53rd ANNUAL REPORT · Kearsarge Learning Campus, 114 Cougar Court, New London, NH 03257 * (603) 526-2051 Name Phone Email Town Term Expires Kenneth Bartholomew, Chair 491-5933 [email protected]

KEARSARGE REGIONAL

SCHOOL DISTRICT

MARCH 2020

53rd ANNUAL REPORT

James House Preschool - Winter Fun

BRADFORD * NEWBURY * NEW LONDON * SPRINGFIELD * SUTTON * WARNER * WILMOT

Kearsarge Regional School District

Inspiring learners, committing to community, contributing to a dynamic world

Kearsarge Mission:

We are seven towns, seven schools, and one district committed to partnering with families and

community, to support and prepare learners who:

Pursue academic excellence.

Are caring, compassionate community members who support each other.

Make positive contributions to the world and value diversity.

Promote personal responsibility, accountability, and wellness.

Value the collaborative process while maintaining a sense of self-advocacy.

Celebrate creativity.

Are flexible, resilient, and embrace individual growth.

KEARSARGE REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD “We value your input”

SAU 65 Kearsarge Learning Campus, 114 Cougar Court, New London, NH 03257 * (603) 526-2051

Name Phone Email Town Term Expires

Kenneth Bartholomew, Chair 491-5933 [email protected] Warner 2021

Emilio Cancio-Bello, Vice Chair 938-5648 [email protected] Sutton 2022

Art Bobruff 526-7890 [email protected] Springfield 2021

Bebe Hammond Casey 877-0062 [email protected] New London 2020

Ben Cushing 252-0730 [email protected] New London 2022

Alison Mastin 526-8956 [email protected] Wilmot 2022

Faith Minton 456-3098 [email protected] Warner 2020

Richard Wright (apt) 938-2414 [email protected] Newbury 2021

Andrew Pinard 938-5157 [email protected] Bradford 2020

OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Moderator Brackett Scheffy Bradford

Clerk LeighAnn Stone Sutton

Treasurer Nancy Barthol Wilmot

SAT Benchmark Score 2019 KRHS Drop Out Rate

KRHS 1114 NH 1059 .39%

30%

10%

22%3%

32%

3%

Class of 2019

4 Year College30%

NHCTC 10%

Employment 22%

Armed Forces 3 %

4 Year Out of

State 32%

REPORT OF THE

KEARSARGE REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD

This is the 53rd year of the Kearsarge Regional School District, and we continue to strive to create a

positive learning environment for students, faculty and staff. We have just completed next year’s

budgeting process and will bring voters a proposed budget with an increase of 3.13% and a proposed

3-year Para-Educators contract that had broad approval from the Para Educators at Kearsarge (PEAK)

and unanimous recommendations from both the School Board and the Municipal Budget Committee.

The district continues to shoulder costs that used to be covered more robustly by state and federal

dollars, especially in the areas of state retirement contributions and special education expenses and we

try to make smart investments now to save money in the future.

There has been much discussion about the increasing behavioral and social challenges that confront

school age children of today. Our district is not immune, but we are attempting to pro-actively address

these concerns in various ways. We have started work with the Center for School Climate and Learning

in all of our district’s schools to assess and improve school climate and culture through a research-

backed, student-based approach. We have started to see action steps taken and expect this effort to yield

tangible results over the next two years. The district also is expanding the availability of support services

to students. We now offer mental health services through community providers in several schools,

including entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with Merrimack County Juvenile Services to

provide behavioral support and social emotional interventions for students in need at the Middle and

High School levels through a three-year grant.

We continue to work on curriculum alignment and management and have begun social and emotional

learning (SEL) curricula at the middle and elementary school levels. We continue to refine the details of

competency based education (CBE) at the high school and are quickly moving toward implementation at

the Middle School. Elementary schools are also started competency adoption efforts, although many of

the foundations of CBE were already in place in our elementary schools. The district has also put

together an educators’ guide for understanding the code of ethics and conduct for NH Educators, which

was implemented by the State Department of Education.

We are in the midst of renovating the later additions to the 1941 Building adjacent to the SAU offices

in New London to develop a professional development center and connected meeting spaces for use by

the district and, as available, other civic organizations, including the Town of New London. The

district continues its upgrade of building lighting to LEDs and has initiated planning to assess the

feasibility and cost of adding solar power generation at some of our schools. We have a new storage

shed at the High School behind the athletic field bleachers, replacing storage units that were not

meeting current needs.

Executive

Looking forward, we will be evaluating the possibility of renovating the L-wing of the High School to

meet the needs of in-district vocational education and the arts. At the same time, we continue to

expand our offerings of robust, career-ready, 21stCentury programs of study for our students and multi-

disciplinary, expansive co-curricular offerings and extended learning opportunities. The goal remains

to present our students with a wide-range of experiences both inside and outside the classroom walls.

As I have said before, for over 50 years now, the towns of Bradford, New London, Newbury,

Springfield, Sutton, Warner, and Wilmot have cooperatively and collaboratively pooled their resources

to work together for the benefit of all of the district’s students and employees. It is easy to see how this

combination of resources benefits the district in multiple ways, such as enabling economies of scale

through a centralized middle school and high school, thus reducing costs and building community

among students and staff. It also encourages a collaborative process amongst the district’s leadership

and fosters the sharing of ideas and consistency among the district’s four elementary schools, while

still maintaining the benefits of local control and community-school partnerships. The union of our

towns into a cooperative district allows us to attract high quality teachers and administrators and to

offer a wide range of opportunities for all our students. The history of the Kearsarge District is one of

cooperation that has formed the foundation of continued successes.

As I have every year, I would again like to thank all the district’s employees and volunteers for their

enduring cooperation and professionalism that make the work of our School Board a pleasure and a

privilege, along with the spirit and skills of our students who grace our presence each school day.

Respectfully submitted,

Kenneth C. Bartholomew

Chair, Kearsarge Regional School Board

8th Grade Field Trip to Washington, D.C.

Municipal Budget Committee

The KRSD Municipal Budget Committee was established to assist the District voters in the prudent

application of public funds. The Committee consists of representatives from each community in the

District, by public election, to three year terms. Members also sit on School Board and District

Committees responsible for various focus areas, including Facilities, Finance and Audit, Transportation,

and Human Resources.

The MBC evaluates and provides input to the budgets proposed by the School Board and District

Administration through an annual meeting cycle beginning each October and finishing with the

Deliberative Session in early January.

The committee welcomes any input which might help us more effectively represent the interests of our

constituencies, both as taxpayers and beneficiaries of public education in our seven town district. All of

our meetings are open to the public and are posted on www.kearsarge.org.

Town Term Expires

Richard G. Anderson, Chair New London 2020

Peter Anderson Warner 2021

James Bibbo Bradford 2020

Robert DeFelice Sutton 2022

Brian Dumais New London 2022

Robert Hemenway Newbury 2021

Luke Gorman Springfield 2021

Tom Schamberg Wilmot 2022

David Bates (appointed) Warner 2020

Municipality

REPORT OF THE

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

2018-19: The School Year in Review:

It is my honor and privilege to provide this 53rd Annual Report of the Kearsarge Regional School

District to the voters and citizens of Bradford, Newbury, New London, Springfield, Sutton, Warner, and

Wilmot. With the strong support of our seven communities, the district continues to thrive and provide a

multitude of academic, social-emotional, and co-curricular opportunities for students of all ages and

backgrounds in our seven schools. Our success as a school district rests in large part upon the close

partnerships that have developed over time between the members of the School Board and Municipal

Budget Committee, and the district administrators, teachers, support staff, and contracted services (e.g.

student transportation and food service) who work for and with our students. Working together on

mutually agreed upon goals and objectives instills the necessary confidence in a stable educational

foundation while also nurturing trust and courage to pursue timely innovation, creative problem solving,

and critical reflection on existing practices.

As a school district, our primary mission will always be about student learning and effective teaching.

The district has once again dedicated many available resources to focus intently on curriculum,

instruction, and assessment. Teachers and administrators have engaged in the process of mapping out,

defining, and revising the curriculum in English/Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. A plan is in

place to review all other content areas successively over the next few years. The district has devoted

professional development time and funds to support teachers in clearly articulating what students need to

know at each grade level. Educators continue to hone their skills on measuring what students know and

how they can apply their knowledge. We have further refined interventions for those students who

experience learning difficulties, and all schools are exploring additional ways to engage students in

deepening and broadening their knowledge base whenever possible.

All district schools are continuing to make strides with regard to personalized learning approaches,

student voice, and competency based education efforts. With the adoption of Caring School

Communities, we have taken an important step to teaching children at the elementary grades appropriate

and proactive social-emotional skills and coping strategies. In January 2019, the district committed to an

in-depth study of school climate and culture in each of our schools. With the assistance of the Center for

School Climate and Learning, a district-wide survey of students, teachers, and parents identified both

strengths as well as opportunities to improve for each school. Student Leadership Teams as well as

Adult Design Teams formed in each school with the purpose of creating improvement goals that aim to

make our learning environments in the Kearsarge School District even more equitable, supportive, and

engaging.

Administration

The Human Resource Department at SAU 65 has successfully implemented the transition to electronic

time keeping for every employee thus eliminating the use of paper tracking. The district also pays close

attention to supporting new employees through a comprehensive mentoring and induction program.

This allows new teachers to familiarize themselves with established practices in the district, supports

retention of new staff, and assures consistent instructional practices throughout all seven schools. In the

fall of 2018, a new, three-year teacher agreement was negotiated between the School Board and KREA

(the teachers’ union). Voters subsequently gave it their solid approval in March 2019.

In the area of educational technology, our Middle and High School students utilize individual computers

to assist their research and learning. At the elementary level, students get exposure to coding and

robotics, and teachers work with our technology integrators to explore new ways of utilizing

applications into their daily instruction. A recently passed law requires us to pay even closer attention to

protecting student data and district information from illicit use by third parties. In June 2019, the

Kearsarge School District launched a new and revised website that complies with the standards of access

prescribed by the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).

