§ 562. Powers of electorate
§ 562. Powers of electorate At a school district meeting, the electorate: (1) Shall conduct meetings in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order, unless other rules of order are specifically adopted at a meeting. (2) Shall elect a moderator at the annual meeting who shall preside at the district meetings, regulate the business thereof, decide […]
§ 556. Liability for damage to textbook or learning materials
§ 556. Liability for damage to textbook or learning materials The parent or guardian of a student shall be liable to a school district for damage occasioned by loss, destruction, injury, or detention by the student of a textbook or other learning materials, to be recovered in an action on this statute in the name […]
§ 557. Gratuity or compensation prohibited
§ 557. Gratuity or compensation prohibited (a) A member of the State Board, a supervisory union board, or a school board, the Secretary, and any person employed by one of the boards or by the Agency shall not solicit or receive directly or indirectly any gift or compensation for recommending or voting on any finding, […]
§ 553. Qualification of voters at school district meetings
§ 553. Qualification of voters at school district meetings A person is qualified to vote at a school district meeting if by meeting day he or she would be eligible to vote at a town meeting held on that day. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § […]
§ 554. School board meetings; majority vote, quorum, Robert’s Rules, public participation
§ 554. School board meetings; majority vote, quorum, Robert’s Rules, public participation (a) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. § 172, the concurrence of a majority of members present at a school board meeting shall be necessary and sufficient for board action. (b) A school board […]
§ 555. No liability for unauthorized or deficit spending
§ 555. No liability for unauthorized or deficit spending (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that school boards should spend within the amount authorized by the electorate pursuant to this title and should not incur a deficit. However, the General Assembly recognizes that in the course of a school district budget year […]
§ 551. Application of laws to school districts
§ 551. Application of laws to school districts Unless otherwise specifically provided in statute with respect to a class of school district or in a municipal charter, the laws of this title, the laws pertaining to municipal corporations, and the rules of the State Board shall apply to all school districts. (Added 1969, No. 298 […]
§ 552. Validation of school districts and bonds voted for school construction
§ 552. Validation of school districts and bonds voted for school construction No action shall be brought directly or indirectly attacking, questioning, or in any manner contesting the legality of the formation, or the existence as a body corporate and politic of any union school district created pursuant to chapter 11 of this title after […]