BARTLETT — Last Tuesday, Bartlett became the third local school board to agree to a new health insurance broker, voting unanimously to go with the recommendation of the SAU 9 Board. However, signing on with the new broker will require finding an additional $94,000 in the 2025-26 budget.
The district budgeted for a proposal not to exceed an 8.5 percent increase last winter, as offered by New Hampshire Interlocal Trust, its benefits provider.
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