With school safety always a high priority, the district’s Facilities Director was ready for and successful

in applying for multiple infrastructure and school security grants provided by the Department of

Education. Kearsarge schools obtained 14 grants worth over $320,000 to add safety vestibules at three

schools, expand security cameras in multiple locations, install shatterproof window film, and replace

classroom door locks. In addition to facilities improvements, the district safety committee was expanded

to improve communication, training, and collaboration with community resources.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge with gratitude all those staff members who have left the district due

to retirement, new professional opportunities elsewhere, or other pertinent reasons at the end of the

2018-19 school year. Those individuals are listed in the individual principals’ and department directors’

reports. However, I would be remiss if I did not mention the retirement of our School District Treasurer,

Mary Kay Huntoon, who served competently in that role for 18 years. I wish her all the best in

retirement, and extend a warm welcome to her successor, Nancy Barthol.


Winfried Feneberg

Superintendent of Schools

REPORT OF THE

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

The 2018-19 school year closed with the departure of High School Associate Director of Student

Services administrator Kerry Finnegan and the hiring of Jerald Fine as her replacement. Director of

Technology, Mark Schaub, also resigned, subsequently being replaced by Barbara Turner, former

Network Administrator for KRSD. Steven Barrie, former Technician in the district then took the

position of Network Administrator. No other administrative changes occurred during the school year.

The year opened with focused attention on teacher professional development at the Summer Institute.

Elementary and Middle School level staff were trained on Branching Minds, innovative software that

allows educators to accurately collect, analyze, and share student learning data among teachers who

provide instruction to each student. This software is a key support system of Response to Instruction

models employed in all of our schools. Concurrently, High School Staff focused upon writing

instruction, working closely with members of the NH Writing Project to assist them in developing and

honing their instruction and assessments of student writing.

Additionally, educators from the Elementary levels received training from Caring School Communities,

a Social Emotional Learning program designed to help enhance teachers’ efforts to support and teach

children struggling with the impact of trauma on their learning experience. Middle and High Schools

also received training in developing, refining, and sustaining Competency-Based Education systems – as

faculty from the Middle School began their adoption of the model and High School faculty continue

their journey of development initiated in 2014.

Summer Institute closed with focused training for all educators on the Power of Effective

Communication Strategies, as presented by consultant John Guilfoil, Public Media Relations expert.

Mr. Guilfoil worked with faculty to improve communication through social media, website, and targeted

communication strategies.

As the year progressed, October offered faculty professional learning in the area of Suicide Prevention,

as KRSD faculty and staff received training from former NH Supreme Court Chief Justice John

Brodrick and his presentation on Know the Five Signs, part of his Change Direction Initiative designed

to help raise awareness of mental illness and related suicide prevention practices. More time was also

provided to educators to continue their training in Caring School Communities, Competency-based

Education, and also to provide High School educators with training in Social Emotional Learning needs

of students through Youth Mental Health First Aid.

Throughout the remainder of the year, the Director of Elementary Curriculum, Christine Downing,

worked with faculty, building principals, and SAU administration throughout the district to help guide

and implement curriculum support. The development of revised Kindergarten and Dyslexia Screening

processes, enhancing Kindergarten Play-based Learning curriculum, and the planning and

implementation of Elementary Curriculum Camp (setting the stage for the Elementary adoption of

Competency-Based Education) using Rubicon’s My Atlas software as a staging area for faculty, are just

a few key examples of her efforts.

Late in the year, the district also engaged in the process of culture and climate review, engaging the

work of Center for School Climate and Learning led by Dr. Bill Preble. This comprehensive review of

climate and culture in the district gave rise to student and adult design teams within each building

working collaboratively to help bring about ongoing work in support of positive change within each

school.

As the district moved into the summer of the 2019-20 School year, a look back to 2018-19 reveals the

hard work, dedication, and care brought forward by faculty, staff, and administration throughout the

district. With the combination of strong board and community support, focused and targeted strategic

planning, and the willingness to take on new challenges while continuing to rise to those preceding

them, Kearsarge faculty, staff, and administration continue to work to make KRSD a wonderful place of

learning for all.


Michael Bessette

Assistant Superintendent

KRES at New London Elementary Students with New London Police Dept. - DARE Program

REPORT OF THE

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTOR

Student Support Services works in partnership with students, families, staff, and administrators to ensure

that all students have the services which provide equitable and challenging educational opportunities in

safe, healthy, caring, respectful, and supportive school environments. The program is comprised of

Special Education, Nursing, Guidance, and ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages).

There is one ESOL Teacher in the district and she provides students with language skills through the

four language domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Services are provided through co-

teaching, collaboration, one-on-one, and small group. Lessons are language focused that align with the

District’s curriculum. The program aims to develop and enhance basic interpersonal communication

skills and cognitive academic language proficiency in order for English Learners to be successful in the

mainstream classroom.

Guidance Counselors provide a variety of services for all students including but not limited to:

counseling, behavioral support, social skills training, transitioning, coordinating state assessments,

course selection, and planning for life after high school. Beth Stern, a Guidance Counselor at the High

School left the district in June 2019 after sixteen years of service. We thank Beth for her service and

dedication to our students.

School nurses provide a service for all of our students not only in the daily care of health issues, but in

the planning and development of curriculum, health protocols, procedures, and health plans. Each school

building has a full-time nurse and there is a total of three Nursing Assistants assigned to the larger

buildings. Lisa MacLean retired in June 2019, after serving as a school nurse for twenty-six years. Best

wishes to Lisa on her retirement.

Special Education services were provided to approximately 210 students. Classroom teachers, special

educators, related service providers, support staff, and administration collaborate to ensure that each

student’s individual needs are met. The Kearsarge Regional School District offers a continuum of

alternative learning environments for all types of learners in the school district. The environments range

from the regular classroom to assistance in a classroom, to pull out services, to self-contained programs.

In addition, some students have taken advantage of extended learning opportunities (ELO) in a variety

of settings and areas of study. We would like to wish a wonderful retirement to Donna Young, who

retired June 2019, after twenty-one years of service to the district. Best wishes to Melinda Laro and

Kerry Finnegan as they pursue other job opportunities in their fields.

KRSD Parent Partnership is a group that was created in coordinate with PIC (Parent Information

Center). A group of parents meets monthly with the Director and Associate Directors to discuss special

education, and how to better inform the community about what is happening in the district. Topics

include procedural safeguards, Blizzard Bags, related services that student receives, transitions between

grades and schools, and how to better communicate with the community.

After reviewing survey responses from parents of students with special needs, the KRSD Parent

Partnership Group offered a series of parent workshop during the 2018-2019 school year that included

topics on ABA in the home, What’s in your IEP?, Anxiety 101 and See the Person, Not the Illness.

Please keep a look out for more workshops advertised on our website during the 2019-2020 school year.

The Kearsarge Regional School District is very fortunate to have the dedicated Student Support Services

Staff that help provide direct instruction, support, consultation, evaluation, guidance, and nursing to all

students who attend the Kearsarge Regional School District. Thank you to our staff and parents for all

your hard work and continued support of our students.


Larry Elliott

Director of Student Support Services

Kearsarge Regional High School Winter Carnival

REPORT OF THE

TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

The Technology Department is responsible for ensuring all staff and students of the Kearsarge Regional

School District have access to information technology. Our vision is to improve student learning through

the integration of technology in all facets of our educational system. Information technology includes

hardware, software, telecommunications, network infrastructure, and hosted services.

The Kearsarge Regional High School started a 1:1 Chromebook initiative at the beginning of the 2nd

semester. This initiative allowed students to have access to the technology they needed to complete their

work as well as eliminating the need for a teacher to sign out a Chromebook cart. All Chromebooks will

be returned before students leave for the summer and will be redeployed at the beginning of the 2019-

2020 school year. In addition, new Chromebooks are planned to be purchased over the summer for all

incoming Freshman. They will keep this Chromebook for all 4 years and take it with them when they

graduate. The 10th, 11th, and 12th graders will get their same Chromebooks back and keep them when

they graduate as well.

The Kearsarge Regional Middle School continues with the 1:Go Chromebook program. Students are

assigned a Chromebook that is theirs for the whole school year. They pick it up from the charging cart in

the morning and return it at the end of the day. No students take it home overnight or during the

summer. This has been working very well as it allows for more time in the classroom as well as teaching

students to use technology in a responsible manner.

In 2018, the Data Privacy Act (HB1612) was enacted and required a Data Governance Plan to be drafted

and approved by the school board by the end of June of 2019. For the upcoming school year, we will be

working in conjunction with The Education Cooperative (TEC) on identifying educational technology

tools and web based applications that are used throughout the District and evaluating them to determine

whether or not Potentially Identifiable Information (PII) of staff and students is collected by the vendors.

Any tools or web-based applications that do collect PII will not be available for use in the future unless

the vendor signs a Data Privacy Agreement agreeing to meet the minimum standards identified by the

NH Department of Education.

In the spring of 2019, the Kearsarge Regional School District has migrated a large portion of its website

to a new platform. The goal of this is to be ADA compliant and maintain a more cohesive look and feel

from school to school. Teacher websites will remain on Google Sites for the foreseeable future.

The Kearsarge Regional School District is very fortunate to have the technology resources to realize the

District technology vision and the dedicated staff of the Office of Information Technology to support the

staff and students in the use of those resources.


Barbra Turner

Director of Technology

REPORT OF THE

FACILITIES DEPARTMENT

It is an honor and privilege to be contributing to the 53rd Annual report of the Kearsarge Regional

School District on behalf of the Facilities Department.

The Facilities team has been working diligently this past year maintaining and improving our campuses

for the students and staff of Kearsarge with the support from our seven communities, School Board and

Municipal Budget Committee. I am also happy to report that Kearsarge Regional School District was a

recipient of nearly $321,000.00 dollars in New Hampshire State Public School Infrastructure Grants,

which allowed us to focus in on safety and security upgrades.

Here is a glimpse of the broad variety of projects that were completed district wide this past year

including security and safety:

KRHS:

Double entry vestibule with two-step authorization access.

Exterior camera upgrade.

Track and Tennis Court Replacement.

Main corridor LED lighting upgrades.

Field irrigation improvements.

KRMS:

Scoreboards for all playing fields

Security camera enhancements.

KLC and James House:

LED lighting upgrades in common areas.

The plan to fit up the old middle school cafeteria is well under way and in the design and bidding

phase.

Common area security cameras and new door lock hardware.

KRES-NL:

Security enhancements including two step vestibule entrance and common area security cameras.

LED lighting upgrades.

