School District Advisory Budget Committee Formed

School District Advisory Budget Committee Formed

A new Advisory Budget Committee was approved and charged by the Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) School Board on September 8, 2010.  The purpose of this committee is “to become educated about the ORCSD budget and provide budget recommendations to the School Board that meet the needs of the students and is fiscally responsible to taxpayers.”  On October 21^st the School Board voted on the membership of the Advisory Budget Committee (ABC), choosing eight people from the 15 volunteers who applied.   Serving on this committee are Robert McEwan-Madbury: Jay Hilyard-Lee; Bill Bryon-Lee; Anne Knight-Durham; Jenna Roberts-Durham; David Proulx-Durham; David Taylor-Durham and Tom Merrick-Durham.

 

ABC held an organizational meeting on October 26 selecting Tom Merrick as Chair, Jenna Roberts as Vice-Chair, and Anne Knight as Secretary.  Committee members have begun attending budget deliberation workshop meetings of the District and will attend School Board meetings that involve budget discussion.

 

Meeting minutes and any published recommendations are placed on the ORCSD website (www.orcsd.org) under School Board/Subcommittees/Advisory Budget Committee  (http://www.orcsd.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=103&Itemid=203) soon after they are approved.  All ABC meetings are open to the public. The committee's next meeting is scheduled November 16, 7 PM in Oyster River High School, Room C120.

 

Public meetings (usually 7 PM at ORHS) that will include school budget discussion:

11/16—Advisory Budget Committee Meeting

11/17—School Board Mtg with budget discussion about middle and high schools

11/29—Advisory Budget Committee Meeting

12/1—School Board Mtg with budget discussion about elementary schools

12/6—School Board Mtg with budget discussion  about SPED, Technology, Prof Devel, District

12/8—School Board workshop with budget discussion about Facilities, Transportation, Food Serv

12/15—School Board Mtg with budget discussion

1/5—School Board Mtg with budget discussion

1/12— Public Hearing on School Budget

Next ABC Meeting 11/29

OYSTER RIVER COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF ADVISORY BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
November 29, 2010 Oyster River High School 7:00 p.m. Conference Room C120
The Oyster River Advisory Budget Committee will meet in the Conference Room – C120 at the Oyster River High School at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 29th, 2010.

ABC Web Link & Upcoming budget schedule

ABC now has a dedicated section on the ORCSD website.  Check it out at:

http://www.orcsd.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=103&Itemid=203  

Upcoming Budget Meetings @ High School Room C124

11/10—School Board budget workshop 7:00 p.m.

11/16—Advisory Budget Committee Mtg 7:00 p.m.

11/17—School Board Mtg with budget discussion

12/1—School Board Mtg with budget discussion

12/8—School Board budget workshop 7:00 p.m.

12/15—School Board Mtg with budget discussion

1/5—School Board Mtg with budget discussion

Public Hearings

1/12--Public Hearing 7:00@high school auditorium

2/8—Deliberative Session @high school auditorium 

3/8—VOTE!

Agenda for Advisory Budget Committee (ABC)

Here is the full agenda for our meeting this evening. 
Thanks,
Jenna Roberts, ABC Vice Chair

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Oyster River Cooperative School District Advisory Budget Committee (ORCSD ABC) Agenda

Monday, November 8, 2010, 7:00 PM,

OR High School, conference room C120

    0. Call To Order

1. Approval of Minutes of 10/26/2010
2. School Board and / or Business Office Updates
3. Debrief the November 5 workshop and parcel out documents collected at the workshop or acquired for further study from Sue Caswell or Henry Brackett
4. Determine what and how to provide feedback to the Budget Workshops on November 10 & December 8 @ 6:30 PM High School Room C124
5. Discussing involvement w.r.t. SB Regular meeting Budget Discussions on November 17, & December 1, 15, and January 5
6. Setting realistic goals for our first budget cycle
7. Discuss methods and procedures for communication and information sharing
8. Public Comment Opportunity
9. Next ABC Meeting November 29 7 PM, (Place, Agenda Items)
10. Adjournment

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Please share your thoughts or concerns!