Grantham Village School Hosts Budget Hearing, Board Meeting Feb. 3

Grantham Village School will hold a public budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, followed by a regular School Board meeting, the district announced in a Jan. 30 superintendent’s newsletter and on the GVS calendar. The hearing is scheduled for the GVS cafeteria; the district calendar notes the board meeting will follow in the GVS music room.

The superintendent’s newsletter states in part: “Grantham Village School posted a Superintendent's newsletter (Jan. 30, 2026) and announced a Public Budget Hearing followed by a regular School Board meeting to be held Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the GVS cafeteria. The notice invites residents to the public budget hearing (a required”, the sentence is truncated in the supplied excerpt and the full clause was not provided. The district calendar entry reads: “February 3, 2026 - Public Budget Hearing in the cafeteria, Board meeting to follow in the music room.”

School Board membership and the calendar are available on the GVS site. Current board members listed include Lesley Nesbitt, Chair (2024-2027); Jillian Belmont, Vice Chair (2023-2026); Gerald Volpe (2024-2027); Philip Langsdorf (2025-2028); and Nancy MacKenzie, Secretary (2025-2028). The calendar also shows an additional board meeting on Jan. 30, 2026 (5:00 to 6:30 p.m., GVS Music Room), the Annual School District Meeting on March 3, 2026, and School District Elections on March 10, 2026 at Grantham Town Hall.

The Feb. 3 hearing is the district’s public opportunity to present the proposed school budget and to allow resident input ahead of the March district meeting and March 10 elections. For local taxpayers, education spending and warrant articles coming out of the hearing will shape the town tax rate and program priorities for the coming year.

Historical town practice provides context but does not substitute for current district procedure. Grantham Board of Selectmen minutes from Feb. 10, 2021 show the town previously provided remote access for budget hearings and contingency contact instructions. Those minutes record Chairman Peter Garland opening the session and explain the electronic meeting authority: “As Chair of the Board of Selectmen, due to COVID-19/Coronavirus and in accordance with Governor Sununu’s Emergency Order #12 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04, this Board is authorized to meet electronically, and these reasons shall be reflected in the minutes.” The town minutes also advised: “If, at any time during the meeting, there becomes a problem with access, please call 603-863-6021 or email at info@granthamnh.net. In the event the public is unable to access the meeting, the meeting will be adjourned and rescheduled at a later time.”

The superintendent’s notice and the GVS calendar are the district’s authoritative announcements for the Feb. 3 schedule. Residents should watch GVS communications for any posted budget documents, remote access instructions, and rules for public comment ahead of the March meetings; those materials will determine how taxpayers can review warrant articles and participate in the budget process.