Sutton Central:

Classroom door lock upgrades.

Common area security cameras.

Two step front entrance vestibule.

New Multi-Purpose Room floor.

New playground equipment.

KRES-Bradford:

Classroom door lock upgrades for safety and security purposes.



Simonds:

Asbestos abatement of 2 adjacent classrooms and 2 staff rooms.

New VCT flooring and cove base in the rooms that were abated.

New front entrance including ADA ramp, stairs and security vestibule




Todd M. Fleury

KRSD Director of Facilities

Sutton Central School students participate in a dodge ball tournament.

REPORT OF THE

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

First and foremost, we would like to express our gratitude to all of the parents and community members

who volunteer their time to help make KRHS, as well as our Athletic Department, the best it can be.

This is, and has always been, a community which takes great pride in being a part of something special.

Also, a big thank you to the members of our Booster Club who work very hard to help enhance the

experience for our student-athletes by putting on the end of the year Athletic Banquet, organizing the

fall and winter pep rallies, giving out thousands of dollars in scholarships, providing concessions at

home games, providing recognition opportunities for staff and volunteers, helping upgrade our facilities

and equipment needs, helping out our teams, and just always being there to chip in when needed.

Kearsarge continues to offer a wide range of co-curricular activities for students as we support 30 varsity

sports, approximately 40 teams overall, as well as 2 club teams. Many students have taken advantage of

these opportunities as over 250 students have already participated in at least one sport or club through

the current winter season. We also have many students taking advantage of opportunities at the Middle

School where we offer 20 teams and approximately 200 students who have participated in at least one

sport up to this point. The Middle School also offers a fantastic intramural program which has annually

over 130 students participating!

Sportsmanship remains a top priority here at Kearsarge, and your support helps us continue to place an

emphasis on competing the right way to ensure that athletics enhances the educational experience, and

also helps students learn valuable life lessons which hopefully they will take with them for years to

come. This past year we brought the NHIAA Sportsmanship Banner back to the district, and as a five

time winner (1996-97, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2018-19), Kearsarge has established itself as a

leading school district in the state. This is something we are immensely proud of, along with how our

students and coaches represent our school and our community on a daily basis.

That being said, it is always a challenge to field teams which are both competitive and maintain a focus

on sportsmanship. This past year we continued to make strides in the right direction as our Girls & Boys

Alpine teams, our Boys & Girls Nordic teams, our Boys & Girls Outdoor Track teams, our Girls Cross

Country team, and our Bass Fishing team brought home state championships! Additionally, many other

teams at the high school and middle school level were quite competitive, and it is our hope that

competitive success will always be a pleasant by-product of instilling values such as hard work,

commitment, resiliency, a focus on daily improvement, and being a good teammate.

Finally, on April 6th, 10 Kearsarge student-athletes will receive the NHIAA / NHADA Scholar-Athlete

Award in Concord at the Capital Center for the Arts. Those students are: Marliese Baer, Jenna Bears,

Jordan Busch, Erin Chouinard, Mya Dube, Livia Hernon, Katherine Kelly, Ellie Madigan, Peter Russell,

and Nathan St. Pierre. Congratulations to all of those students for their ability to balance high

achievement in the classroom with extensive participation as a student-athlete!

Thank you again for making Kearsarge such a special place, and I truly appreciate the opportunity to

serve all of you in my role here at KRHS!


Scott Fitzgerald

Athletic Director

KEARSARGE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

ENROLLMENT DATA

October 2019

KRES at Bradford KRES at New London Kindergarten – 22 Kindergarten – 60

Grade 1 – 27 Grade 1 – 55 Grade 2 – 24 Grade 2 – 56 Grade 3 – 29 Grade 3 – 58 Grade 4 – 23 Grade 4 – 64 Grade 5 – 32 Grade 5 – 59

Bradford Elementary

Total - 157

New London Elementary

Total - 352

Simonds Elementary Sutton Central Kindergarten – 22 Kindergarten – 14

Grade 1 – 24 Grade 1 – 13 Grade 2 – 31 Grade 2 – 16 Grade 3 – 29 Grade 3 – 8 Grade 4 – 23 Grade 4 – 19 Grade 5 – 37 Grade 5 – 16

Simonds Elementary

Total -166

Sutton Central Elem.

Total - 86

Out of District

Total -7

James House Preschool

Total -36

Kearsarge Regional

Middle School

Kearsarge Regional

High School

Grade 6 – 136 Grade 9 – 146 Grade 7 – 127 Grade 10 – 118 Grade 8 – 135 Grade 11 – 127

Middle School

Total – 398

Grade 12 – 117

High School

Total- 508

Adult Diploma Program – 38

Total Enrollment 1,748

REPORT OF THE

KEARSARGE REGIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at BRADFORD

The Kearsarge Regional Elementary School at Bradford is a Kindergarten-5th grade elementary school

serving students from the towns of Bradford and Newbury. Enrollment to begin the school year was 172

students. Teachers and support staff worked together to meet the academic, social and emotional needs

of each student. This year the school welcomed the following staff members: Principal Andy Chouinard,

2nd grade teacher Eric Braun, physical education teacher Jon Hamel, Title 1 interventionists Kim

Ventola and Kris Parker, and paraprofessionals Stacie Rondeau and Farrah Wilson.

This year we implemented the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum Caring School

Community. This yearlong, school-wide program focuses on building caring relationships among

teachers and students. It teaches students the skills they need to be healthy, happy, and successful. This

is achieved through classroom meetings, multi-age buddy activities in Tribes, whole school activities,

effective classroom management, and systematic school discipline. Our staff was also introduced to the

online application Branching Minds, a wonderful resource to support Response to Intervention (RtI) and

student supports. Branching Minds tracks student academic achievement, assessment results and

provides one location where important information can be shared regarding student learning and

behavior. In addition to these new programs, we continued to focus on our core programs in reading

Journeys and math Envisions.

Families and the community play a vital role supporting the students and teachers in our school. The

KRES at Bradford PTO put on great events throughout the school year and were instrumental in

supporting Winter Activities, Theme Week, Book Fair and Staff Appreciation. Thank you to all who

have given their time and other resources to support what is occurring at KRES at Bradford!


Andy Chouinard

Principal

KRHS High School Band marches in the Warner Fall Foliage Festival parade.

REPORT OF THE

KEARSARGE REGIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at NEW LONDON

It was an engaging year at KRES-NL!

Kearsarge Regional Elementary School at New London opened its doors with a student population of

321, and ended the year with 335.

We welcomed the district's elementary Gateway program to our school community. This is a special

education program to support students with intensive needs that require specialized programming and

supports. By introducing this program at the elementary level, our students can benefit from a

continuum throughout their career at KRSD. The Gateway Staff have specialized training in Applied

Behavior Analysis and functional academic and life-skills development.

At KRES-NL, our goal is to provide students with solid, well-rounded learning experiences and to allow

each and every child opportunities to grow and be the best they can be. Our new school motto is, Every

Cougar Matters, Every Moment Counts...and our new Social Emotional Learning Curriculum and our

efforts on improving Culture and Climate continue to support this belief. We started Cougar News and

we are excited to share our happenings and celebrations through our online newscast.

Community Connections continued to contribute to the success of our learners. Thanks to our friends,

neighbors, and local businesses at Colby-Sawyer College, Hannaford, Switchback Consignment Shop,

Unleashed, St. Andrew’s Church, First Baptist Church, Tucker’s, The Outing Club, NL Recreation

Dept., NLFD, NLPD, and so many others. Their valuable contributions assist greatly in student learning.

Our PTO and volunteer programs are a strong and vital part of our school community. Annie Beck and

Emily Baldwin stepped up to new roles as President and Vice President of the NL Parent Teacher

Organization. Their endeavors have resulted in a Blue Ribbon Achievement Award from The New

Hampshire Partners in Education. KRES-NL has achieved this honor for the last 24 years.

We are happy to announce that Kristin Lizotte, who has taught first and second grade for 26 years, was

awarded the 2019 Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical from the NH Charitable Foundation. Lizotte’s goal is to

create opportunities for children to learn important skills by having them participate in hands-on projects

that combine subjects like reading, writing, math, science and social studies. She hopes to do that by

collaborating with teachers, then connecting them with colleagues around the state to support each other

and bring the concept into their classrooms.

I would like to close this report with a thank you to three, valued faculty members who departed the

district after many years of dedicated service. We extend our gratitude and wish them happy, fulfilling

retirements and continuing paths. Ms. MaryAnne Morcom - 31 years, Mrs. JoAnne Hanson - 25 years,

and Mr. Joe Caforia -15 years at KRSD. They will be missed.


Kelly Collins

Principal

REPORT OF THE

SIMONDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Simonds Elementary School began the 2018-2019 school year with a renewed focus on the district

vision -“Inspiring learners, committing to community, contributing to a dynamic world”. This focus was

highlighted by our Artist in Residence program, innovations in our Response to Intervention (RtI)

program and our collaboration with the Simonds PTO. At the beginning of the year, 162 students were

enrolled at Simonds. We said goodbye to Laura Stoneking, Rob Joynt, Jennie Hochstrasser, Abby

Fernandes, Danielle Field, Kim Ventola, and Melissa Blevens. We welcomed Kelley Joseph as our new

reading specialist, Danielle Cormier as a new kindergarten teacher, Kim Savell as a new fourth-grade

teacher, and Nicole Stratton as a new special education teacher. Mary Craigie transferred from KRES at

Bradford as a Title One Interventionist and Sarah Poirier joined Simonds as the Food Service Manager.

Perhaps the biggest news of the school year was the new playground equipment! The Simonds PTO

worked tirelessly to raise $30,000 towards a new climbing structure, new teeter-totter and the relocation

of existing equipment to meet safety guidelines. We received many generous community donations to

help make this project a success. Additionally, Simonds was fortunate to have a weeklong Artist in

Residence program with mosaic artist, Lizz Van Saun. During the month of January, she worked with

students to design mosaics based on themes around Warner, including farming, recreation sports, Fall

Foliage Festival and Mount Kearsarge. Students worked with Lizz, teachers and parent volunteers to

complete four different mosaics that are now hung outside the main entrance of the school. These were

both great examples of the school working together with the PTO and community for the benefit of our

students. Thank you to our PTO for their help with these two events and their service in general to the

Simonds community!

