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A committee has been formed to consider an upgrade to political speech policies at Concord High School after concern was raised about having a thin blue line flag in a classroom of the Concord Regional Technical Center. (Shutterstock)
CONCORD, NH Concerns about white supremacy and the display of a thin blue line flag in a classroom as well as other issues have led Concord High School to revisit its political speech policies.
Michael Reardon, the school s principal, informed parents on Thursday that about a month ago, a committee of students, parents, and administrators was formed to draft additional policy for the SAU 8 board of education to consider regarding broadly defined political speech in school. The issue came to be after concerns were raised about the display of a thin blue line flag in a classroom at the Concord Regional Technical Center. The flag, which is similar to an American flag, only with blue and w
Concord’s school budget proposed to increase by $2.7 million
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Published: 2/24/2021 4:24:18 PM
The Concord School District has proposed a $90 million budget for 2021-2022, following a year of unexpected changes and new costs in technology and maintenance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The proposed operating budget is $90,439,332, a 3% increase over the 2020-2021 budget of $87,702,296. If approved as is, the operating budget would increase taxes by about $70 a year on a home worth $250,000, according to Business Administrator Jack Dunn, who gave the Concord School Board an initial overview of the proposed budget earlier this month.
“We took a conservative approach on it, given the environment right now, given the climate, given the concerns in the city,” interim Superintendent Kathleen Murphy told the board. “We felt that would be the best route for us to go. But I think there’s still some room in this budget to look at it a littl
Tech programs help high schoolers prepare for jobs
Published: 2/1/2021 8:05:27 AM
Today’s job market demands a better-educated workforce than ever before, and jobs in this new economy require more complex knowledge and skills than jobs of the past. So if students want to be prepared for success after high school, they’re going to have to find a way to gain a competitive edge.
That has been the mantra of New Hampshire government, business and education officials over the last decade, and is the momentum behind the state’s Career Readiness Drive for 65 legislation (passed in 2019), which, in part, requires New Hampshire’s high schools to assess student career interest and place them on a pathway to a career credential (which could range from a diesel certificate to an medicine degree). New Hampshire has an economic competitiveness goal that 65% of our working-age population has a workforce-valued credential by 2025.
Data shows moderate enrollment decline at Concord Schools this year
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Published: 12/20/2020 7:02:30 PM
This school year, Concord families have had to make tough decisions when choosing a learning model for their students that accommodates both student needs and parent work schedules. For some families, the option that worked best was to leave the public school district entirely.
The data reflects those decisions – a newly-released enrollment report shows a decline in enrollment for the Concord School District during this pandemic year.
Members of the Concord School board reviewed the district’s 2020 annual enrollment report at a joint meeting of the Concord School Board’s instructional and finance committees Wednesday night. The report shows the district lost 168 students at the elementary level, 44 from the middle school and about 70 from the Concord Regional Technical Center.
Students, staff test positive for disease
Published: 12/17/2020 10:07:51 AM
Modified: 12/17/2020 10:07:41 AM
Students and staff in schools around Concord have tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced.
A student in the Concord Regional Technical Center who was in class on Monday has tested positive, interim Superintendent Kathleen Murphy announced Wednesday. A remote student in grade 11 at Concord High who attended an in-person activity on Dec. 8 has also tested positive.
A staff member at Mill Brook School in Concord, who was in the building last on Dec. 10, has tested positive for COVID-19, Murphy said. A Mill Brook bus driver who last drove on Dec. 7 also tested positive.