Tag Archives: Timberlane Regional School District
News That Didn’t Make the Cut
The Eagle Tribune today covered Donna Green’s resignation from the Timberlane Regional School Board, in protest of the board’s failure to act on the outrageous intrusion into the election process by the TRSD Superintendent when he slapped a no trespass order on … Continue reading
Watch your gutless elected representatives in action
Funny how a short meeting can do irreparable harm. Watch your gutless elected representatives in action last night in this 24-minute recording. Of particular interest are Jason Grosky’s comments on Mr. Boyle’s desire to hide behind non-public discussion. A non-public … Continue reading
SAU 55 Prepares to take Board of Education to Supreme Court
In the upside-down world of unlimited taxpayer dollars for legal battles that is Timberlane and SAU 55, there is a new development. Yesterday, SAU 55’s attorney announced to the New Hampshire Department of Justice that SAU 55 intends to pursue … Continue reading
Timberlane School Board Member Compares All Homeschoolers to Horrific Abusers
On Friday, a disturbing post was made on social media by an actual school board member in the Timberlane Regional School district. Peter Bealo, who is listed as “Board Chair” for Timberlane/Plaistow, posted a photo of the horrific story about abuse in California, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, GraniteGrok
Tagged Homeschooling, Kimberly Morin, Timberlane Regional School District
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Round One: Metzler Takes on Commissioner of Education
Based on a complaint made by Danville’s school board representative, Stefanie Dube, the NH Department of Education became aware of Timberlane’s administration of the Tripod student survey. This is an online survey given to students in Timberlane schools about their … Continue reading
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
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
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
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green
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
Posted in Donna Green, Education
Tagged Donna Green, Staffing, Timberlane Regional School District
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The New Media Militia 