Simonds staff also collaborated with the Center for School Climate and Learning. The purpose of this

organization is to “empower students to take on the roles of school climate researchers and leaders.” We

developed a Student Leadership Team made up of students from third through fifth-grade. These

students assisted Dr. Bill Preble in administering a school survey to students, staff, and parents and also

analyzing the climate and culture data generated from the results. Next year, this team, along with

Simonds staff, will develop action research based on this survey data.

In the future, Simonds will look to continue to improve upon our reading and mathematics instruction

with our core programs, Envisions math and Journeys reading. We will also strive to foster our strong

community relationships through our PTO and community organizations so that Simonds can continue

to be a safe and caring place for all students.


Tim Stokes

Principal

REPORT OF THE

SUTTON CENTRAL SCHOOL

The 2018-2019 school year at Sutton Central School began a new chapter. We are dedicated to

providing a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for students in kindergarten through fifth

grade. Student enrollment for the 2018-19 school year included 97 students. We welcomed the following

staff:

Christine Downing, Principal

Abby Fernandes, Kindergarten Teacher

Tiffany Perkins, 4th Grade Teacher

Thomas Smith, 5th Grade Teacher

Patti Eglintine, Para Educator

In June of 2019, we also said goodbye to Mrs. Nancy Gove, who retired after 16 years of service as a

Para Educator. Her genuine love of students and willingness to support learning in various classrooms

influenced the education of hundreds of Sutton and KRSD students.

In the fall of 2018, Sutton Central School staff, with input from families, established these school goals:

Expand and enhance communication practices and systems, through the integrated and effective

use of technology, to engage all stakeholders in the SCS learning environment.

Improve the learning culture through effective implementation of core academic programs, social

emotional learning curriculum, and response to intervention services to maximize the learning

and behavior potential of each student.

Improve staff and student wellness and mindfulness by conducting shared opportunities that

focus on the physical and emotional health of the school community.

Various community activities were conducted to support these goals. Highlights include a mix of new

opportunities and long-standing Sutton Central School traditions, such as:

5th grade participation in Patriots Day and Environmental Camp with NLES,

Friends of Sutton 5K Strut around Kezar Lake,

Our Halloween Parade of Masks,

The introduction of our special holiday elf (Icy-Bandit) in partnership with Sutton Police

Department,

Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies

Winter Program activities,

March Madness activities planned by 5th graders,

Annual Friends & Family Luncheon,

Art & Talent show,

Fun Day, and

5th Grade Celebration and Class Trip

It was a busy school year! Many of these activities could not occur without continued support from our

community and families, including Friends of Sutton/PTO group. Through countless volunteer hours

and additional financial support, these partners provide additional learning and social experiences for

our students. Once again, Sutton Central School was recognized in 2018 as a Blue Ribbon Award school

for volunteer service from the New Hampshire Partners in Education. Special recognition goes to Dinah

O’Neil, our school nurse, for leading efforts to establish our food pantry, which provides food to about

10% of our student population over weekends and vacations. We cannot thank our community partners

enough for helping us to get this started and sustain our efforts.

In addition to our community activities, SCS staff successfully implemented our new social-emotional

learning (SEL) curriculum called Caring School Community. They also consistently used Branching

Minds, a response to instruction (RtI) data management system, to track student growth in reading and

mathematics. In January 2019, Sutton Central School began its school climate work with Dr. William

Preble from the Center for School Climate and Learning. Sutton Central School community has fully

embraced this work by establishing an adult design team co-facilitated by Dinah O’Neil and Thom

Smith. We have also established a student leadership team called Better Weather Crew, which is

comprised of selected students from grades three through five. Megan Smith and Jenny Kucharski lead

this team. Better Weather Crew presented their efforts to the Kearsarge School Board in spring 2019. In

March 2019, Sutton 4th and 5th grade students participated in the UNH STEM Fest at Newport Middle

High School. Students spent an entire Saturday learning various engineering practices. Finally, I want to

recognize Mr. Thom Smith for securing a teaching grant from the Center for the Arts in New London to

conduct a poetry club with 5th grade students during the last quarter of the school year. Mr. Smith and

the students, through this support, were able to publish a poetry book of their work.

In closing, Sutton Central School staff, families, and community continue to embody the vision of the

District through their dedication and generosity to the education of each SCS student.


Christine Downing

Principal

REPORT OF THE

KEARSARGE REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

KRMS is a middle school serving students in grades six through eight. KRMS enrolls approximately

400 children from seven towns, with four elementary schools sending students. KRMS is the first school

where children from all seven Kearsarge communities come together and strives to create a welcoming

and caring school environment combined with a rigorous and developmentally appropriate curriculum.

KRMS offers a broad range of academic and co-curricular programs to meet the needs of our students.

Competency-Based Education - Building on the work of the previous year, KRMS worked with Ellen

Hume-Howard (New Hampshire Learning Initiative) to draft a set of competencies for each subject area.

Specific areas of focus were placed on student advocacy (voice and choice) and depth of knowledge.

This work deepened teachers understanding of Competency-Based Education (CBE). The draft

competencies will serve as a starting point for teachers to align their curricula and to begin the

development of specific learning targets.

Advisory - KRMS included a fifteen minute advisory period in the school day. Each staff member was

assigned a group of 8-12 students to meet with daily. Advisory was planned as a way to strengthen

connections and build interpersonal skills necessary to maintain constructive relationships. Strong, trust-

based relationships are the foundation for learning, especially during the middle years, and

implementing an Advisory program is an important component of a successful middle school.

School Culture and Climate - KRMS administered a school climate survey to students, staff, and

parents in April of 2019. The survey was developed and facilitated by William Prebble (Center for

School Climate and Learning), who will work with the school to develop goals and actions based on the

results. Two groups were formed within the school to analyze the results and take actions to improve

the culture and climate at KRMS. The Student Leadership Team and the Adult Design Team met

separately at the end of the school year to set goals based on the survey results. This data will guide the

steps KRMS takes over the coming years to improve our school culture and climate.

Social Emotional Learning - KRMS staff engaged in professional learning to understand how better to

support students who struggle to regulate their emotions and/or behavior during the school day. Helping

students better understand and regulate their emotions is a key component of being successful in school

and life. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for teachers emphasizes building relationships, teaching

specific skills and strategies, and empathy. KRMS will continue to implement practices and curriculum

that support students’ social emotional needs.


Steve Paterson

Principal

REPORT OF THE

KEARSARGE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

The students and staff here at Kearsarge Regional High School have spent the year exploring exciting

academic curriculum, engaging in real world experiences, connecting with our greater school

community, and pushing the limits of the established norms. Throughout the school year, we strive to

create opportunities that allow all students an opportunity to be involved in activities that meet their

specific individual goals and interests. Many of our school-based clubs, activities and other extra-

curricular offers came to be through student advocacy. Students have also flourished within the many

partnerships we have formed with community businesses and organizations.

Our fine and performing arts program continues to challenge their talents with productions that require

countless hours of rehearsals and practice. The final performances leave our audience with a sense of

pride and appreciation for the student and adult dedication to each other and our school. The students

and adults of our music and chorus departments continue to impress with their performances all over the

state and greater region. They have entertained a vast audience with our concerts and in a variety of

community settings. Our sports teams continue to travel the regions and represent the school district

with pride and determination. The school recently was selected to receive the NHIAA Division III

Sportsmanship award. This award is voted on by opposing coaches and athletic directors. The criteria

rates a school’s sportsmanship, fan, and student behavior. We are proud that this is the third time in four

years that we have earned this prestigious award.

Our students have excelled in the areas of art, math, science, world languages and social studies.

Students have produced outstanding pieces of artwork in our graphic design and art classes, and donated

beautiful finished products from our woodshop. The delicious meals and creative desserts created in our

culinary arts program have helped many leave the lunch tables full and satisfied. Others are creating new

and inventive pieces of work using the technology learned in our STEM/STEAM courses utilizing 3-D

printing, as well as gaming software. In addition many stay active in in our wellness and physical

education courses. Students are also utilizing our Base Camp, NECC (New England Center for

Children), and Gateway programming, which offers learning designed to be diverse, inclusive, and

personalized.

Our students take full advantage of the opportunities to enroll in college level courses at Dartmouth and

New England College, free of charge. Many students enjoy the ability to gain college credit here in our

building in the many Running Start courses offered through River Valley community College, NHTI,

and Manchester Community College. Students continue to explore career opportunities at the Concord

Regional Technical Center. Students gain valuable insight and training in a variety of careers, many

obtaining certifications that help bolster their resumes beyond high school. Our special education, health

office, and support service teams assist learners of all abilities, ensuring that every student has the ability

to be an active member of our school community. We are also fortunate to have a strong school

counselor team that works with our student body to support social and emotional needs, as well as

diving into the important work of preparing for college and career readiness as well as exploring military

service options.

The high school continues to move in a direction that creates an environment that allows students to

learn in a differentiated manner, apply the knowledge they have learned and to experience opportunities

to grow outside the traditional classroom. Our move to competency based learning has also allowed for

the creation of new methods to assess student learning, and to report those results in a manner that

allows for a more in-depth and a holistic picture of a student’s abilities.

We are fortunate to have an administrative team and office staff that work tirelessly behind the scenes to

keep students safe, identify new opportunities for academic and social growth and to provide our

students and staff with all the necessary information and programming necessary to provide a high

quality education to our entire student body.

We continue to be thankful for the community’s involvement, investment and confidence in our school

and those that are committed to working with our students. On behalf of the school community, we

thank you for all that you do for our school. Go Cougars!


Robert Bennett, Principal

Laura Newman, Assistant Principal

Dr. Amanda Downing, Assistant Principal

Gerald Fine, Associate Director of Student Services

KRES at Bradford Grades 4 & 5 performance of Seussical Jr.

