Category Archives: Donna Green
Green Prevails at State Board of Education
Today the New Hampshire State Board of Education took jurisdiction over the matter of my complaint concerning SAU 55. Further, they ordered SAU 55’s board to hold a “fact-finding” public hearing. The vote was 3-1-1. SBOE member, Bill Duncan was … Continue reading
The Timberlane Teachers’ Union Cares
School Board members arrived at their seats on Dec. 21 to find a letter from the Timberlane Teachers Association on top of their agenda material. To my knowledge, this has not been previously published. I obtained it a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education, Unions
Tagged Arthur Green, SAU 55, Teacher's Union
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Timberlane Financial Controls – Gap or Chasm?
The administration is quick to point out that we operate with a bottom-line budget, and that the line items appropriated in the budget do not determine how the money may be used. But, our policy imposes a control on that … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education
Tagged appropriation, Arthur Green, Timberlane Regional School District
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Chronic Capital Confusion
Timberlane’s administration appears to inhabit a state of chronic capital confusion (sorry, couldn’t resist the alliteration) about which budget accounts constitute capital expenditures. | Keep Reading at timberlaneandsandown
No Rigor in Timberlane’s Per Pupil Cost
The official Cost per Pupil report from the Department of Education is now out. (DOE web site. Thanks to an alert resident who located the document even though it has not been linked from the usual DOE summary page.) Timberlane’s Cost … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, taxes
Tagged Cost per pupil, Timberlane
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Timberlane Budget Committee Hands Superintendent Flat Line Budget
In a turn of events last night that gives one cause for hope in local elected officials, the Timberlane Budget Committee voted no increase in the 18-19 budget . The vote was a remarkable 8-1-1. Mr. O’Neil opposed and school … Continue reading
What Can Be Learned from SAT Scores at Timberlane?
At last night’s school board meeting, Mrs. Collins, the head of the Timberlane Music Association, shared with the board some very interesting SAT results from our Timberlane students. Mrs. Collins said that Timberlane students who participated in music and athletics … Continue reading
Metzler Wants to Shed 81.5 Jobs. Is he wrong?
In response to a board request to keep the budget flat and reduce it by our regular surplus, Superintendent Metzler has suggested laying off 20 support staff, 11.5 administrators and 25-50 members of the Timberlane Teachers’ Association. That is a … Continue reading
Timberlane Superintendent Argues Against Proposed Budget Cuts
You will never hear these facts anywhere but here: Timberlane’s student enrollment has declined by 24% in ten years (1100 students), but our staffing has decreased by just 3%. Timberlane’s cost to its towns has gone up 36% in those … Continue reading
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Tagged Donna Green, SAU 55, Timberlane Regional School District
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Baseless Histrionics Over School Staffing
Your school board has indicated it wants to cut administrators and the budget. Even though we regularly see surpluses in the $2 million range, a suggestion that we hold flat our budget and cut it by our surplus was met … Continue reading
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Tagged Donna Green, Staffing, Timberlane Regional School District
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The New Media Militia 