Obaid Shahzad

Warrant articles paid for with unassigned fund balance have a tax impact.  They are paid for with tax dollars.  The warrant articles state that no NEW taxation is required.  The warrant articles do not state that no taxation is required.  Taxation IS required.  The school district has over-taxed you and is going to keep those tax dollars to pay for items in warrant articles funded with unassigned fund balance.  The voters can vote in favor of this, or they can vote against it.  Either way,...

Academic Proficiency There are two sources of public domain data that allow us to assess SAU39 Academic Proficiency: New Hampshire Department of Education (NH-DOE) Provides proficiency data associated with all NH Districts, Schools, and Grades NWEA Provides proficiency data and performance projections associated with the tens of thousands of NWEA subscriber Districts, Schools, and Grades across the US. Following is a summary of NH-DOE Reading (ELA) and Math Proficiency data … To better see...

School District Proposed Budgets Should NOT Exceed the Default Budget Calculation   In FY23 (school year 2022- 2023), the Amherst School District (ASD) was operating under a default budget.  While some may think that this must have been a financial hardship for the district, it was not.  In fact, ASD ended up with $791,175 more than it needed, even in a default budget year.    Add to this the $586,054 in excess revenue that the district collected, and you get a FY23 unassigned fund balance...