1. Barnstead Elementary School
School Budget

2. The Town of Barnstead (03218) incorporated 1727
Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 43°20′26″N 71°15′39″W
Center Barnstead (03225) is an unincorporated village in the town of Barnstead in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It is the largest of several villages in the town.
Barnstead Elementary School
is located in Center Barnstead.

3. Map Overviews New Hampshire Barnstead is located in Belknap County
Town Population (2010): 4,593
BES Student Population: 523
Barnstead Students at PMHS: 246

4. Town Government - Selectmen
Priscilla Tiede
Term Expires
2014
Jim Barnard
Term Expires
2015
Gordon Preston
Term Expires
2016
Francis Vardaro
Term Expires
2014
Dave Kerr
Term Expires
2016

5. Barnstead Town Budget Committee
The budget committee operates under the authority granted by RSA 32, the Municipal Budget Act. The primary responsibility of a municipal budget committee is to assist its voters in the prudent appropriation of public funds. To do so, the committee reviews budgets prepared by both the town's governing bodies (Board of Selectmen and School Board).
The budget committee consists of six elected members-at-large. The current elected members of the committee are:
Paul Landry, Chairman
Bruce Grey
Bill Haynes
Danielle Krause
Brian White
The budget committee also has one representative appointed by each of the two governing bodies.
Dave Kerr - Selectmen's Representative
Diane Beijer - School Board Representative

6. Adopted Barnstead Town Budget
ADOPTED BUDGET
SUBTOTAL 1 Appropriations Recommended (from pg. 5): $3,621,642.00
SUBTOTAL 2 Special Warrant Articles Recommended (from pg. 6): $ 786,797.00
SUBTOTAL 3 "Individual" Warrant Articles Recommended (from pg. 6): $
TOTAL Appropriations Recommended: $4,408,439.00
Less: Amount of Estimated Revenues & Credits (from above): $1,829,322.00
Estimated Amount of Taxes to be Raised: $2,579,117.00
COMPARISON OF TAX RATE
Year
Town
County
School (local)
(state)
Totals

7. Barnstead School Board SAU#86
Barnstead Elementary School Board
Chair - Mrs. Diane Beijer
Vice Chair - Mr. Keith Couch
Secretary - Ms. Maureen Fitzpatrick
Board Members: Mrs. Eunice Landry
Ms. Katherine Grillo
Board members also serve on the school board for the Joint Mutual Agreement (JMA) of SAU#301 - Prospect Mountain High School.

8. SAU#86 Barnstead Superintendent: John Fauci
Business Administrator: Donna Clairmont
Bookkeeper: Amy Burley
Administrative Assistant: Debbie Walsh
The Physical address of SAU#86 is: 1 Suncook Valley Road, Barnstead, NH 03218
Our mailing address is: Po Box 250, Center Barnstead, NH 03225

9. Barnstead Elementary School located in Center Barnstead, NH
Serving Grades Pre-K to Grade 8 (523 students)
Approved Budget for = $10,823,442.21
(for BES and Barnstead share of PMHS)
BES = $6,510,700.93
PMHS = $4,312,741.28
School Staff Other Data
Administration Home Schooled students - 61
Teachers Free & Reduced = 158 or 34.73%
Instructional Support Cost/Pupil = $13,361.84
Librarians
Specialists
Admin Support
All Other Support
Total

10. Joint Mutual Agreement (JMA) of SAU#301 - Prospect Mountain High School
A 12 member JMA School Board made up of school board members from Alton and Barnstead.
Barnstead Board Members (SAU#86) Alton Board Members (SAU#72)
Eunice Landry, Chair Krista Argiropolis
Maureen Fitzpatrick Sandra Wyatt
Keith Couch Terri Noyes
Kathy Grillo Stephen Miller
Diane Beijer Carlos Martinez
The legal status of the JMA is established by RSA 194:21 et sec, and the bond approved by both communities in March 2002.

11. Budget Approval Process
BES Budget Process
September to December: Barnstead School Board budget approval
Teachers->Grade Level Teams->Principal->SAU->School Board Budget Committee ->entire School Board
December to March: Barnstead Budget Committee & Barnstead School Board
A series of meetings and public hearings leading up to a final budget which is then voted upon by the Barnstead Budget Committee
March: School District Meeting in the third Saturday of March held at the BES Gymnasium
PMHS Budget Process
September to November: JMA/SAU#301School Board budget approval
Teachers->Grade Level Teams->Principal->SAU->JMA Budget Committee ->entire JMA School Board
December to March: Barnstead Budget Committee & MA/SAU#301School Board
Alton is a SB-2 Town and must have the budget voted upon (March 13, 2013)
Barnstead votes on the PMHS at the same School District Meeting (Town Meeting Format) -3rd Saturday in March

12. FYI '14 "Big" Budget Issues Prospect Mountain HS Teacher Contract
Year Estimated Increase
$79,511.41
$69,946.70
represents (with step increases) 8% increase over 2 years
Dissolve BES Expansion Trust Fund ($300,429)
- BES Building & Maintenance Fund: $125,000
- Capital Reserve Fund: $175,429

13. Demographics & Data
Median Family Income
Barnstead: $49,404
State of NH: $57,575
2004/2008 New Hampshire Partisan Voting Index for Barnstead
2000 Republican 55.2%, Democrat 44.8%
2004 Republican 54.8%, Democrat 45.2%
2008 Republican 50.3%, Democrat 49.7%
Largest Businesses in Barnstead
Barnstead Elementary School/SAU 86
Education/administrative
Town of Barnstead/Municipal services
Barnstead Country Store
Bosco Bell/Convenience store, gas
JJ Goodwin's Restaurant
Blueberry Station/Convenience store, gas - 7
Barton's Lumber Lumber Yard
White Buffalo Restaurant/Trading Post
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