Sample Warrant Articles

SDGA offers a sample set of petition warrant articles which have been placed before voters in the past. When using these samples, be sure to check current statutory wording and adapt the warrant article to the needs of your school district as appropriate.

Title	District/SAU	Year	Binding or Advisory	Comments
Reject Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Favor of Higher HB COOP Academic Standards	Hollis/Brookline	2014	Advisory	Passed at district meeting, but school board ignored advice
Reapportionment of Hollis Brookline Cooperative School Board	Hollis/Brookline	2015	Binding RSA 195:19-b	Change to Articles of Agreement. Failed at district meeting
Restore Coop Apportionment to Original Formula: 50/50 (Average Daily Membership/Equalized Valuation)	Hollis/Brookline	2020	Binding RSA 195:18,III(i)	Change to Articles of Agreement. Passed after amendment.
Study on Expansion of Brookline School District to Grades K to 8	Brookline	2021	Advisory	Would move grades 7-8 to Brookline from Coop. Failed at district meeting.
Grade Reduction for the Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District	Hollis/Brookline	2021	Binding RSA 195:16-a	Change to Articles of Agreement. Failed at district meeting
Adoption of Local Tax Cap for the Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District	Hollis/Brookline	2021	Binding RSA 32:5-b	Statutory wording, binding if approved. Failed at district meeting. Similar tax cap petition passed in Brookline (2018).
Equality, Justice, Unity	Hollis/Brookline	2022	Advisory	Failed at district meeting after 2+ hours of debate.
Establish Planning Committee to Study Withdrawal from SAU 41	Brookline	2022	Binding RSA 194-C:2,IV(a)	Statutory wording. Failed after debate.
Return 100% of Unassigned General Funds to Taxpayers	Hollis/Brookline	2022	Binding RSA 198:4-b,II	Statutory wording. Failed after debate.
Adopt SB 2 Ballot Voting for Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District	Hollis/Brookline	2022	Binding RSA 40:13	Statutory wording. Failed at district meeting. Similar SB2 petition passed in Brookline (2016).
Require Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District Warrant Articles with Tax Impact to State the Estimated Tax Impact	Hollis/Brookline	2022	Binding RSA 32:5,V-b	Statutory wording. Failed at district meeting. Similar petition passed in Brookline (2022).
Availability of Textbooks and Other Assigned Books for Public Inspection	Hollis/Brookline	2022	Advisory	Failed at district meeting after ~1 hour of debate.
Masks Optional for Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District	Lincoln-Woodstock	2022	Advisory	Unknown result.
Initiate Study for Withdrawal from the Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District	Brookline	2020	Binding RSA 194-C,I	Statutory wording. Was presented at Brookline Town Meeting (not school). Failed after much debate.