon High School

as of January 31, 2014

Grantham Village School

Kindergarten 27

1st Grade 34

2nd

Grade 32

3rd

Grade 41

4th

Grade 41

5th

Grade 26

6th

Grade 43

Total 244

Lebanon Middle School

7th

Grade 31

8th

Grade 38

Total 69

Lebanon High School

9th

Grade 44

10th

Grade 26

11th

Grade 29.20*

12th

Grade 41

Total 140.20

* Student tuition is pro-rated with another district.

Note that individual names of students have intentionally been excluded in this Annual Report due to an awareness

that providing student names may be a safety concern for some. This has become best practice in education and

Grantham’s SAU has adopted this approach in the current year.


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Approved Rules for 2014

Grantham School District Meeting

1. No article may be brought up for reconsideration unless it is brought up immediately after the vote

has been determined and announced.

2. Passing over an article is not in the spirit of the meeting and will be ruled out of order.

3. Registered voters will be seated on the main floor and in the center of the bleachers. Non-voters

will be seated in the side sections of the bleachers. Non-voters who are not officers of the school

district may be allowed to address the meeting only if the meeting votes to permit it.

4. Whenever a voter wishes to speak, he or she will address the moderator and identify herself or

himself.

5. The moderator will conduct a secret “yes-no” ballot when seven or more voters question any non-

ballot vote immediately, after the vote is declared, and before any business is conducted. (RSA

40:40b)

6. All proposed amendments to articles will be submitted in writing to the moderator prior to the vote

of the amendment.


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GRANTHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT

ANNUAL MEETING

March 5, 2013

Moderator: Carl Hanson

District Officers:

Jeffrey Walla, School Board Chair

Robert McCarthy, School Board Vice-Chair

Gale Schmidt, School Board Secretary

Carolyn Simon, School Board

Steven Miller, School Board

Dwight Wilder, School District Clerk

Non-Resident Officials:

Jacqueline Guillette, Superintendent of Schools, SAU 75

Kurt Gergler, Principal, Grantham Village School

Maren Ardell, District Special Education

Gordon Graham, District Legal Counsel

The Moderator called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM at the Grantham Village School, welcoming those

present, and reviewing the documents available: the 2013 Annual Report; the proposed 2013014 budget;

the annual meeting presentation; and yes/no ballot packets, if needed. He further noted that election of

district officials would be on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Town Hall, between 10 AM and 7 PM. He

reminded the audience that the meeting rules were stated on page 14 of the Annual Report.

The School Board Chair was recognized to introduce the officials present, as noted above, and moved

that the meeting allow non-residents officials to speak in the meeting if necessary or appropriate. The

motion was seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote.

Mr. Walla reviewed highlights of the past year, including enrollment and the negotiation of a new

collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Grantham Teachers’ Association. He also summarized

the budget development process, noting opportunities provided for community input in that process.

The Moderator presented Article #1: “To hear the reports of agents, committees, and other officers

heretofore chosen and to pass any vote relating thereto,” which was then moved, seconded, and

adopted by unanimous voice vote.

Ms. Simon read Article #2: “To see if the School District will vote to approve the cost items included

in the three year collective bargaining agreement reached between the Grantham School Board

and the Grantham Education Association, which calls for the following increases in salaries and

benefits at the current staffing levels over the amount paid in the prior fiscal year:

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

$50,441 $73,535 $73,935

and further to raise and appropriate the sum of $50,441 for the 2013-14 fiscal year, such sum

representing the additional costs attributable to the net increase in salaries and benefits over those

of the appropriation of current staffing levels.”


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Mr. Miller explained the principal features of the agreement, including an increased employee

contribution to health and dental insurance coverage, and wage increases of 2.25, 2.5, and 2.5 percent in

each of the next three years. There being no questions, the article was moved, seconded, and adopted by

unanimous voice vote.

Article #3, “Shall the School District, if Article 2 is defeated, authorize the governing body to call

one special meeting at its option to address Article 2 cost items only?” being conditional on the non-

adoption of Article #2, was bypassed as moot by the Moderator.

Article #4, “To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7 million,

883 thousand, and 568 dollars ($7,883,568) operating budget plus food service and IDEA federal

grant funds for the support of schools, payment of salaries of School District officials and agents,

and for the payment of statutory obligations of said School District and to authorize the

application against appropriations of such sums as are estimated to be received from state and

federal governments, together with other income, the balance to be raised by taxation by the

School District. This article does not include funds requested in any other article,” was read by Mr.

McCarthy, who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded. Board members spoke to different

sections of the budget. Mr. Walla noted the overall increase of 1.4%, and the containment of tuition

costs through the cap negotiated as part of the AREA agreement. Ms. Schmidt reviewed Special

Education costs, including decreases due to changes in services such as out-of-district placement, and an

increase of $3,000 in pre-school services the District is obligated to provide. Mr. McCarthy noted that

part of the cost of the Behavior Interventionist was being shifted to Regular Education, reflecting how

that person’s workload had been divided in practice; he observed the positive impact of this position on

school climate. He also presented the case for making the school guidance counselor a full-time

position, from two days per week to five. Mr. Walla presented a summary of current and projected

enrollment by grade, the non-union employee costs, and a summary of major increases and decreases in

the overall budget. He noted that contractural obligations constituted 89% of the budget. He concluded

with a reconciliation of the budget, again pointing out the modest increase and its impact on the tax rate.

There being no questions, the Moderator called for a vote. The article was adopted by unanimous voice

vote.

Article #5, “To see if the voters of the School District support the Grantham School Board’s

development of a World Language Program to add to the School District’s curriculum,” was

presented by Ms. Schmidt. The article was moved and seconded.

Ms. Simon noted the study committee had examined other schools’ programs, visited several of these,

and reviewed research on the topic of elementary language instruction. The committee had

recommended the implementation of a program to the Board, with the eventual goal being a robust K-6

curriculum. The program would entail a half-hour per day, with not every class receiving instruction

every day. The target date, pending approval at the March 2014 meeting, would be to begin the program

in Fall 2014. She indicated the committee had felt that further community discussion was desirable;

hence the advisory article was proposed.

Two comments were voiced by persons in support for the program. In response to a question by the first,

the Superintendent outlined the proposed length of instruction at each grade level, and pointed out the

intent was to front-load the program in the lower grades (K-3), where research showed children are most


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receptive to language instruction, and to use the experience gained at those levels to inform

implementation at Grades 4-6. She noted that Lebanon had recently decided to also pursue the

development of elementary-level World Language instruction.

The second comment expressed approval of the study committee’s and Board’s work on the program,

and then went on to praise Mr. Gergler for his service as principal. He was recognized by a standing

ovation.

There being no further comments or questions, the article was then adopted by majority vote.

Article #6, “To transact any other business, which may legally come before this meeting,” was

moved, seconded, and adopted by unanimous voice vote.

Mr. Walla reviewed Mr. Gergler’s accomplishments as principal, and thanked him for all he had done

for the school and its students. He was presented with a gift.

Mr. McCarthy was recognized, and spoke of Mr. Walla’s service as chair for the past six years, noting

that his stewardship had included the building renovation, two new teacher contracts, positive relations

with Lebanon, and greater transparency in Board affairs. He presented a large color photograph to Mr.

Walla, who was acknowledged with a standing ovation.

There being no further business, adjournment was moved, seconded, and approved at 7:31 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Dwight Wilder

School District Clerk

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