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Individual town meetings have been designated to have town residents learn about the consolidation/reconfiguration project, provide input, ask questions, and receive answers. These meetings will be held in person, with no online participation. Please see the dates and times below.
Town Meeting Dates
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Our continuing commitment in the Consolidation/Reconfiguration project is to be open, transparent and inclusive with the residents of all ConVal member towns. In accomplishing this commitment there are two interrelated activities that are currently becoming ready to take place:
1 Individual town meetings.
The Individual town meeting is important to attend. It has been designed to have town residents learn about this project, provide input, ask and receive answers, and participate in this important activity etc, This meeting will be hosted by Prismatic Services This meeting will be an in-person meeting with no on-line participation. .
Each town will have their own town meeting (see schedule below).
2. On-line survey.
This survey has been made available and is now live until Sept 29 (two weeks). You can participate in the survey by clicking here. All town residents are asked to respond to this online survey. Prismatic will be seeking input from those with children currently in ConVal schools as well as those without. All responses will be held confidential by Prismatic and only aggregate results will be shared with district staff and public.
Town Meeting Dates
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Your School Board has formed the Strategic Organization Committee (SOC) to embark on an open, transparent, community-involved review to completely analyze our physical environment.
The goal of this committee is to determine the best possible, educationally rich, safe, socially responsive, community sensitive, financially responsible, and organizationally sound physical model while providing for enhanced diversity and cultural understanding in support of our ConVal community and students.
ConVal supports 11 physically separate schools: eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Our school population has been on a steadily decreasing track with ConVal now having approximately 1,993 students with a capacity for 3,530 students as of November 2022. Our school capacity far exceeds our current enrollment, and enrollment is not expected to significantly increase in the foreseeable future. The latest demographic projections suggest a very small growth in enrollments over the next decade.
We are in the process of selecting an outside organization that is experienced with activities like this from working with other school districts and states. The selected organization will provide their expertise and assist us in this project. We have issued a Request for Information, received replies, selected three organizations to receive our Request for Proposal and will shortly select our partner organization.
The key to this process will be community engagement. We will have as involved partners in our committee: community members, parents and students, Select Board members, School Board members, ConVal District Administration, teachers, and staff.
The SOC will be holding Community Forums and individual community meetings to share, discuss and receive input. We will produce a report detailing the committee’s work and determined proposals in proposing a redesign for the district.
There can be more than one viable approach recommended. Any change to the number of active elementary schools will require a 2/3 public vote to amend our Articles of Agreement.
We expect this critical activity will take approximately 6 months to complete once we select and engage our partner organization.
It is important to note that we do not enter into this activity with a preconceived notion of what, if anything, should be done. We proceed with open minds fulfilling our mandate to provide the most educationally rich, cost-effective, safe, and responsive environment for our students and community.
We will keep all updated.
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The ConVal School Board has been wrestling with a seemingly intractable problem for many years. All 11 ConVal schools are significantly under-enrolled. This negatively impacts the students, causing educational inadequacies and inequities.
It also negatively impacts the taxpayers, who are paying to operate these underutilized buildings. Additionally, the School Board has concerns about the high cost of maintaining safe conditions for students and staff in so many buildings. Conversely, the Board is acutely aware of each town's concerns about any changes to the status quo. Lastly, another issue related to this issue is ConVal's ability to hire and retain qualified academic staff.
But the reality is that the School Board doesn't have the authority to determine what should be done to address this problem. School Board Chair Dick Dunning notes, "Because of the 1967 Articles of Agreement, the voters have to approve any changes made to our elementary school structure. And it has to be approved by a 2/3's majority."
So the School Board decided to hire a consultant to examine the issues facing ConVal and how best to move forward. Prismatic Services, the company selected, has extensive experience working with school districts in planning their futures, including here in New Hampshire. Prismatic will be analyzing our district and gathering input from our nine towns over the next several months, and issue their recommendations in December.
"We wanted to go with an outside consulting company like Prismatic Services so ConVal residents would have an objective evaluation of our district's issues," said Mr. Dunning. "And then we as a community have to decide if we want to move forward with their recommendations."
"Prismatic Services will host a meeting in each town at a time and place to be determined by Town leaders.", said Dr. Tatia Prieto, President and founder of Prismatic Services. "The meetings will be scheduled for September and October. The objective of the meetings will be to gather input from town residents about the district’s current school configuration and possible reconfigurations.
Prismatic has designed the meetings to allow residents to provide input via a variety of formats, including written responses to posted questions, prioritizing different options, short videos, and sharing with Prismatic Services consultants. Residents will be able to provide meaningful input in their preferred format, even if they only have 15 minutes to drop in."
In addition, Dr. Prieto said that Prismatic Services will be conducting a forum online in which all ConVal residents will have the opportunity to give their input. Residents will be able to respond to posted questions, view the responses of others, and respond to those responses. This forum will be monitored and moderated by Prismatic Services.
Finally, Prismatic Services plans to gather information through an online survey. The survey will give residents a third opportunity to share their thoughts about the current status of ConVal and its future.
School Board Vice-Chair Alan Edelkind is excited about what he sees. "We are about to enter a strategic school reconfiguration journey, with the goals of bolstering education quality, fostering community collaboration and optimizing our resources.", he said. "Recognizing that transitions can be challenging, we have asked a consulting firm, Prismatic Services, to carefully analyze our district, gather input from our nine towns, staff members, parents, students, and community members and help us create an educational environment that prepares our students for lifelong success and strengthens our community."
The School Board has stressed to Dr. Prieto the importance of listening to the ConVal community in drafting their report. Mr. Dunning said, “We are committed to community engagement and developing a sense of unity, and we hired a consulting company who shares that commitment."
"Our student population is shrinking, we now have just under 2,000 students with empty classrooms throughout the district," continued Mr. Dunning. "This is unsustainable and not the best use of our resources or best learning environment. The time has come to gather data, analyze and come up with a plan to ensure long-term sustainability of our educational programs and facilities."
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Individual town meetings have been designated to have town residents learn about the consolidation/reconfiguration project, provide input, ask questions, and receive answers. These meetings will be held in person, with no online participation.
Our continuing commitment in the Consolidation/Reconfiguration project is to be open, transparent and inclusive with the residents of all ConVal member towns. In accomplishing this commitment there are two interrelated activities that are currently becoming ready to take place:
1 Individual town meetings.
Your School Board has formed the Strategic Organization Committee (SOC) to embark on an open, transparent, community-involved review to completely analyze our physical environment.
The goal of this committee is to determine the best possible,
The ConVal School Board has been wrestling with a seemingly intractable problem for many years. All 11 ConVal schools are significantly under-enrolled. This negatively impacts the students, causing educational inadequacies and inequities.
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2022-2023 School Board Goals
District Safety
• Provide for the security and safety of all students and staff
• Evaluate safety procedures
• Make recommended improvements
• Ensure plans are considered within the context of reconfiguration and renovation
District Reconfiguration
• School Board will work towards reconfiguration, using the current RFI/RFP process
• School Board will work towards providing reconfiguration analysis and an implementation plan
Support Administration Academic Goals
• Provide appropriate support for the administration’s ambitious goals of improved math and ELA test scores K-12
• Provide appropriate support for the administration’s goals for social emotional learning, with an emphasis on “The First Eight Weeks” curriculum and a focus on 8-12 resources for teachers and administrators
Support Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access to all opportunities for students in the District.