PERSONNEL


James House Preschool

Name Position Degree

Gagnon, Nicole Associate Dir. Student Support Svcs/JH Coordinator M

Bauer-Haan, Ashley Pre-School/Special Education Teacher M

Bragg, Kimberly School Psychologist M

Dlubac, Jamie Para-Educator

Fantasia, Georgie Para-Educator

Freeman, Jessie Para-Educator

Howell, Karen Roberts Speech/Language Pathologist M

Kershaw, Carolyn James House Administrative Assistant

Lucas, Linda OTR/L M

Ouwerkerk, Anne Pre-School/Special Education Teacher EdD

Farmer, Shannon Custodian

KRES at Bradford Elementary School


Chouinard, Andrew Principal M

Gagnon, Nicole Associate Director, Student Support Services M

Allen, Julia Office Manager

Anderson, Sarah Special Education Administrative Assistant

Beaulieu, Meghan Guidance Counselor M

Bewersdorf, Jennifer Grade 2 Teacher B

Brown, GeorgiaAnne Para Educator B

Bryk, Alexis Para-Educator B

Braun, Eric Grade 2 Teacher M

Caswell, Jessica Grade 1 Teacher M

Collyns-Duda, Jennifer Para-Educator

Corbyn, Wendy Grade 3 Teacher M

Dickman, William Groundskeeper

Duffy, Michelle Para-Educator B

Duquette, Lauren Grade 5 Teacher M

Fenton, Elizabeth Grade 1 Teacher M

Ginalski-Herr, Erica Enrichment Coordinator M

Glover, Jeff Para-Educator

Grimes, Hilary Tech Integration Specialist B

Hamel, Jonathan Physical Education Teacher B

Hamel, Tammy Para-Educator

Heath, Kelsey Title I Interventionist B

Ingram, George Custodian

LaCourse, Elise Art Teacher B

LaCross, Michael Custodian

Laurendeau, Stephanie School Nurse B

Lee, Kristen Grade 5 Teacher M

Mason, Brian Site Manager

McKinley, William Para-Educator M

Mitchell, Matthew Music Teacher M

Munroe, Laura Reading Specialist M

Nadeau, Susan Math Coach M

Newcomb, Bethany Speech Language Pathologist M

Palin, Joanne Media Specialist B

Perkins, Katharine Grade 4 Teacher M

Powers, Constance Special Education Teacher B

Rice, Morgan Occupational Therapist M

Rondeau, Stacie Para-Educator

Stockman, Kathleen Special Education Teacher M

Stockwell, Mary Grade 2 Teacher B

Tower, Shannon Kindergarten Teacher M

Valovic, Monica Elementary Health Teacher RD/M

Ventola, Kimberly Title I Interventionist A

Wilson, Farrah Para-Educator

Woodward, Erica Grade 3 Teacher M

KRES at New London Elementary School


Collins, Kelly Principal M

Malhoit, Jamie Associate Director, Student Support Services M

Anderson, Sarah Special Education Administrative Assistant B

Badger, Rene Para-Educator

Black, Geraldine Special Education Teacher M

Blair, Denise Para-Educator

Bliss, Charlotte Para-Educator B


Burstein, Tovah Building Assigned Substitute M

Cheney, Lindsey Nurse Assistant

Colanero, Pamela Kindergarten Teacher M

Cross, Debbie Para-Educator B

Cross, Jennifer Grade 1 Teacher M

Densmore, Nicole Music Teacher M

Derderian, Pamela Reading Teacher CAGS


Drake, Stephanine Grade 1 Teacher (covering Sabbatical 1yr) M

Feller, Ian Physical Education Teacher B

Fluery, Taylor Guidance Counselor M

Freeman, Jessie Para-Educator

Gill, Bonnie Kindergarten Teacher M


Grassl Wyman, Meghan Grade 5 Teacher M


Griswold, Jenna Grade 3 Teacher B

Houle, Elaine Grade 1 Teacher B

Hyson, Catharine Media Generalist M

Jackman, Kori Para-Educator B

Kane, Jennifer Grade 5 Teacher B

Katsanos, Sarah Kindergarten Teacher B

Kellogg, Kerry Grade 3 Teacher B

Kinzer, Tamra Para Educator

Lizotte, Kristin (Sabbatical) Grade 1 Teacher D

Lizotte, Pauline Para-Educator B

Lucas, Linda OTR/L M

Macey, Sara Para-Educator B

Moffat, Pamela Para-Educator B

Marchand, Kimberly Grade 3 Teacher M

Marsh, Cindy Art Teacher M

McDonough, Amber Para-Educator

Messer, Jennifer Para-Educator

Minne, Sandra Para-Educator

Nadeau, Alan Physical Education Teacher B

Nelson, Jon Para-Educator M

Nelson, Margaret Special Education Teacher M

Nichols, Margaux School Nurse B

Nurme, Jennifer Office Manager B

Parker, Kristin Long Term Substitute Grade 4 M

Perkins, Beth Grade 5 Teacher M

Philibert, Devon Speech Language Pathologist M

Phipps, Susan Math Coach B

Pratt, Matthew Custodian

Rainville, Murphy Grade 4 Teacher B

Reed, Thomas Custodian B


Scarpa, Meghan Grade 4 Teacher M

Scheuch, Sara Grade 2 Teacher M

Shepherd, Steven Grade 4 Teacher M

Stratton, Nicole Special Education Teacher B

Taylor Smith, Rebecca Special Education Teacher B

Terwilliger, Peter Grade 2 Teacher M

Spear, Kerian Grade 2 Teacher M


Walters, Kristin Reading Teacher M

White, John Site Manager

Winchester, Suzanne Reading Specialist M

Woody, Jennifer Para-Educator B

Simonds Elementary School


Stokes, Timothy Principal D


Allen, Allyson Para-Educator

Allen, Michelle Para-Educator



Cermak, Linda Guidance Counselor M

Connor, Shelbie Grade 1 Teacher M

Cormier, Danielle Kindergarten Teacher M

Craigie, Mary Title I Interventionist M

Cusick, Mary Kate Title I Interventionist B


Dietel, Jessica OTR M

Downs, Emily Grade 3 Teacher B

Fossum, Keri Kindergarten Teacher M



Grimes, Wendy Office Manager

Guinan, Erin Grade 1 Teacher B

Hearne, Jack Para Educator

Heath, Kelsey Title I Interventionist B

James, Mackenzie Grade 2 Teacher B

Joseph, Kelley Reading & Writing Specialist M

LaCourse, Elise Art Teacher B

LaCross, Mark Custodian

Mason, Brian Site Manager

Meade, Janet School Nurse B

Mitchell, Matthew Music Teacher M

Moyer, Evangeline Part-Time School Nurse B

Newcomb, Bethany Speech Language Pathologist M

Olson, Sheri Para-Educator

Palin, Joanne Media Generalist B

Palmer, Jacob Physical Education/Health Teacher B

Paradie, Merry-Lynn Para-Educator

Patten, Stormy Para-Educator

Pickering, Jessica Math Coach M

Restuccia, Larry Grade 5 Teacher M

Richard, Scott Special Education Teacher/SOAR Program B

Savell, Kimberly Grade 4 Teacher M

Simoni, Leia Grade 3 Teacher M

Smith, Amanda Grade 2 Teacher M

Stevens, Kris Para-Educator

Turner, Jessica Grade 5 Teacher B

Vincent, Sean Para-Educator A

Weaver, Samantha Special Education Teacher M

Sutton Central School


Downing, Christine Principal/Elem. Curriculum Director CAGS



Berner, Heather Speech Language Pathologist M

Ciance, Heather Reading Specialist/Media Generalist M

Cook, Amy Guidance Counselor M

Dean, Kim Grade 2 Teacher M

Demers, Kathryn Title I Interventionist A

Densmore, Nicole Music Teacher M



Edwards, Lynne Para-Educator

Eglintine, Patricia Para-Educator

Feller, Ian Physical Education Teacher B

Fernandes, Abigail Kindergarten Teacher M


Grimes, Hilary Tech Integrationist Specialist B

Hager, Jennifer Para-Educator B

Hardy, Karen Site Manager

Kucharski, Jennifer Title I Interventionist B

Marsh, Cynthia Art Teacher M

Mitchell, Mathew Music M

Morrill, Elizabeth Instructional Para Educator B

Munroe, Laura Reading Specialist/Enrichment M

O’Neil, Diane School Nurse B

Perkins, Tiffany Grade 4 Teacher B

Pickering, Jessica Math Coach B

Rossi, Amy Para-Educator B

Rowe, Rebecca Office Manager A

Scherer, Sharon Special Education Teacher M

Smith, Megan Grade 3 Teacher B

Smith, Thomas Grade 5 Teacher M

Stratton, Nicole Special Education Teacher B

Turco, Matthew Custodian


Van Hooydonk, Cindy Para-Educator

Wilson, Jill Grade 1 Teacher M

Kearsarge Regional Middle School


Paterson, Stephen Principal M

Costanzo, Andrea Assistant Principal M

Bergen, Abigail Associate Director, Student Support Services M

Allen, Stuart Grade 6 Science Teacher M

Andrews, Denise Special Education Teacher B

Babineau, Mary Speech Language Pathologist M

Baker, Sharon Para-Educator

Barker, Dean Grade 8 Language Arts Teacher CAGS

Barnes Corley, Eileen Para-Educator B

Basher, Lawrence Para- Educator

Bechok, Patricia Special Education Teacher M

Belanger, Jo-Ann International Language Teacher-French M

Bennett, Koreen Special Education Administrative Assistant

Berlenbach, Susan Music Teacher M

Bitetto, Susan Special Education Teacher M

Blaschik, John Grade 8 Math Teacher M

Boucher, Linda Reading Specialist/Reading Teacher M

Bresnahan, Karen Para-Educator

Byrne, Kara Guidance Counselor M

Bundy, Elise Grade 7 Math Teacher M

Cahill, Jennifer Nurse Assistant

Callas, Deborah Para-Educator B

Camp, Nathan Grade 8 Science Teacher M

Carney, Rachel Special Education Teacher M

Clarke, Heidi Grade 6 Language Arts Teacher M

Crowe, Melissa Grade 7 Language Arts Teacher M

Curtis, Nancy Para-Educator

DiDominic, Dominic Guidance Counselor M

Dockham, Sara Special Education Teacher B

Evans, Tara Grade 7 Science Teacher M

Finnegan, Casey Groundskeeper M

Furtkamp, Emily Special Education Teacher CAGS

Fournier, Justine Grade 8 Math Teacher M

Frankel, Andrew Grade 7 Math Teacher B

Geary, John Grade 6 Science Teacher M

Greenlaw, Rebecca Custodian

Greenlaw, Tim Custodian

Gunby, Jonathan Grade 7 Social Studies B

Hague, Mona Para-Educator

Hamilton, Dakota Custodian

Hardy, Karen Custodian/Site Manager

Heath, Nathan Physical Education Teacher M

Holobowicz, Amy School Nurse B

Keene, Peter Grade 8 Social Studies Teacher M

LaDuke, Beth-Holly Para Educator

LeBoeuf, Christy Grade 6 Math Teacher M

Leiva, Ramon International Language Teacher-Spanish B

Lintner, Karen Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher B

