New Hampshire Administrative Code

The local school board shall ensure that all school records shall be maintained in accordance with local policy, state laws and rules, and federal laws and regulations. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 306.09 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 16, Filed April 17, 2014, Proposed by #10556,…

(a) For the purposes of this rule, students under the jurisdiction of a school shall include all students enrolled in preschool or kindergarten within a building controlled by the school district. (b) The local school board or local board of directors of a public school district …

(a) In accordance with federal and state law, including, but not limited to, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, RSA 141-C, RSA 169-C, RSA 200:26-41, and RSA 326-B, the local school board shall require that each sc…

(a) To carry out the educational program, the local school board shall require that each school provides:(1) The services of a licensed principal and a licensed school counselor(s); (2) Professional staff members licensed by the department in accordance with Ed 500 and Ed 600; (3…

(a) The local school board shall require that schools comply with the professional development requirements enumerated in Ed 513. (b) The school administration shall require that:(1) Each licensed individual's professional development plan required under Ed 513.03 is aligned with…

(a) The local school board shall establish student-educator ratios that promote student learning for each learning opportunity and learning level based upon school safety policies, content, instructional method, the characteristics of learners, and the following:(1) Kindergarten …

(a) The local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015 that each school has an instructional program which includes the following: (1) A policy on homework, including its relationship to the grading system; (2) An organized plan for recording student progress in meet…

(a) Each school shall maintain a school calendar which provides for 180 days of instruction or the required number of instructional hours, which may result in fewer than 180 days. (b) Each school district shall maintain a school year as provided below, which shall identify the to…

(a) CTE programs, as defined in Ed 306.02(c), shall be available to meet specific educational, district, and graduation requirements, as outlined below:(1) Every public high school shall be identified within a CTE region as established in accordance with RSA 188-E and Ed 1302 and…

(a) "Alternative program" means the delivery of a student's learning opportunities through individualization, personalization, and differentiated methods designed to address the needs of individual students or groups of students that might be different from the learning opportuni…

(a) All students shall have access to full-year, full-day instruction, in-person as required in RSA 189:1 and RSA 189:24. Remote learning shall satisfy the requirement for in-person instruction when conducted in accordance with (c) below. (b) Remote learning opportunities may inc…

(a) Each school district shall establish a local education accountability system which may integrate with the department's accountability system to allow for comparison and analysis of such data. (b) Each school district shall file statistical reports with the department as requi…

(a) If a district employs a school psychologist as an optional service pursuant to RSA 189:49, IV, the requirements in (b)-(e), in addition to the requirements below, shall apply: (1) Nothing in this section shall prevent a school district from contracting services with a qualifi…

(a) The local school board shall require that in each school there is an elementary school curriculum aligned to state academic standards that outlines district competencies for the grades 1-8 and includes: (1) Procedures for identifying personalized learner needs and interests; …

(a) The local school board shall require that the curriculum content and learning opportunities developed for each high school outline district competencies leading to graduation. (b) School districts shall develop district competencies, based on state academic standards where ap…

(a) The local school board of each high school shall award a regular high school diploma to those students who demonstrate achievement of competencies as encompassed in at least 20 credits included in Table 306-1 or Table 306-2 when applicable. (b) The local school board of each …

(a) Pursuant to RSA 186:8, II, and RSA 21-N:6, V, the department shall administer Ed 306. (b) The following school approval categories shall apply to the administration of Ed 306: (1) Approved for a 5-year period provided that a school meets and continues to meet all requirements…

(a) In order to meet the provisions of these rules and encourage innovation to achieve high standards for students, a local school board may request approval of an alternative method of compliance with the relevant rule or rules. (b) To apply for alternative approval, the local s…

(a) The state board shall establish state academic standards for the purpose of inclusion and delivery of education services at the local level. (b) The academic standards approved by the state board shall set forth the knowledge and skills that students are expected to obtain fo…

(a) The local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2017 that in each school there is: (1) A broad and well-balanced elementary school curriculum that outlines district competencies for the K-8 program in compliance with RSA 193-C:3,III; and (2) An instructional progra…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate arts education program for each school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21 and Ed 306.22. (b) Each school's arts education program shall have competences and curriculum align…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate business education program at each high school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.22. (b) Each district shall have curriculum to provide opportunities for students to demonstra…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate English language arts and reading program in each school, consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21 and Ed 306.22. (b) School districts shall develop competencies and curriculum th…

