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
School District Budget Cap	Brookline	2025	Binding RSA 32:5-e	New school district budget cap law, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Will be proposed at 2025 school district meeting.
Adoption of Local Tax Cap based on inflation and attendance change	Hollis/Brookline	2025	Binding RSA 32:5-b 1-b	New method for local tax cap using inflation index and change in attendance, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Will be proposed at 2025 school district meeting.
Establishment of Charter Commission to Adopt Official Ballot Voting on Warrant Articles	Hollis/Brookline	2025	Binding RSA 197:5-b and RSA 49-B:3 V	First step in the process for adopting a charter for using the budgetary official ballot school district meeting (RSA 197:5-b), where the school district raises and appropriates money for the support of schools by voting on warrant articles via the official ballot.
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).
Return 100% of Unassigned General Funds to Taxpayers	Hollis/Brookline	2022	Binding RSA 198:4-b,II	Statutory wording. Failed after debate.
Establish Planning Committee to Study Withdrawal from SAU 41	Brookline	2022	Binding RSA 194-C:2,IV(a)	Statutory wording. Failed after debate.
Equality, Justice, Unity	Hollis/Brookline	2022	Advisory	Failed at district meeting after 2+ hours of debate.
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.
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
Reapportionment of Hollis Brookline Cooperative School Board	Hollis/Brookline	2015	Binding RSA 195:19-b	Change to Articles of Agreement. Failed at district meeting
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