Lockwood, Jennifer Para-Educator

Maguire, Jeffrey Daily Building Substitute M

Martel, Katherine Para-Educator

McCloskey, Cristine Grade 6 Social Studies M

McGinty, Maureen Media Specialist M

Merrill, Elise Industrial Arts Teacher M

Murphy, Donna Beth Grade 6 Language Arts Teacher M

Nixon, Mamie Para-Educator

Norton, Susan Para-Educator

Palmer, Ellen Music Teacher – Instrumental M

Parrish, Elizabeth Health Teacher M

Pearce, Jane Custodian

Pirone, Marcia Instructional Para Educator Library Media B

Pollard, Melissa Physical Education Teacher B

Prewandowski, Laurie Tech Integration Specialist M

Rankins, Diane Administrative Assistant Main Office B

Rein, Jennifer Social Worker M


Roberts, Donna Para-Educator

Runnels-Lugg, Sheri Para-Educator

Salathe, Karla Art Teacher M

Saulnier, Lawrence Grade 8 Science Teacher M

Sewell, Joseph Para-Educator D

Shanks, Maura Grade 8 Language Arts M

Smith, David Grade 6 Math Teacher B

Stewart, Alexandra Grade 7 Language Arts Teacher M

Stone, Amber Para-Educator

Stone, Leigh Ann Office Manager

Stoneking, Terry Grade 6 Social Studies Teacher B

Tucker, James Grade 8 Social Studies Teacher B

Valela, Juliet Guidance Administrative Assistant

Valley, Melanie Para Educator

Wilson, Catarina Grade 7 Science Teacher M

Young, Robin FACS Teacher B

Kearsarge Regional High School


Bennett, Robert Principal M

Newman, Laura Gordon Assistant Principal M

Downing, Amanda Assistant Principal DA

Fitzgerald, Scott Athletic Director M

Fine, Jerald Associate Director Student Support Services M

Allen, Gerald ABA Classroom Tutor B

Allen, Kristen International Language Teacher-French JD

Anderson, Cody Mathematics Teacher B

Anderson, Emily Science Teacher B

Anderson, Erik Science Teacher M

Anderson, Sean Music Teacher B

Angus, Peter Guidance Counselor M

Basher, Bonnie Para Educator

Basher, Michael Para Educator

Bartz, Christina Social Studies Teacher M

Beaton, Laura Media Assistant

Beaulieu, Tracy ABA Classroom Tutor

Berner, Heather Speech/Language Pathologist M

Bianchi, Peter Mathematics Teacher M

Biemer, Serena Special Education Teacher M

Boyle, Sharon Special Education Teacher/KADP B

Calvert, Barbara Guidance Administrative Assistant

Carey, Anne School Nurse RN

Chartier, James Custodian

Chiasson, Cindy Para-Educator

Cicoria, Lisa English Teacher M

Colburn, Kyle ABA Classroom Tutor

Cook, Deborah Para-Educator

D’Angelo, Patricia Administrative Assistant Main Office

Dayhoof, Christopher English Teacher M

Deschenes, Rita Special Ed/Athletics Administrative Assist.

Desmarais, Stephen Site Manager

Dever, Elizabeth Para-Educator


Downing, Erin Para-Educator

Dwyer, Kathryn International Language Teacher -Spanish M

Ellis, Carol Art Teacher M

Esposito, Michael ABA Classroom Tutor B

Fenn, Jesse Industrial Arts Teacher M

Fletcher, Chipper Groundskeeper

Fletcher, Gina Administrative Assistant Main Office

Frye-Matte, Kirsha Media Generalist M

Quigley, Molly Athletic Trainer B

Gauthier, Rhonda Administrative Assistant Main Office

Georges, Theresa Social Worker LADC M

Geraghty, Christopher Social Studies Teacher M

Girard, Kevin Mathematics Teacher M

Goldin, Havah Para-Educator M

Gonzales, Heidi ABA Classroom Tutor

Gosselin, Makayla English Teacher M

Guerrette, Carrie Nurse Assistant

Hall, April Culinary Arts Teacher B

Hamilton, Veronica Custodian

Harrington, Robert Choral Teacher B

Harvey, Belle Para-Educator

Hattan, Peter Science Teacher M

Hemingway, Rebecca Special Education Teacher M

Herlihy, Lindsay Science Teacher B

Hill, Ruby Social Studies Teacher M

Johnson, Josette Para-Educator B

Johnson, Tucker PE Teacher B

Jones-Blanchard, Peggy Reading Teacher CAGS

Kasregis, David International Language Teacher -Spanish M

Kellogg, Brian Science Teacher PhD

Kershaw, Joshua ABA Classroom Tutor B

Kotusky, Olivia Mathematics Teacher B

Lacross, Scott Custodian

Lee, Kevin English Teacher M

Leeming, Rupert Social Studies Teacher JD

Leslie, Amanda English Teacher M

Lincoln, Elizabeth Physical Education/Health Teacher B

Lynn, Kristine School Psychologist M

MacVie, Andrew Special Education Teacher M

Magoon, Joanna Para-Educator M

Marcum, Johanna Special Education Teacher B

McHugh, Tammy Para-Educator

Millard, Sarah Mathematics Teacher B

Milliken, James International Language Teacher-Latin M

Minervino, Meghan Custodian

Moore, Peter Para-Educator M

Muzzey, David Mathematics Teacher M

Nelson, Sandra Social Studies Teacher M

Onley Owen, Melissa Para-Educator B

Pauling, Brian Special Education Teacher M

Phinney, Anna Special Education Teacher M

Phyllides, Ellie Office Manager (Interim)

Prewandowski, Laurie Tech Integration Specialist M

Roddy, Curtis Social Studies Teacher M

Schrader, Rebecca Guidance Counselor M

Selby, Theodore English Teacher M

Shank, Edward Para-Educator B

Simano, Suzanne Para-Educator B

Skov, Lauren English Teacher B

Spooner, Christopher Technical Education Teacher M

Stiles, Maureen Para-Educator

Tenney, Nicole Guidance Counselor M

Valerio, Nichole Graphic Arts Teacher B

Wirkkala, Persis Mathematics Teacher M

Wilder, Melinda ELO/Online Teacher B

Wright, Mary Science Teacher M

Yacashin, Deborah Science Teacher M

Yazzie, David Para-Educator B

District


Barrie, Stephen Coordinator of Technology Support & Application B

Collins, Vincent District Technician A

Foster, Hillary BCBA Assistant/ /Substitute Coordinator

Kelsey, Vera Dabney District BCBA M

Larson, Nathan District Technician B

Marzelli, Michelle English for Speakers of Other Lang. M

Neil, Amanda District BCBA M

Peel, Abby Social Media Liaison B

SAU Office/Learning Campus Personnel


Feneberg, Winfried Superintendent of Schools CAGS

Bessette, Michael Assistant Superintendent CAGS

LeBoeuf, Larry Business Administrator B

Elliott, Lawrence Director of Student Support Service M

Fleury, Todd Director of Facilities

Gebo, Marge Assistant Business Administrator B

Kershaw, Carolyn Admin. Assistant to Dir. of Special Ed. /MBC clerk

Lanier, Scott District Electrician

Lombardi, Ann Marie Accounts Payable & Payroll Processing B

Menard, Christie Human Resources Representative

Salera, Doreen Administrative Assistant to Superintendent

Seaholm, Laurie Operations Administrative Assistant

Stone, Leigh Ann School Board Clerk

Turner, Barbra Director of Technology B


2020 WARRANT

ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING - 1ST SESSION (Deliberative), JANUARY 4, 2020

Article 1 To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate the Municipal Budget Committee’s

recommended amount of $ 45,069,217 for the support of schools, for the payment of salaries for the

school district officials and agents, and for the payment for the statutory obligations of the District. The

School Board recommends $ 45,069,217. This article does not include appropriations voted in other

warrant articles. This warrant article asks the voters to raise and appropriate for the support of schools,

the salaries of School District Officials and Agents, and for the statutory obligations of said District, and

to authorize the application against said appropriation of such sums as are estimated to be received from

the State sources, together with other income, the School Board to certify to the Selectmen of each of the

Towns of Bradford, New London, Newbury, Springfield, Sutton, Warner, and Wilmot, the amount to be

raised by taxation by said towns. (School Board Recommends 7-0) (MBC Recommends 7-0)

School Board Explanation: The 2020-21 Operating Budget proposed by the Kearsarge Regional School

Board of $ 45,069,217 is an increase of approximately $1,367,054 or 3.13% from the 2019-20 budget.

The areas of increase within the operating budget are a result of a variety of factors that are explained in

the following paragraphs.

In summary, the majority of the budget increases this year falls into three categories: Wages, health

benefit premiums and other payroll benefits. Those three items account for $1,509,475, of the increase.

Wages and Fringe - The requested budget for 2020-21 reflects a net increase of 3.72 teacher FTE’s.

Added was 1 FTE for an elementary nurse, 1.33 FTE’s for elementary social workers and 1.39 FTE

adjustments to elementary math, drama, ELO, guidance, and literary support staff. In addition, there is

an added SAU staff member for facilities support as well as dollars for special education tutors assisting

the NECC Program at KRHS. As a result, the wage line for employees requires an increase of

approximately $777,044 or 56.84% of the budget increase which includes contractual obligations for the

KREA educators voted on and approved by the voters in previous budget ballots.

Health benefits alone represent 40.13% of the total budget increase or $548,575.

Included under “Other payroll benefits” are dental, life, long term disability, NHRS contributions,

workers compensation insurances, taxes, workshops, and tax sheltered annuities. The overall other

payroll benefits increase represents 13.45% of the total budget increase or $183,856.

