Vt. Stat. tit. 16 § 712

Current through L. 2024, c. 185.

Section 712 - Contents of warning on votes to establish the union school district and elect the initial members of the union school district board

The warning for each school district meeting to vote on formation of a union school district shall contain two articles in substantially the following form. The language used in Article 1 shall be the same for each "necessary" and "advisable" district voting on formation of the new district. Article II of the warning shall not include names of candidates for the union school district board.

WARNING

The voters of the _______________________________________________________________________ School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at _____________________ on the ___________ day of _____________________, 20___________, to vote by Australian ballot between the hours of _____________________, at which time the polls will open, and _____________________, at which time the polls will close, upon the following articles of business:

Article I. FORMATION OF UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT

Shall the _______________________________________________________________________ School District, which the proposed articles of agreement have identified as ["necessary" or "advisable"] to the formation of the proposed union school district, join with the school district[s] of _______________________________________ and _______________________________________, which are identified as "necessary" to formation, and potentially the school district[s] of _______________________________________ and _______________________________________, which are identified as "advisable" to formation, for the purpose of forming a union school district, as provided in Title 16, Vermont Statutes Annotated, upon the following conditions and agreements:

(a) Grades. The union school district shall be organized to provide for the education of resident students in grades ___________ through ___________ and shall assume full and sole responsibility therefor on July 1, 20___________.

(b) Operation of schools. The union school district shall operate and manage one or more schools offering instruction in grades ___________ through ___________ . [Amend as necessary if the district will pay tuition for any or all grades for which it is organized.]

(c) Union school district board. [State method by which representation of each member of the union school board is to be determined pursuant to section 711 (vote to elect initial members) of this chapter.]

(d) Assumption of debts and ownership of school property. The union school district shall assume the indebtedness of forming districts, acquire the school properties of the forming districts, and pay for them, all as specified in the final report and proposed articles of agreement.

(e) Final report. The provisions of the final report and proposed articles of agreement approved by the State Board of Education on the ___________ day of _____________________, 20___________, which is on file in the office of the clerk of each school district named in this warning, shall govern the union school district.

Article II. ELECTION OF INITIAL MEMBERS OF THE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD

To elect a total of _____________________ (_) member(s) to serve as initial members of the proposed union school district board for the terms established in the final report and proposed articles of agreement: [Amend as necessary to reflect method for determining school board membership pursuant to section 711 (vote to elect initial members) of this chapter.]

(a) ___________ [Insert number] Board Member[s] to serve until the second annual meeting of the union school district, in 20___________.

(b) ___________ [Insert number] Board Member[s] to serve until the third annual meeting of the union school district, in 20___________.

(c) ___________ [Insert number] Board Member[s] to serve until the fourth annual meeting of the union school district, in 20___________.

16 V.S.A. § 712

Added by 2022 , No. 176, § 3, eff. 6/7/2022.