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June 5, 2019
On March 13, 2019, the Contoocook Valley School District filed a Complaint in the Cheshire Superior Court regarding the State's obligation to ensure a constitutionally adequate education for New Hampshire children. The Mascenic, Monadnock, and Winchester School Districts joined the Complaint.
The Complaint laid out how, using the State’s own formula and the State’s own data, the State’s base adequacy funding falls far short of constitutionally sufficient funding for the children of the ConVal, Mascenic, Monadnock, and Winchester School Districts and throughout New Hampshire.
On June 5, 2019, the Court issued a comprehensive, 98-page decision.
The Court’s findings were consistent with our assertion that the present levels of funding for public education in the State of New Hampshire are unconstitutional. The Court specifically held the State’s current per pupil funding levels are “unconstitutional as applied to the Petitioning school districts.”
In particular, the Court held that the State was unconstitutionally failing to fully fund transportation costs for all students, unconstitutionally failing to fully fund facilities costs and unconstitutionally failing to fund the costs of teachers at proper teacher student ratios.
Additionally, the Court awarded attorneys’ fees.
The Court also indicated that any formula design that forced communities to raise dollars to subsidize the State’s obligations would be “ripe for adjudication.”
The Court also found that the funding formula was “not only unsupported by the legislative record but [is] clearly or demonstratively inadequate according to the Legislature’s own definition of an adequate education.”
You can read the court's decision in its entirety here.
— The ConVal School Board
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HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS FOR ALL
As part of the April 25, 2019 Selectmen’s Advisory Committee, each Selectperson in attendance shared current and upcoming town projects. The purpose for sharing stemmed from an interest in identifying potential opportunities for collaboration.
The discussion that soon emerged focused on the different towns’ efforts to explore what it would take to bring high-speed Internet access to all, which, simply put, would be both difficult and expensive. As a result, the Committee wondered if approaching the pursuit of high-speed Internet access would be a potential area for cross-town collaboration.
Pursuing high-speed Internet access as a region — rather than as individual towns — may be a more cost-effective way. It may also hold greater appeal for Internet service providers (ISPs) because a regional approach potentially would provide a greater combined customer base for them. The focus also seems appropriate for the Selectmen’s Advisory Committee to explore as it is an issue that would benefit both the individual towns and the school district.
A digital divide currently exists within the region, one that is characterized by a substantive gap separating those who have ready access from those who have restricted access or none at all. The difference in access can contribute to inequities in educational and employment opportunities, as well as options to participate in social and civic affairs.
Ultimately, the Selectmen’s Advisory Committee decided that this topic is worthy of further exploration. As a result, the decision was made to schedule a follow-up meeting to continue and broaden the conversation. Each Selectperson agreed to bring to the follow-up conversation a representative from their individual town who sits on their town’s committee that would be involved in investigating high-speed Internet access (e.g., Planning Committee, Information Communication Committee).
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MATH EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE FOR ALL
One of the School Board’s goals for the 2018-19 school year focuses on exploring educational equity within the math department at ConVal High School.
This focus involves analyzing the ways in which ConVal School District, ConVal High School, and the Math Department operate to “ensure that every learner--in whatever learning environment that learner is found--has the greatest opportunity to learn enhanced by the resources and supports necessary to achieve competence, excellence, independence, responsibility, and self-sufficiency for school and for life” (Scott, 2001, p.6).
As a result of the School Board’s commitment to educational equity, recent meetings of the Education Committee included discussions on patterns and trends that surfaced as a result of exploring educational equity within the math department (see meeting minutes for February, March, and April).
At the April 15, 2019 meeting of the Education Committee, discussion led to some initial recommendations for changes to Policy IKF – High School Graduation. Proposed changes include requiring all students to complete Algebra I and increasing the number of required math credits from three to four. These recommendations were sent to the Policy Committee to be reviewed and considered at their upcoming May 7, 2019 meeting. If Policy Committee supports the proposed changes, a revised version of Policy IKF will be brought to the full School Board for approval and adoption.
The Education Committee’s recommendations would increase ConVal
High School’s expectations and requirements for graduation. The recommendations
also align with current thinking by—and recommendations from—experts in the
field of mathematics:
High schools should offer continuous four-year mathematics pathways with all students studying mathematics each year, including two to three years of mathematics in a common, shared pathway focusing on Essential Concepts, to ensure the highest-quality mathematics education for all students.
