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.
Lack of paperwork for free lunches could cost N.H. school districts millions
Fresh chef salads are prepared in the Concord High School kitchen on Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021. Not only do the food service prepare food for the school, but they prepare both breakfast and lunch deliveries around the entire district. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
Carrie Wyatt, a food service worker at Concord High School for 18 years, prepares to put in chicken patties into the oven. GEOFF FORESTER photos / Monitor staff
Food service worker Maxine Nolan bundles up breakfast items for delivery at the high school kitchen on Tuesday. The workers not only prepare meals for the school but package up both breakfast and lunch deliveries around the district.
Concord to discuss school resource officer position
The Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Concord June 6, 2020. Schools districts, including Concord and Lebanon, are considering eliminating their officers after criticism that the officer’s presence in schools contribute to the “school to prison pipeline.” Monitor file
Published: 2/27/2021 3:28:37 PM
The Concord School Board wants to hear from the public about the role of police in schools. The board is holding a public hearing March 3 to discuss the future of its school resource officer position at Concord High School.
The school board is in the midst of work sessions for the 2021-22 budget and is undecided about whether to include the $88,000 school resource officer position.
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
NH college students lead push for sexual assault law
Gov. Chris Sununu signs HB 705 - that increases protections for sexual assault victims on college campuses - into law, while Sen. Jeb Bradley and Rep. Katherine Prudhomme-O Brien watch on July 20, 2020.
Gov. Chris Sununu signs HB 705, legislation that increases protections for sexual assault victims on college campuses, into law on July 20, 2020. Behind him are Sen. Jeb Bradley, Rep. Katherine Prudhomme-O Brien, former Concord student Ana Goble and Pamela Keilig, from the NH Coalition for Domestic and Sexual Violence.
Dartmouth College first-year David Millman testifies before the senate judiciary committee in Concord, New Hampshire on Feb. 20, 2020.