§ 724. Withdrawal from or dissolution of a unified union school district
§ 724. Withdrawal from or dissolution of a unified union school district (a) Definition. As used in this section, “petitioning town” means the town within a unified union school district that seeks to withdraw from the union district pursuant to the provisions of this section. (b) Withdrawal study committee. (1) To initiate the process set […]
§ 725. Withdrawal from or dissolution of a union elementary or union high school district
§ 725. Withdrawal from or dissolution of a union elementary or union high school district (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Petitioning district” means: (A) a member district of a union elementary or union high school district that seeks to withdraw from the union district pursuant to the provisions of this section; or […]
§ 722. Amendments to articles of agreement
§ 722. Amendments to articles of agreement (a) The union school district voters. Only the voters of a union school district may amend a specific condition or agreement in the district’s articles of agreement if the condition or agreement was set forth as a distinct subsection in the warning required by section 712 (warning on […]
§ 723. Decision to vote by Australian ballot
§ 723. Decision to vote by Australian ballot (a) If a union school district’s articles of agreement do not provide that the election of board members or district officers, budget votes, or votes on other public questions shall proceed by Australian ballot, then the voters of a union school district may vote to do so […]
§ 711. Vote to elect initial members of the union school district board
§ 711. Vote to elect initial members of the union school district board (a) Election of initial members of union school district board. At the meeting warned to vote on formation of a union school district under section 710 of this chapter, the voters shall also elect the initial members who will serve on the […]
§ 712. Contents of warning on votes to establish the union school district and elect the initial members of the union school district board
§ 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 […]
§ 713. Certification of votes; designation of district as union school district; recording by Secretary of State
§ 713. Certification of votes; designation of district as union school district; recording by Secretary of State (a) Within 45 days after the vote or 15 days after a vote to reconsider the original vote under 17 V.S.A. § 2661, whichever is later, the clerk of each school district voting on the proposal to form […]
§ 714. Initial members of union school district board; tallying of at-large votes; oath of office and assumption of duties
§ 714. Initial members of union school district board; tallying of at-large votes; oath of office and assumption of duties (a) Tallying of at-large votes for initial members of board. If the voters have elected some or all of the initial members of the union school district board under either model involving at-large voting as […]
§ 715. Organizational meeting; notice; business to be transacted
§ 715. Organizational meeting; notice; business to be transacted (a) Meeting. The union school district shall hold an organizational meeting within 60 days after the Secretary of State files the certified copy of the recorded certification with each clerk pursuant to subsection 713(e) of this chapter. (b) Notice. (1) The Secretary of Education shall prepare […]
§ 716. Transition to full operations
§ 716. Transition to full operations (a) Operational date. The operational date of a union school district is the July 1 next following the date on which the voters vote to approve formation of the district, unless the voter-approved articles of agreement establish a different date. (b) Roles and authority during transitional period. During the […]