Gilford School District, New Hampshire

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Here you will find the transparency tools available to Gilford School District, also known as SAU #73, in Gilford, New Hampshire. Along with the Ten-Point Transparency Checklist learn about your school district. Find out the following information to make it readily available and transparent to resident of Gilford.

Contents

2008 Review of Gilford's website transparency

Transparency Goal Yes or No User& Date Links & Comments
Is the budget online?
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Are meeting minutes online?
Skip 10:27, 24 April 2008 (EDT) School Board Minutes
Are meeting agendas online?
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Is information about elected officials online?
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Is information about administrators online?
Skip 10:27, 24 April 2008 (EDT) No SAU Adminstrators are listed. Some school Administrator contact information is located at each individual school website.
Is information about filing open records requests online?

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Is information about city-funded lobbyists available online?
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Is information about vendor contracts online?
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Is the checkbook register online?
Skip 10:27, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
Is election information online?
Skip 10:27, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
Is other information online?
Skip 10:27, 1 April 2008 (EDT)

District Calendar
Youth Risk Survey
Building Rental Form
Long Range Strategic Plan

School Rankings

How does Gilford Rank in comparison to the rest of the U.S.? What are the ACT scores or graduation rates?

School Funding

Does the school made available the amount of funding along with gross spending on facilities, salaries, benefits. Does it show the check register? How much funding goes directly to the classroom?

Leadership

Does the school leadership make the following available?

School Boards

  • Goals & measures
  • Meeting minutes
  • Plans, studies, conferences
  • Contact info
  • Open meetings law

Department of Education

  • Goals & measurements
  • Consultant reports & analysis (and expenses)
  • Budgets and spending
  • Contracts
  • Contact info
  • Turnover
  • Taxpayer funded lobbying
  • Expenses vs. teacher/student ratio

School Unions

  • Contract work & rules
  • Corrective action plans & status
  • Budget breakdown
  • Percent of cash to classroom
  • Number to teachers to number of employees
  • Lobbying expenses and causes

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