Barnstead Elementary School

2013-2014 School Budget

The Town of Barnstead (03218)

incorporated 1727

Location in Belknap County, New HampshireCoordinates: 43°20′26″N 71°15′39″W

Center Barnstead (03225) is an unincorporated village in the town of Barnstead in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It is the largest of several villages in the town.

Barnstead Elementary Schoolis located in Center Barnstead.

Map OverviewsNew Hampshire Barnstead is

located in Belknap County

Town Population (2010): 4,593BES Student Population: 523Barnstead Students at PMHS: 246

Town Government - Selectmen

5 Selectmen

Priscilla TiedeTerm Expires

2014

Jim BarnardTerm Expires

2015

Gordon PrestonTerm Expires

2016

Francis VardaroTerm Expires

2014

Dave KerrTerm Expires

2016

Barnstead Town Budget Committee

The budget committee operates under the authority granted by RSA 32, the Municipal Budget Act. The primary responsibility of a municipal budget committee is to assist its voters in the prudent appropriation of public funds. To do so, the committee reviews budgets prepared by both the town's governing bodies (Board of Selectmen and School Board).The budget committee consists of six elected members-at-large. The current elected members of the committee are:

● Paul Landry, Chairman● Bruce Grey● Bill Haynes● Danielle Krause● Brian White

The budget committee also has one representative appointed by each of the two governing bodies.

● Dave Kerr - Selectmen's Representative● Diane Beijer - School Board Representative

Adopted Barnstead Town Budget

ADOPTED BUDGET SUBTOTAL 1

Appropriations Recommended (from pg. 5):

$3,621,642.00SUBTOTAL 2 Special

Warrant Articles Recommended (from pg. 6):

$ 786,797.00

SUBTOTAL 3 "Individual" Warrant Articles Recommended (from pg. 6):

$ 0.00TOTAL Appropriations

Recommended:

$4,408,439.00Less: Amount of

Estimated Revenues & Credits (from above):

$1,829,322.00Estimated Amount of

Taxes to be Raised:

$2,579,117.00

COMPARISON OF TAX RATE

Year 2007 2008

2009 2010 2011 2012

Town 3.81 3.71

3.68 4.89 5.11 5.50

County 1.24 1.28

1.28 1.49 1.41 1.49

School 11.09 11.16 10.96 13.39 14.30 14.10 (local)

2.26 2.24 2.22 2.59 2.61 2.47 (state)Totals 18.40 18.39 18.14 22.36 23.43 23.56

Barnstead School BoardSAU#86

Barnstead Elementary School BoardChair - Mrs. Diane BeijerVice Chair - Mr. Keith CouchSecretary - Ms. Maureen FitzpatrickBoard Members: Mrs. Eunice Landry

Ms. Katherine Grillo

Board members also serve on the school board for the Joint Mutual Agreement (JMA) of SAU#301 - Prospect Mountain High School.

SAU#86 Barnstead

Superintendent: John FauciBusiness Administrator: Donna ClairmontBookkeeper: Amy BurleyAdministrative Assistant: Debbie Walsh

The Physical address of SAU#86 is: 1 Suncook Valley Road, Barnstead, NH 03218

Our mailing address is: Po Box 250, Center Barnstead, NH 03225

Barnstead Elementary Schoollocated in Center Barnstead, NHServing Grades Pre-K to Grade 8 (523 students)Approved Budget for 2013-2014 = $10,823,442.21(for BES and Barnstead share of PMHS)

BES = $6,510,700.93PMHS = $4,312,741.28

School Staff Other DataAdministration - 3 Home Schooled students - 61Teachers - 48 Free & Reduced = 158 or 34.73%Instructional Support - 26 Cost/Pupil = $13,361.84Librarians - 1Specialists - 2Admin Support - 4All Other Support - 4Total - 88

Joint Mutual Agreement (JMA) of SAU#301 -

Prospect Mountain High School

A 12 member JMA School Board made up of school board members from Alton and Barnstead.Barnstead Board Members(SAU#86) Alton Board Members (SAU#72)Eunice Landry, Chair Krista ArgiropolisMaureen Fitzpatrick Sandra WyattKeith Couch Terri NoyesKathy Grillo Stephen MillerDiane Beijer Carlos MartinezThe legal status of the JMA is established by RSA 194:21 et sec, and the bond approved by both communities in March 2002.

Budget Approval ProcessBES Budget ProcessSeptember to December: Barnstead School Board budget approvalTeachers->Grade Level Teams->Principal->SAU->School Board Budget Committee ->entire School Board

December to March: Barnstead Budget Committee & Barnstead School BoardA series of meetings and public hearings leading up to a final budget which is then voted upon by the Barnstead Budget Committee

March: School District Meeting in the third Saturday of March held at the BES Gymnasium

PMHS Budget ProcessSeptember to November: JMA/SAU#301School Board budget approvalTeachers->Grade Level Teams->Principal->SAU->JMA Budget Committee ->entire JMA School Board

December to March: Barnstead Budget Committee & MA/SAU#301School BoardMarch: School District Meeting in the third Saturday of March held at the BES GymnasiumAlton is a SB-2 Town and must have the budget voted upon (March 13, 2013)Barnstead votes on the PMHS at the same School District Meeting (Town Meeting Format) -3rd Saturday in March

FYI '14 "Big" Budget IssuesProspect Mountain HS Teacher ContractYear Estimated Increase2013-2014 $79,511.412014-2015 $69,946.70

represents (with step increases) 8% increase over 2 years

Dissolve BES Expansion Trust Fund ($300,429)

- BES Building & Maintenance Fund: $125,000

- Capital Reserve Fund: $175,429

Demographics & Data

Median Family IncomeBarnstead: $49,404State of NH: $57,575

2004/2008 New Hampshire Partisan Voting Index for Barnstead 2000 Republican 55.2%, Democrat 44.8% 2004 Republican 54.8%, Democrat 45.2% 2008 Republican 50.3%, Democrat 49.7%

Largest Businesses in BarnsteadBarnstead Elementary School/SAU 86

Education/administrative - 106

Town of Barnstead/Municipal services - 96Barnstead Country Store - 17Bosco Bell/Convenience store, gas - 14JJ Goodwin's Restaurant

- 8Blueberry Station/Convenience store, gas - 7Barton's Lumber Lumber Yard - 6White Buffalo Restaurant/Trading Post - 3

data from http://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/barnstead.htm