Out of District - Our out of district costs for 2020-21 school year are estimated to be a reduction of

(-$195,000) or (-14.26%) of the budget decrease at this point in time. Each year, Out of District Special

Education costs are very fluid and are driven by a variety of factors. Those factors include: the ability of

our local staff to meet the needs of intensive behaviorally or medically challenged students, families

who move into the district, and the costs associated with delivering highly specialized services in

environments outside of the district whose costs keep rising. We make every attempt to meet each

child’s needs in the least restrictive educational environment here at the local level. There are times,

however, when the child’s special needs exceed our local capacity to meet them. In addition, federal law

also requires us to provide for those needs until the age of 21. Placements for out of district services can

range from $50,000 per student to upwards of $300,000 depending on the residential requirements.

Other Operating Costs - Included in this area are textbooks, technology, contracted services, supplies,

repairs, replacement equipment, capital improvements, new equipment, furniture, dues and fees,

printing, telephone, copiers, assessment, and others. These costs reflect a decrease of approximately

(-2.06%) or (-$28,137).

Other Expenses - Transportation represents a 3.09% or $42,258 budget increase, and Utilities, Bonds,

Property Insurance budget increased by approximately 3.99% or $54,587. Food Service represents a

reduction of (-$22,130) or (-1.62%) of the budget decrease. Federal funds represents $6,000 or .44% of

the increase. Note, all federal dollars appropriated are offset by matching federal funds. The result is no

effect to the local tax rate.

As a team of dedicated educational leaders, our vision remains to create and maintain a nationally

competitive school system with engaged and enthusiastic learners, innovative and dedicated staff, in a

supportive, involved community. We continue to strive for high standards, honor differentiated

learning, create positive climate and culture conditions, communicate with transparency, and conduct

ourselves in a professional manner committed to being fiscally responsible stewards of our community

resources.

Article 2 To see if the School District will vote to approve the cost item included in the Collective

Bargaining Agreement reached between the Kearsarge Regional School Board and the Para Educators at

Kearsarge which calls for the following increases in salaries and benefits:

And further to raise and appropriate the sum of $279,009 for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, such sum

representing the additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries and benefits required by the new

agreement over those that would be paid at current staffing levels.

(School Board Recommends 7-0) (MBC Recommends 7-0)

School Board Explanation: The School Board and the Para Educators at Kearsarge (PEAK) have

reached an agreement on a three-year contract for 2020-2023. The proposed agreement continues to

provide competitive salary increases and benefits for para educators covered under the Collective

Bargaining Agreement (CBA). In particular, the contract contains the following significant components:

1. In recognition of varying intensities of student needs and increasing staff training requirements,

the new CBA creates two groups of Para Educators: one comprises all instructional and special

education paras; the other includes intensive needs paras and nurse assistants. Separate pay

scales apply to those two groups.

Year Estimated Increase

2020-2021 $279,009

2021-2022 $86,622

2022-2023 $84,636

2. The length of the work day was increased from 6.8 hours to 7.0 hours for intensive needs para

educators

3. An unpaid lunch break replaces the previously paid lunch period.

4. All PEAK members will be provided with two professional development and training days.

during the contract year in exchange for work time made up individually on 2-hour delayed

opening days.

5. The district’s contribution to the health insurance plan increases for the two-person and family

plans over the next three years from 70% to 80% (2-person) and from 65% to 75% (family).

6. The CBA no longer contains specific job descriptions.

Article 3 To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate up to $25,000 to be placed in the

Special Education Expendable Trust Fund, established in 2008 within the provisions of RSA 198:20-c

for the purpose of emergency funding of unforeseen Special Education costs incurred by the District,

with such amount to be funded from unassigned fund balance (surplus funds) remaining on hand as

of June 30, 2020. (School Board Recommends 7-0) (MBC Recommends 7 -0)

School Board Explanation: In 2008, the voters established an expendable trust fund for the purpose of

providing funds for unforeseen emergency circumstances in Special Education that may arise in a year

after the budget has been adopted. If approved, this article will add up to $25,000 to that fund from

operating surplus remaining on hand as of June 30, 2020. (The balance of the fund as of December 2019

is approximately $280,043, the target amount to be raised is $372,139.)

Article 4 To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate up to $50,000 to be placed in the

School Buildings Maintenance Fund for the purpose of repair, unanticipated utility costs, and

maintaining the school buildings and equipment, with such amount to be funded from unassigned fund

balance (surplus funds) remaining on hand as of June 30, 2020. (School Board Recommends 7-0)

(MBC Recommends 7-0)

School Board Explanation: In 2009 the voters established an expendable trust fund for the purpose of

repairs, unanticipated utility costs, and maintaining school buildings and equipment. If approved, this

article will set aside up to $50,000 toward that purpose from operating surplus funds remaining on hand

as of June 30, 2020. (The balance as of December 2019 of that expendable trust is approximately

$445,784, the target amount to be raised is $500,236.)

Article 5 To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.

Election Results for March 12, 2019

Question 1: Operating Budget

SB: 1,393 MBC: 630

Question 2: KREA Collective Bargaining Agreement

YES 1,633 NO: 571

Question 3: Special Education Fund

YES: 1,771 NO: 462

Question 4: Maintenance Fund

YES: 1,767 NO: 443

Simonds School students visit The Telephone Museum.

RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP-KEARSARGE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

As of October 1, 2019Total by Total by

Town K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 School School Town

Bradford 12 13 15 16 13 17 KRES-Bradford 86

1 1 KRES-Simonds 2

1 KRES-Sutton 1

16 13 15 KRMS 44

20 13 10 15 KRHS 58 191

Newbury 9 15 8 14 9 13 KRES-Bradford 68

1 1 1 KRES-Sutton 3

1 1 2 2 KRES-New London 6

1 1 KRES-Simonds 2

21 16 24 KRMS 61

27 11 16 12 KRHS 66 206

New London 29 29 23 28 27 25 KRES-New London 161

KRES-Sutton

28 30 18 KRMS 76

27 31 25 20 KRHS 103 340

Springfield 12 10 8 12 14 15 KRES-New London 71

14 16 13 KRMS 43

13 15 20 14 KRHS 62 176

Sutton 14 12 16 6 20 15 KRES-Sutton 83

1 1 2 KRES-Bradford 4

2 1 3 1 KRES-Simonds 7

5 2 6 2 2 5 KRES-New London 22

26 18 20 KRMS 64

25 18 20 20 KRHS 83 263

Warner 22 22 30 28 18 35 KRES-Simonds 155

1 KRES-Bradford 1

1 1 KRES-New London 2

23 21 31 KRMS 75

24 22 28 30 KRHS 104 337

Wilmot 13 14 16 15 22 14 KRES-New London 94

9 13 14 KRMS 36

11 8 6 5 KRHS 30 160

118 120 126 125 133 146 137 127 135 147 118 125 116 1673

James H. 37

KADP 38

Grand Total Total does not include students that reside in towns outside KRSD 1753

MS25

2018-2019

TITLES Acct # Fund 10 Fund 21 Fund 22 Fund 30 Fund 70

BALANCE SHEET

GENERAL

FOOD

SERVICE ALL OTHER

CAPITAL

PROJECTS TRUST/AGENCY

ASSETS

Current Assets ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

1. CASH 100 5,139,289 - - 157,672 -

2. INVESTMENTS 110 1,305,462 564,160 - - 2,239,722

3. ASSESSMENTS RECEIVABLE 120 - ............ ............ ............ ............

4. INTERFUND RECEIVABLE 130 785,723 56,616 309,246 - 2

5. INTERGOV'T REC 140 37,953 72,729 250,615 - 9,900

6. OTHER RECEIVABLES 150 - - - - -

7. BOND PROCEEDS REC 160 ............ ............ ............ - ............

8. INVENTORIES 170 71,747 13,806 - - ............

9. PREPAID EXPENSES 180 17,376 - - - -

10. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 190 - - - - -

11. Total Current Assets lines 1 - 10 7,357,549 707,311 559,861 157,672 2,249,624

LIAB & FUND EQUITY

Current Liabilities ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

12. INTERFUND PAYABLES 400 305,937 675,109 120,012 45,732 4,500

13. INTERGOV'T PAYABLES 410 - - - - -

14. OTHER PAYABLES 420 310,626 - - - 5,400

15. CONTRACTS PAYABLE 430 - - - - ............

16. BOND AND INTEREST PAY 440 - ............ ............ - ............

17. LOANS AND INTEREST PAY 450 - ............ ............ - ............

18. ACCRUED EXPENSES 460 1,829,656 - 46,841 - ............

19. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS 470 35,140 - - - ............

20. DEFERRED REVENUES 480 822,290 18,396 393,008 - ............

21. OTHER CURRENT LIAB 490 - - - - -

22. Total Current Liabilities lines 12 - 21 3,303,649 693,505 559,861 45,732 9,900

Fund Equity ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

Nonspendable: ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

23. RESERVE FOR INVENTORIES 751 71,747 13,806 - - ............

24. RESERVE FOR PREPAID EXPENSES 752 17,376 - - - ............

25. RESERVE FOR ENDOWMENTS (principal only) 756 - - - - -

Restricted: ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

26. RESERVE FOR ENDOWMENTS (interest) 756 - - - - -

27. RESTRICTED FOR FOOD SERVICE ............ - ............ ............ ............

28. UNSPENT BOND PROCEEDS ............ ............ ............ - ............

Committed: ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

29. RESERVE FOR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS 754 - - - - -

30. RESERVE FOR AMTS VOTED 755 65,000 - - - ............

31. RESERVE FOR ENCUMBRANCES (non-lapsing) 753 869,130 - - - -

32. UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE RETAINED 840,826 ............ ............ ............ ............

Assigned: ............ ............ ............ ............ ............

33. RESERVED FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 760 - - - 111,940 2,239,724

34. RESERVE FOR ENCUMBRANCES 753 - - - - -

35. UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE 770 2,189,821 ............ ............ ............ ............

