School Administrative Unit Budget

This policy gives detailed guidance to school boards for constructing the default budget, and applies only to New Hampshire school districts which operate under the “Official Ballot Referendum Form of Meeting”, also known as “SB2”. The policy includes guidance on the definition of one-time expenditures, legal/contractual obligations, special education, reduction in the proposed operating budget, and the requirement for supporting documentation. This policy was written to reflect changes to the default budget law in 2018 for which the SDGA was instrumental.There is no corresponding policy in the New Hampshire School Board Association model policy book.