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PUBLIC LAW 88-177-NOV. 13, 1963

"2. The curricula of the elementary schools of the Hanover and Norwich Districts shall be standardized so that children in both towns will have an integrated curriculum. "3. The Union District will accept tuition pupils in grades 7-12 when this is to the advantage of its educational program. "4. Except for the special cases listed below, the following statutory formula shall in general apply for apportionment of current annual appropriations after the first two fiscal years of operation: "... shall be divided between Hanover and Norwich in the proportion that the average daily membership of each in the district school for the preceding fiscal year bears to the total average membership for such year." "Included would be special costs specifically applicable to grades 7-12, such as Athletics and Activities, Driver Training, Fixed Charges, and Health Supervision, except for those relating to the Hanover grade school personnel, and any Capital Outlay chargeable to the high school alone. "Excluded are subsidy of school lunch, costs of operation, maintenance and capital outlay for the gym and cafeteria, and costs of operation, maintenance and capital outlay related to grounds. I n these cases the following formulae shall apply. "i. Subsidy of school lunch is to be apportioned in the ratio of the average daily membership of Norwich grades 7 through 12 to Hanover grades 1 through 12. "ii. Maintenance and operating costs and capital outlay for the gym and cafeteria, after September 1, 1964, shall be allocated as follows: 85 percent of costs relating to the gym and 80 percent of costs relating to the cafeteria shall be charged to the Union District, with the remainder charged to the Hanover Grade School. "iii. Except for items clearly assignable either to the Hanover Grade School or to the Union District alone, the costs of the operation, maintenance and capital outlay related to grounds, after September 1, 1964, shall be assigned as follows: 73 percent to the Union District and the rest to the Hanover Grade School. "Costs allocated to the Union District under (ii) and (iii) shall be divided between the member towns in accordance with the statutory formula set forth above. Allocations in all exceptions mentioned above shall have periodic reviews, which will provide corrections as needed, "b. Grades of School to be Included. "Grades 7 through 12 shall be included in the district school system, beginning September, 1964. "c. Valuation of Present Plant and Fair Share of Towns. "The present school plant for grades 7 through 12, including building, land, and equipment in Hanover, New Hampshire, shall be valued at $1,215,000. The process of buying in shall take place as follows: Norwich shall compensate the Hanover School District for Norwich's share of the school plant, in a lump sum; Hanover shall then deed to the Union District the above specified plant. "The cost of buying into the Union District and the cost of new construction undertaken during 1963-64 shall be divided according to the ratio of students in grades 7 through 12 in any school and resident in the respective towns as of April 1, 1963. "d. Apportionment of Expenses During the First Two Fiscal Years. "The operating expenses for the school year 1964-65 shall be based on the same ratio as in c above, computed as of Novem-

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