Warning, Champlain Valley School District, Annual Meeting, March 2, 2026 and March 3, 2026

The legal voters of the Champlain Valley School District, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Champlain Valley Union High School Library in the Town of Hinesburg at five o’clock (5:00pm) in the evening on March 2, 2026, to transact any of the following business not involving voting by Australian ballot, and to conduct an informational hearing with respect to Articles of business to be considered by Australian ballot on March 3, 2026.

Virtual Zoom participation details: https://cvsdvt-org.zoom.us/j/88617104470 Meeting ID: 886 1710 4470 Passcode: cvsd11. Zoom Meeting phone participation: 1-312-626-6799 Passcode: 948811

ARTICLE I: To elect a moderator, clerk and treasurer.

ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon the reports of the school district officers.

ARTICLE III: Shall the voters of the Champlain Valley School District authorize the Board of School Directors to borrow money by issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of anticipated revenues for the next fiscal year?

ARTICLE IV: Shall the voters of the Champlain Valley School District authorize the Board of School Directors to provide a mailed notice of availability of the Annual Report to residents in lieu of distributing the Annual Report?

ARTICLE V: To establish the date of the Champlain Valley School District Annual Meeting of Monday, March 1, 2027 at 5pm at CVU High School and recessed and opened back up at Australian ballot voting on Town Meeting Day.

ARTICLE VI: To transact any other business proper to come before the meeting.

BALLOT QUESTIONS

The legal voters of the Champlain Valley School District, are hereby notified and warned to meet at their respective polling places on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at seven o’clock in the forenoon (7:00am), at which time the polls will open, and seven o’clock in the afternoon (7:00pm), at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles of business:

ARTICLE VII: Shall the voters of the Champlain Valley School District approve the school board to expend One Hundred Seven Million, Eight Hundred Sixty Thousand, Two Hundred Eight-Five Dollars ($107,860,285), which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? The Champlain Valley School District estimates that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in per pupil education spending of Fifteen Thousand, Nine Hundred, Sixty-Two Dollars ($15,962), which is 2.7% higher than per pupil education spending for the current year.

ARTICLE VIII: Shall the voters of the Champlain Valley School District authorize the Board of School Directors to allocate its current fund balance, without effect upon the District tax levy, as follows: assign One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) of the school district’s current fund balance as revenue for the 2026 – 2027 operating budget, and assign the remaining balance, One Million, Six Hundred, Twelve Thousand, Four Hundred, Eighty-Nine Dollars ($1,612,489) as revenue for future budgets?

ARTICLE IX: Shall general obligation bonds or notes of the Champlain Valley School District in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), subject to reduction from the application of available state and federal grants-in-aid and reserves, be issued for the purpose of financing the cost of purchasing up to two (2) school buses and two (2) mini vans, the aggregate cost of such purchases is estimated to cost Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000)?

ARTICLE X: Shall general obligation bonds or notes of Champlain Valley School District in an amount not to exceed Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000), subject to reduction from the application of available state and federal grants-in-aid and reserves, be issued for the purpose of financing the cost of the fiscal year 2027 capital improvement plan, namely (1) Charlotte Central School elevator, bathrooms, building envelope, (2) Champlain Valley Union High School roofing, HVAC, fire alarm system, (3) Hinesburg Community School roofing, HVAC, electrical (4) Williston Schools gym flooring, lighting, HVAC, the aggregate cost of such improvements estimated to be Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000)? State funds may not be available at the time these projects are otherwise eligible to receive state school construction aid. The District is responsible for all costs incurred in connection with any borrowing done in anticipation of the receipt of school construction aid.

POLLING PLACES

Charlotte Charlotte Town Hall

Hinesburg Hinesburg Town Hall

Shelburne Shelburne Town Center – Gymnasium

Williston Williston Armory

St. George St. George Town Hall

Ballots shall be transported and delivered to the Champlain Valley Union High School in the Town of Hinesburg and there commingled and counted by members of the Boards of Civil Authority of several towns under the supervision of the District Clerk of the Champlain Valley School District.

The legal voters of the Champlain Valley School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee/early voting relative to said annual meeting shall be as provided in Section 739 of Title 16, and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Adopted and approved at a duly noticed, called and held meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Champlain Valley School District on January 20, 2026. Received for record and recorded in the records of the Champlain Valley School District on January 20, 2026.

ATTEST: Lynne T. Jaunich, District Clerk; Meghan E. Metzler, Chairperson