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May 2021 Newsletter



Giving voters a voice by empowering elected school district officials to reclaim control over budgets and curriculum.
 

-- Upcoming SDGA events --


Webinar:  School District Budgeting

Our annual budgeting webinar will incorporate previous presentations to give a robust look at effective budgeting. September TBA.

Registration is free but required in order to receive a Zoom invitation. 


The SDGA board takes a holiday in July.  There will be no board meeting, virtual happy hour or newsletter in July.  

Upcoming Board Meetings

Agenda for June 5th Board Meeting

Click here to see the agenda.

This meeting is via Zoom.  Open to all members.  If you wish to attend, email me for a live Zoom link invitation. SDGAofNH@gmail.com

SDGA Legislative Initiatives

HB 243, 454 and 415  Municipal budgets transparency
These SDGA-initiated bills were consolidated under HB243. 
PASSED the NH House of Representatives on April 9,
Read our testimony:
https://sdganh.org/testimony-in-support-of-budget-transparency/
Unfortunately the NH Senate significantly amended these bills to strip them of our desired objectives. We are now asking for HB243 to be killed.
http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=234&txtFormat=html2021.

HB 206   Making Collective Bargaining Public  Failed in the House
 HB 348  Public Notice of Collective Contracts  Tabled in Committee
 


Articles of Interest

Monadnock school board weighs policy based on 'divisive concepts' bill
https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/monadnock-school-board-weighs-policy-based-on-divisive-concepts-bill/article_c36a183d-282e-5df5-b3ff-2cab2dd68688.html

Police arrest unmasked attendee as maskless group shows up at Timberlane school meeting
https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/police-arrest-unmasked-attendee-as-maskless-group-shows-up-at-timberlane-school-meeting/article_3b12b8ae-312f-5ac1-9810-30672d2ac6ae.html

Maine School Board Bars Anti-CRT Parent From Attending Daughter’s Graduation
https://www.dailywire.com/news/maine-school-board-bars-anti-crt-parent-from-attending-daughters-graduation

National School Boards Association Holds Equity Online Symposium
https://nsba.org/Events/Equity-Online-Symposium-2021-Summer?utm_medium=email&utm_source=clickdimensions&utm_campaign=es-summer-21-attendee-acquistion&utm_content=ess21-email-5.23-main&_cldee=ZG9ubmFncmVAZ21haWwuY29t&recipientid=contact-b9623657d9624432911292a444017f6d-0817114c679b4fc6aaf4427b8ace48c9&esid=dfc6f06f-4cb7-eb11-9c55-00155d00798c

Washington Gov. Inslee Signs Bill Requiring Critical Race Training For Public School Teachers 
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/05/washington-gov-inslee-signs-bill-requiring-critical-race-training-for-public-school-teachers/

Op-ed by SDGA Member Joe Mendola
 


Reminder......

Membership Fees Due on Jan. 1

https://sdganh.org/donate/


Annual membership for $20. A lifetime membership is only $200!
Your organization is funded exclusively through membership fees, seminar receipts and fund raising activity.  Thank you for your continuing support!  (New members who joined in the last quarter of the previous year have their membership carried forward to the end of the next year.)


Get Involved in SDGA

 

Help us with outreach: Are you involved in groups interested in school-related issues? Local GOP and taxpayer groups come to mind. Invite us to speak!

If you're not already a member, and you want to support what you're seeing and/or get involved, please join SDGA. Fill out an application on our web site! Dues are $20, which we'll ask you for after we process your application.

Next time you renew, consider a Lifetime membership for $200! Renew your yearly membership here.

Or make a donation! We run on a shoestring, and every little bit helps. 

Members are encouraged to join the SDGA facebook group to see events and announcements and to have discussions about them. The SDGA facebook page shows our announcements only.

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Warm best,
Donna Green
President, School District Governance Association
SDGAofNH@gmail.com
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