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In-person – but not too close – prom to be held in Concord
Concord High School seniors and their dates attend prom Thursday night at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, June 16, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) Elizabeth Frantz
Published: 3/5/2021 1:55:26 PM
The Concord High School prom may be a “masked ball” this year but it’s happening, with the support of administrators and careful planning of student volunteers.
The Concord School Board meeting unanimously approved a plan this week for an in-person prom that was presented by CHS class of 2021 officers. The class officers developed the plan, which aims to keep the event as regulated as possible for COVID-19 safety.
Concord’s school budget proposed to increase by $2.7 million
Concord School District Building Courtesy
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
A former Concord High School teacher, facing sex crime charges, remained behind bars on Tuesday after a judge refused to grant him bail. Concord’s superintendent pushed for the state to close loopholes in the hiring process to promote transparency.
February 5, 2021
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A former high school teacher has been accused of soliciting sexual activity from a minor in exchange for money and manufacturing and possessing child sexual abuse images, police in Concord said.
Joshua Harwood, 36, of Manchester, taught business at Concord High School. He was arrested Thursday and was being held at the Merrimack County House of Corrections for a hearing Friday. It wasn’t immediately known if he had a lawyer, and a number couldn’t be found for him.
Harwood, who was hired in July, is no longer employed by the district, interim Superintendent Kathleen Murphy said in a letter to district families.