(National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2018)
The Education Committee of the School Board typically meets on the
third Monday of each month at 5:30 pm in the Boardroom at the SAU 1 Offices.
These meetings are open to the public. Committee meeting agendas and minutes
can be found on the ConVal School Board’s website.
References
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2018). Catalyzing change in high school mathematics: Initiating critical conversations. Reston, VA: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
Scott, B. (2001, March). Coming of age. IDRA Newsletter [On-line]. Retrieved April 17, 2019, from https://www.idra.org/resource-center/coming-of-age/
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April 19, 2019
On the evening of April 17th, the School Board of the Mascenic Regional School District voted unanimously to join ConVal’s lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire.
On the evening of April 17th, the School Board of the Mascenic Regional School District voted unanimously to join ConVal’s lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire.
The Con Val School District welcomes Mascenic's participation, and thanks the Mascenic Board for taking this important step to ensure that every child in New Hampshire has access to a constitutionally adequate education.
That another district has joined this movement is further indication of the importance of this issue. This shows the increasingly difficult positions of NH school districts as they seek to provide equitable education.
We look forward to working with the Mascenic School District in this important action to hold the State accountable for its constitutional obligation.
— The ConVal School Board
Note: Please see also this related article in the New Hampshire Union Leader (April 24, 2019).
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June 5, 2019
On March 13, 2019, the Contoocook Valley School District filed a Complaint in the Cheshire Superior Court regarding the State's obligation to ensure a constitutionally adequate education for New Hampshire children. The Mascenic, Monadnock, and Winchester School Districts joined the Complaint.
The Complaint laid out how, using the State’s own formula and the State’s own data, the State’s base adequacy funding falls far short of constitutionally sufficient funding for the children of the ConVal, Mascenic, Monadnock, and Winchester School Districts and throughout New Hampshire.
On June 5, 2019, the Court issued a comprehensive, 98-page decision.
The Court’s findings were consistent with our assertion that the present levels of funding for public education in the State of New Hampshire are unconstitutional. The Court specifically held the State’s current per pupil funding levels are “unconstitutional as applied to the Petitioning school districts.”
In particular, the Court held that the State was unconstitutionally failing to fully fund transportation costs for all students, unconstitutionally failing to fully fund facilities costs and unconstitutionally failing to fund the costs of teachers at proper teacher student ratios.
Additionally, the Court awarded attorneys’ fees.
The Court also indicated that any formula design that forced communities to raise dollars to subsidize the State’s obligations would be “ripe for adjudication.”
The Court also found that the funding formula was “not only unsupported by the legislative record but [is] clearly or demonstratively inadequate according to the Legislature’s own definition of an adequate education.”
You can read the court's decision in its entirety here.
— The ConVal School Board
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June 5, 2019
On March 13, 2019, the Contoocook Valley School District filed a Complaint in the Cheshire Superior Court regarding the State’s obligation to ensure a constitutionally adequate education for New Hampshire children. The Mascenic, Monadnock, and Winchester School Districts joined the Complaint.
The Complaint laid out how, using the State’s own formula and the State’s own data,
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS FOR ALL
As part of the April 25, 2019 Selectmen’s Advisory Committee, each Selectperson in attendance shared current and upcoming town projects. The purpose for sharing stemmed from an interest in identifying potential opportunities for collaboration.
The discussion that soon emerged focused on the different towns’ efforts to explore what it would take to bring high-speed Internet access to all,
MATH EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE FOR ALL
One of the School Board’s goals for the 2018-19 school year focuses on exploring educational equity within the math department at ConVal High School.
This focus involves analyzing the ways in which ConVal School District, ConVal High School, and the Math Department operate to “ensure that every learner–in whatever learning environment that learner is found–has the greatest opportunity to learn enhanced by the resources and supports necessary to achieve competence,
April 19, 2019
On the evening of April 17th, the School Board of the Mascenic Regional School District voted unanimously to join ConVal’s lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire.
On the evening of April 17th, the School Board of the Mascenic Regional School District voted unanimously to join ConVal’s lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire.
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2018-2019 School Board Goals
- Develop and communicate a warrant article that proposes a long-term, sustainable organizational structure for the ConVal School District.
- Adopt, publish, and implement a comprehensive Board communications plan.
- Examine and support the equitable distribution of resources at ConVal High School.
- Review the implications of universally available pre-school within the ConVal School District.
- Continue to support the enhancement and growth of business and community partnerships that result in high-value education and post-graduate career pathways.