(a) No less frequently than biennially, the local school board shall approve a comprehensive and developmentally appropriate K-12 school counseling program and implementation plan for each school, consistent with the requirements of this section. (b) The school counseling program…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate health and wellness education program for each school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21 and Ed 306.22. (b) Each school's health and wellness education program shall have co…

(a) Pursuant to Ed.306.26 and Ed. 306.27, the local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015, conditioned on legislative approval, that a sequential and comprehensive arts education program be provided for each K-12 student in music and visual arts while developing s…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate physical education program at each school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21 and Ed 306.22. (b) Each school's physical education program shall have competencies and curricul…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate and integrated approach to the use of digital tools within all curriculum content areas through the adoption of a digital literacy program that provides opportunities for students to use diverse technology tool…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate mathematics program at each school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21 and Ed 306.22. (b) School districts shall develop competencies and curriculum which may be aligned with…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate computer science education program at each school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21 and Ed 306.22. (b) Each school's computer science program shall have competencies and cu…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate science education program for each school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21 and Ed 306.22. (b) Each school's science program shall have competencies and curriculum aligned …

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate social studies program for each school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21 and Ed 306.22. (b) Each school's social studies program shall have competencies and curriculum alig…

(a) Pursuant to Ed.306.26 and Ed. 306.27, the local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015, conditioned on legislative approval, that an English language arts (ELA) education program be provided for each k-12 student. (b) ELA programs in each school shall prepare l…

(a) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate technology and engineering education program in each middle school consistent with local competencies and curriculum pursuant to Ed 306.21. (b) The local school board shall ensure a developmentally appropriate …

(a) Pursuant to Ed 306.21, the local school board may provide instruction in one or more world languages in an elementary school. The extent of this instruction and the students to whom it is offered shall be determined by local school board policy, pursuant to Ed 306.04(b)(21)f.…

(a) Pursuant to Ed 306.26 and Ed 306.27, the local school board shall require that a school health education program for grades 1-12 provides: (1) Health education; (2) School health services; (3) Food and nutrition services; (4) A comprehensive guidance and counseling program; (…

(a) In addition to Ed 306.26 and Ed 306.27, the local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015, conditioned on legislative approval, that a systematic, developmentally appropriate, sequential, and comprehensive health and wellness education program be provided for gr…

(a) Pursuant to Ed 306.26 and Ed 306.27, the local school board shall require that a school physical education program for grades 1-12 provides: (1) Physical education as provided in (b) below; and (2) Family and community partnerships. (b) In the area of physical education, the …

(a) Pursuant to Ed.306.26 and Ed. 306.27, the local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015, conditioned on legislative approval, that a sequential and comprehensive physical education program be provided for each K-12 student. (b) Physical education programs in eac…

(a) The local school board shall require an integrated approach to the use of 21st century tools, including, but not limited to technology and communication tools, within all curriculum areas through the adoption of an information and communication technologies literacy (ICT) pro…

(a) Pursuant to Ed.306.26 and Ed. 306.27, the local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015, conditioned on legislative approval, a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate, sequential information and communication technologies (ICT) literacy program be integrated…

(a) Pursuant to Ed 306.26, the local school board shall require that a mathematics program in each elementary grade, excluding kindergarten, provides: (1) Opportunities for all students to solve problems by: a. Using multiple strategies; b. Communicating mathematical ideas throug…

(a) Pursuant to Ed.306.26 and Ed. 306.27, the local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015, conditioned on legislative approval, that a mathematics program be provided for each K-12 student, and that each school provides planned learning strategies and opportunitie…

(a) Each district shall establish and provide a comprehensive, sequentially designed, computer science curriculum, implemented on or before July 1, 2020, that will meet the minimum standards for college and career readiness and that provide for continued growth in all content are…

(a) Pursuant to Ed 306.26, the local school board shall require that a science education program in each elementary school grades, excluding kindergarten, provides: (1) Planned activities designed to: a. Develop students' critical thinking skills; b. Promote the acquisition of po…

(a) Pursuant to Ed.306.26 and Ed. 306.27, the local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015, conditioned on legislative approval, that a science education program be provided for each k-12 student. (b) Science programs in each school shall prepare both technological…

(a) Pursuant to Ed 306.26, the local school board shall require that a social studies program in each elementary school grade, excluding kindergarten, and excepting Holocaust and genocide education, as applicable pursuant to Ed 306.26(h) which is to be implemented no later than 8…