Posts by NH Department of Education
The New Hampshire Department of Education announced April 6 that it has secured a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow schools to provide meals to students through April vacation.
From soft-sided coolers, bags and containers for individual servings, to protective gear for food service sanitation and safety, this equipment will help ensure our children continue to receive the nutritious meals they need.
Career and Technical Education centers across New Hampshire have donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to local hospitals, nursing homes, and first responders to help fight the spread of COVID-19. The New Hampshire Career and Technical Administrators (NHCTA) and the Department’s Bureau of Career Development coordinated the volunteer effort to get much-needed equipment to the front lines of the battle against this deadly virus.
Should these waivers be granted, all meals would be free to students at all locations, and families would be able to bring meals home to reduce contact between participants.
The New Hampshire Department of Education is looking for New Hampshire families with 4-year-old children to participate in an at-home early learning program at no cost.
New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut is coming before members of the Fiscal Committee a second time to resubmit a $46 million charter school replication grant for approval.
The New Hampshire Department of Education has published the results of the 2018-19 New Hampshire Parent Involvement Survey in Special Education.
The grants, which help fund the purchase of robotics kits, stipends for coaches, and competition expenses including transportation, total $522,000 so far. Participating schools are eligible for another grant next year.
New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut today announced the promotion of Rebecca Fredette to serve as the Department’s Special Education Director within the Bureau of Student Support.
The New Hampshire Department of Education today released the latest school accountability data on its iPlatform data portal. The department recently uploaded 2018-2019 Federal Accountability data.
Federal funds would implement family-focused early childhood education.
ommissioner of Education Frank Edelblut announced this week that Kimberly Piper-Stoddard, an English Teacher at Granite State High School in the Corrections Special School District is New Hampshire’s 2020 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Piper Stoddard was surprised by the announcement during a ceremony held at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men (NHSP-M).
The State Board of Education marked its 100th anniversary at this morning’s meeting at the Department of Education headquarters in Concord.
The funds will be targeted to assist New Hampshire clients with disabilities who are trying to move into the workplace.
Results show the percentage of students showing proficiency in English and Language Arts increased in three grades and fell in two others from last year. Proficiency in Math increased in two grades, but fell in three. High school SAT results tracked about the same, with a small decline in English and Language Arts and a small increase in Math.
The funds, awarded by the federal Department of Education’s Charter School Program (CSP), will support the state’s charter school program with a focus on at-risk students, and help spread education innovations to other New Hampshire schools.
This year, the Backpack Drive set a new record by collecting more than 600 backpacks, which will be distributed by school nurses to students in need across the Granite State.
The NH DOE Bureau of Federal Compliance provides technical assistance, guidance documents, and other educational opportunities to assist local schools in understanding how to manage federal grants.
The program would allow New Hampshire public school students to earn credit toward graduation for accredited learning outside of the classroom.
