The Commissioner of Education holds monthly meetings with the Superintendents across the State. Click here for a meeting schedule and agendas.

The Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI) is run by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and WestEd's Learning Innovations program. REL-NEI is one of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories funded by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. REL-NEI provides rigorous research that is relevant to national education priorities, responsive to local needs, and usable for policy and practice.

Doing Business with the Department of Education

• Employment Opportunities
• Request for Proposals (RFP)

The Follow The Child Initiative prompts school districts to document the progress of each child personally, physically, socially, and academically. The charge of Follow The Child is to educate the whole child by addressing the physical, social, personal, and academic components and reporting tangible evidence of growth in each area. This initiative promotes a personalized education for each child that documents evidence of student performance and is consistent with the spirit which No Child LEft Behind was written. It is a personalized education that helps New Hampshire students learn today, graduate tomorrow, and prepare them for the future.

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Follow The Child Growth Model Information

The Follow The Child Growth Model calculates growth targets for every student and tallies the number of students meeting these individual growth targets. The Follow The Child Growth Model supplements the existing AYP index model. This proposal captures the spirit of No Child Left Behind and the urgency to move each child to academic proficiency.

Response to Intervention (RTI) Task Force

The RTI Task Force has a web page that has been established to keep everyone aware of their progress and to post documents for review. Principals of all schools in New Hampshire will be asked to fill out a brief survey about the status of RTI strategies in their buildings. Information will be posted on the RTI Web page.

NH Department of Education and the NH Literacy Task Force have produced a PreK-16 Literacy Action Plan for the 21st Century. The entire document with appendices as well as additional resources can be found by clicking here.

Over the past several years education leaders have come together to gather research, opinions, and data on the New Hampshire high school experience. New Hampshire High School Redesign provides leadership and guidance for secondary schools as they engage in this change process. New Hampshire is deeply engaged in a vision for high school redesign that encompasses the creation of learning communities in which every participant is actively involved in the process of learning. New Hampshire’s goal is that each student will receive a rigorous and personalized education. Every student deserves a course of study that allows him or her to learn in a deep, meaningful and practical way. Not only do students need to know facts, they need to know how to apply those facts to new situations, how to solve problems, and how to expand their knowledge and opportunities. All students deserve a rigorous secondary education that prepares them for post-secondary education and meaningful careers.

State Scholars Initiative (SSI)

The State Scholars Initiative is a multi-State business/education partnership effort focused on increasing the number of high school students who take a rigorous secondary-level curriculum designed to strengthen the chances for success in both college and the workplace. The SSI provides support to States to increase the percentage of graduates fulfilling course requirements that include the National Commission on Excellence in Education recommendations.

As of June 1, 2009, sixteen New Hampshire school districts actively participate as State Scholar schools. We invite all New Hampshire schools to participate. There is no charge to the district. Please contact Director, Scott Power for more information, spower@nhcuc.org.

Other highlights in June include:

• New Hampshire Scholars Leadership Board is Formed
• School Districts Recognize Hundreds of Graduating Seniors for Completing Rigorous Curriculum

Please visit the New Hampshire Scholars Web site for more information.

Message from Commissioner Barry

School Approval Standards Information

• Link to Technical Assistance Advisories

School Choice

  New Hampshire Public School Choice Booklet

Public school choice in New Hampshire education means many things to many people. The New Hampshire Public School Choice booklet aims to highlight a few of the choices available to New Hampshire families.

Choosing a School for Your Child, is a type of "decision tool" that can help you navigate the process of choosing a school. It explains some of the public school choices now available in many communities and covers private school options that may be available as well. It outlines steps that you can follow to help you make a thoughtful choice, and it includes questions that you might want to ask when going through the process.

New Hampshire Curriculum Frameworks

School Safety Resources

This document addresses a wide variety of topics under the general heading of school safety. The intent is to provide very basic information with contacts and links to the detailed information.