36. Total Fund Equity lines 23-35 4,053,900 13,806 - 111,940 2,239,724

37. TOT LIAB & FUND EQUITY lines 22 & 36 7,357,549 707,311 559,861 157,672 2,249,624

Formula: 60% on ADM-R and 40% on EVAL

SECTION I

Proposed Budget (MS27) 45,423,226

Less Estimated Fund Balance and Revenue (MS27) 4,767,039

Estimated Tax Assessment 40,656,187

Grant Retained Tax Total

Bradford 654,787 408,370 1,063,157

New London - 2,409,352 2,409,352

Newbury - 1,615,368 1,615,368

Springfield 374,694 414,093 788,787

Sutton 586,804 582,550 1,169,354

Warner 1,173,812 639,792 1,813,604

Wilmot 395,358 377,723 773,081

Total 3,185,455 6,447,248 9,632,703

SECTION IIYear: FY2018-2019 Year: 2018

Combined

ADM ADM % Equalized Val Eval % Percent

Bradford 199.91 0.116316 214,719,855 0.063565 0.0952157

New London 310.68 0.180767 1,260,109,631 0.373041 0.2576762

Newbury 234.91 0.136680 843,201,051 0.249620 0.1818562

Springfield 179.11 0.104214 218,434,155 0.064665 0.0883942

Sutton 285.46 0.166093 307,035,472 0.090894 0.1360132

Warner 346.40 0.201550 335,936,087 0.099450 0.1607100

Wilmot 162.21 0.094381 198,505,825 0.058765 0.0801345

Total 1,718.68 1.000000 3,377,942,076 1.000000 1.0000000

Kearsarge Regional Estimated Tax Computation

School Year 2020-2021

Estimated Adequacy Aid for Fiscal Year:

SECTION IIILess Town Specific Total Less Final Local Tax

Rate Apportionment Revenues Apportioned State Aid Assessment

Bradford 0.095216 3,871,108 3,871,108 1,063,157 2,807,951

New London 0.257676 10,476,133 10,476,133 2,409,352 8,066,781

Newbury 0.181856 7,393,579 7,393,579 1,615,368 5,778,211

Springfield 0.088394 3,593,770 3,593,770 788,787 2,804,983

Sutton 0.136013 5,529,780 5,529,780 1,169,354 4,360,426

Warner 0.160710 6,533,855 6,533,855 1,813,604 4,720,251

Wilmot 0.080134 3,257,962 3,257,962 773,081 2,484,881

Total 1.000000 40,656,187 0 40,656,187 9,632,703 31,023,484

Estimated Tax Assessment from Section I: 40,656,187.00

Estimated Assessment from Section III + Equitable Education Aid: 40,656,187.00

Difference (+/-) to be assigned to the town of: 0.00

The 2018-2019 Average Daily Memberships were used to calculate the above tax assessment estimates along with 2018 equalized valuations. Revenues and fund balance will be determined by 9/2020 and reported on the MS 24. Total appropriations will be determined after the vote on March 10, 2020 and reported on the MS 22. Tax assessments are estimates and (as such) are subject to change.

Kearsarge Regional School District Statement of Bonded Indebtedness

As Of June 30, 2020

Project Middle

School New District Wide

2006 Series A Renovation

Type: 20 yr. CAB 15 Year - QSCB

Date of Issue: 8/15/2006 11/18/2010

Rate of Interest: 4.61% 4.38%

Original Amount: $24,450,150 $2,231,283

Annual Maturities

Interest Payable: February 15th January 1st August 15th July 1st

Principal Payable: February 15th July 1st August 15th

Annual Principal: Variable Fixed

Payable At: NH Municipal Bond Bank

Bar Habor Bank

Amount Outstanding:

$5,969,842 $892,513

Estimated Local Tax Assessment - School Rates 2020-2021

(amounts per

thousand) Prior Yr

(amounts per

thousand)

Prior

Yr

(amounts per

thousand) Prior Yr

(amounts per

thousand) Prior Yr

(amounts per

thousand) Prior Yr

(amounts per

thousand)

Prior

Yr

Tax Rate

2015/2016 %

Tax Rate

2016/2017 %

Tax Rate

2017/2018 %

Tax Rate

2018/2019 %

Tax Rate

2019/2020 %

Estimated Tax

Rate 2020/2021 %

Bradford 12.81$ 13.7% 12.65$ -1.2% 11.95$ -5.5% 12.37$ 3.5% 13.53$ 9.4% 13.98$ 3.4%

New London 6.10$ 1.8% 6.04$ -1.0% 6.39$ 5.8% 6.35$ -0.6% 5.97$ -6.0% 6.46$ 8.2%

Newbury 6.82$ 9.8% 6.87$ 0.7% 6.83$ -0.6% 6.85$ 0.3% 6.95$ 1.5% 7.68$ 10.5%

Springfield 12.58$ 1.7% 13.11$ 4.2% 13.56$ 3.4% 13.63$ 0.5% 12.80$ -6.1% 13.40$ 4.7%

Sutton 14.57$ 14.3% 14.50$ -0.5% 13.45$ -7.2% 14.91$ 10.9% 16.50$ 10.7% 16.77$ 1.7%

Warner 12.46$ -2.0% 13.52$ 8.5% 13.83$ 2.3% 14.57$ 5.4% 14.87$ 2.1% 16.42$ 10.4%

Wilmot 11.59$ 4.8% 11.69$ 0.9% 11.56$ -1.1% 11.89$ 2.9% 11.86$ -0.3% 13.70$ 15.5%

Estimated State Education Tax rates 2020-2021

(amounts per

thousand) Prior Yr

(amounts per

thousand)

Prior

Yr

(amounts per

thousand) Prior Yr

(amounts per

thousand) Prior Yr

(amounts per

thousand) Prior Yr

(amounts per

thousand)

Prior

Yr Tax Rate

2015/2016 %

Tax Rate

2016/2017 %

Tax Rate

2017/2018 %

Tax Rate

2018/2019 %

Tax Rate

2019/2020 %

Estimated Tax

Rate 2020/2021 %

Bradford 2.67$ 8.5% 2.43$ -9.0% 2.26$ -7.0% 2.30$ 1.8% 2.35$ 2.2% 2.09$ -11.0%

New London 2.37$ -3.3% 2.33$ -1.7% 2.34$ 0.4% 2.25$ -3.8% 1.94$ -13.8% 1.95$ 0.5%

Newbury 2.42$ -1.2% 2.52$ 4.1% 2.24$ -11.1% 2.14$ -4.5% 2.03$ -5.1% 2.16$ 6.5%

Springfield 2.25$ -1.3% 2.31$ 2.7% 2.28$ -1.3% 2.20$ -3.5% 2.02$ -8.2% 2.04$ 1.1%

Sutton 2.54$ 2.8% 2.47$ -2.8% 2.26$ -8.5% 2.38$ 5.3% 2.46$ 3.4% 2.27$ -7.6%

Warner 2.16$ -4.8% 2.25$ 4.2% 2.18$ -3.1% 2.08$ -4.6% 2.01$ -3.4% 2.29$ 13.7%

Wilmot 2.42$ -1.6% 2.51$ 3.7% 2.36$ -6.0% 2.33$ -1.3% 2.17$ -6.9% 2.13$ -2.0%

*The 2019 town local assessed valuations were used to calculate the 2020-2021 estimated tax rates. As such these rates are estimates and are subject to change.

Estimated*

Estimated*

Actual Local Tax Rates

Actual State Education Tax Rates

Class of 2019

Brendan Akpan

Brayden Allen

Keegan Andrews

Hallie Andrewski

Joseph Baldasaro

Adam Bartlett

Scott Bassi

Hayleigh Battles

Gabriel Benedict

Corryne Blair

Benjamin Boulton

James Brady

Thornton Brayshaw

Lea Brunette

Brandon Bullis

Kyle Cioffi

Sarah Clark

Abby Collins

Noah Cooper

Benjamin Corbyn

Owen Cottrill

Autumn Couch

Chester Critch

Samuel Deacon

Cailyn Dezotell

Gavin Drake

Michaela Dunn

Jacob Dupuis

Kodi Elliott

Brayden Esmaili

Gracie Evarts

Jacob Fisher

Toni Flynn

Emily Folcik

Jared Fortier

Hannah Foye

Michael Fraioli

Kaitlin Glidewell

Zachary Goin

Josiah Gove

Gavin Grant

Elizabeth Greason

Isabella Greason

Jade Green

Cooper Haley

Kelly Hamilton

Lila Hamilton

Jennifer Hebert

Payten Hebert

Ashlyn Henderson

Nathan Henderson

Kyle Hernon

Ruby High

Nathaniel Hodge

Cassie Howlett

Carla Hoyt

Taryn Hubley

John Jallah

Nicholas Johnson

Nicholas Jundt

Charles Aidan Kellogg

Audrey Kenyon

Hunter LaBelle

Hailey Lacombe

Lindsey Ladd

Patrick Lee

Chase Lennon

Thomas Lick

Sadie Lockwood

Brady Lombard

Jacob Long

Christopher Lubrano

Class of 2019

Dale MacIntyre

Olivia MacKenzie

Lily Magoon

Brynne Mahoney

Kendall Mattice

Abigail McGee

Carter McLean

Felicia McSweeney

Russell Mellott

Brodie Messer

Megan Metz

Corbin Montminy

Reilly Moskalenko

Madison Neal

Shayla Nichols

Matthew Noyer

Tate Nurme

Anya Ortakales

Wyatt Paddock

Gabrielle Paquette

Trevor Pauling

Christian Peterson

Maxwell Phillips

Trinity Pierce

Ronald Piroso

Annabella Pitta

Jordan Pollard

Joseph Poltack

Avril Prak

Krista Rowell

Megan Roy

Brooke Rozum

Karl Salathe V

Derek Schoonmaker

Samuel Schwarz

John Silver IV

Gabrielle Smith

Amber Spillane

Garrett Sprenger

Bryan St. Jean

Maya Stadler

Catherine Stearns

Maggie Stone

Kaylyn Storozuk

Emma Stromak

Margret Swett

Alexander Swords

Jasmine Thomas

Ethan Thompson

Cameron Titus

Noah Tremblay

Andrew Tucker

Emerson Tyler

Tucker Valovic

Gabriella von Beren

Jenna Waite

Emilie Webster

Malcolm Wells

Tatiana Whiting

Alyson Wilson

Lillian Woods

Jocelyn Young

Kearsarge Regional School District

114 Cougar Court New London, NH 03257

www.kearsarge.org

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Documents

53rd ANNUAL REPORT · Kearsarge Learning Campus, 114 Cougar Court, New London, NH 03257 * (603) 526-2051 Name Phone Email Town Term Expires Kenneth Bartholomew, Chair 491-5933 [email protected]