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State Board of Education

  Membership and Duties
 

 

John E. Lyons, Jr., Chairman (At Large)
Fred Bramante (at large)
Helen G. Honorow (District 5)
Daphne A. Kenyon - (District 3)
Stephen R. L'Heureux (District 4)
Tom Raffio (District 2)
William Walker (District 1)

 

Duties (see RSA 21-N:11)

The Board is responsible for:

Reviewing all programs and activities of the Department of Education and making recommendations to the Commissioner regarding these.

Advising the Commissioner regarding Department goals, information gathering, and any other aspect of elementary and secondary education within the state.

Hearing appeals and issuing decisions. The Board's decisions are considered the final decisions of the Department of Education for the purpose of RSA 541 of any dispute between individuals and schools systems or the Department of Education, except those disputes governed by the provisions of RSA 21--N:4, III.

Appointing members of the professional standards board and other advisory bodies as provided by law.

Adopt rules as provided in RSA 21-N:9.

 

State Board Hearings
Any dispute between individuals and school systems and the Department of Education can be appealed to the State Board of Education.

 

 
 

John E. Lyons, Jr., Chairman
Lyons Law Offices
1 New Hampshire Ave Ste 235
Portsmouth, NH 03801
jlyons@lyonslaw.net
Home: (603) 430-9570
Office: (603) 431-5144
Fax: (603) 431-5181
Term: 1-31-2012

 
 

Fredrick J. Bramante, Jr.
587 Bay Road
Durham, NH 03824
fredbramante@daddys.com
Home: (603) 868-5683
Office: (603) 623-7900
Fax: (603) 868-1141
Term: 1-31-2011

 
 

Helen G. Honorow
46 Raymond Street
Nashua, NH 03064
hhonorow@barrylawoffice.com
Home: (603) 598-8433

Office: Barry and Honorow, PLLC
161 Kinsley Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Office: (603) 883-0474
Fax: (603) 886-8625

Term: 1-31-2012

 
 

Daphne A. Kenyon, Ph.D.
11 Faith Road
Windham, NH  03087
dkenyon433@aol.com
Home:  (603) 886-7207

Term: 1-31-2010

 
 

Stephen R. L’Heureux
15 Fieldstone Drive
Hooksett, NH 03106-1222
s.lheureux@comcast.net
Home: (603) 668-2708
Office: (603) 669-2256
Term: 1-31-2013

 
 

Tom Raffio
57 Bow Bog Road
Bow, NH 03304
tomraffio@nedelta.com
Home: (603) 715-2750
Office: (603) 223-1300
Fax: (603) 223-1299
Term: 1-31-2013

 
 

William D. Walker
P.O. Box 621
Campton, NH 03223
wwjazz2@aol.com
Term: 1-31-2012

   
 
 
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