21-N:1 Findings; Policy Statement. – I. The general court finds that the students, parents, general citizenry, local school teachers and administrators, local governments, local school boards, school administrative units, and state government have a joint and shared responsibility for the quality of education delivered through the public education system in the state of New […]
21-N:10 State Board of Education. – I. There is hereby established the state board of education consisting of 7 members who shall serve without pay and shall not be technical educators or professionally engaged in school work. The members shall be paid for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties out of […]
21-N:10-a State Board of Education Public; Comment Period. – The state board of education shall provide the opportunity for the public comment on educational matters at meetings of the state board. The public comment period shall be for no less than 30 minutes. The state board of education may request that persons register in […]
21-N:11 Duties of Board. – The state board of education established by RSA 21-N:10 shall: I. Regularly review all programs and activities of the department of education and make recommendations to the commissioner of education with regard to such programs and activities. II. Advise the commissioner of education with regard to department goals, information […]
21-N:12 Repealed by 2018, 110:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. –
21-N:2 Establishment; General Functions. – I. There is hereby established the department of education, an agency of the state under the executive direction of a commissioner of education. II. The department of education, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following general functions: (a) Providing general supervision for elementary and secondary schools, teachers […]
21-N:3 Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner; Directors; Compensation. – I. The governor, after consultation with the board of education, shall appoint the commissioner and the deputy commissioner of the department of education with the consent of council. Each shall serve for a term of 4 years. The commissioner and the deputy commissioner may succeed himself or […]
21-N:4 Duties of Commissioner. – In addition to the powers, duties, and functions otherwise vested by law in the commissioner of the department of education, the duties of the office of the commissioner shall include but not be limited to: I. Establishing the organizational goals of the department and representing the public interest in […]
21-N:5 Duties of Deputy Commissioner. – The duties of the deputy commissioner shall include, but not be limited to the following, in accordance with applicable laws: I. Provide for the following functions: (a) Implementing the organizational goals, managing the work of the department, and directing the division directors in carrying out state and federal […]
21-N:6 Division of Learner Support. – There is hereby established within the department the division of learner support, under the supervision of an unclassified director of learner support whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws: I. Providing technical and consulting services in both academic […]
21-N:6-a School Nurse Coordinator. – There is established within the division of learner support the position of school nurse coordinator who shall be a classified employee. The school nurse coordinator shall be a licensed RN eligible for New Hampshire school nurse certification under RSA 200:29 and shall be qualified to hold such position by […]
21-N:7 Division of Education Analytics and Resources. – There is hereby established within the department the division of education analytics and resources, under the supervision of an unclassified director of education analytics and resources whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws: I. Providing school […]
21-N:7-a Education Freedom Accounts; Administrator. – There is established a position within the division of education analytics and resources who shall be a classified employee at no less than the level of administrator II. The education freedom account position shall be qualified to hold such position by reason of education and experience. The position […]
21-N:8 Division of Workforce Innovation. – There is hereby established within the department the division of workforce innovation, under the supervision of an unclassified director of workforce innovation whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws: I. Overseeing the administration of the provisions of RSA […]
21-N:8-a Division of Educator Support and Higher Education. – I. There is hereby established within the department the division of educator support and higher education, under the supervision of an unclassified director of higher education whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, providing the following functions in accordance with applicable law: (a) […]
21-N:8-b Higher Education; Military Academic Credit. – I. The division of educator support and higher education shall develop and adopt a written policy requiring each public institution of higher education to develop a set of written policies and procedures governing the evaluation of a student’s military occupation, military training, coursework, and experience, to determine […]
21-N:9 Rulemaking. – I. The board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to minimum standards for: (a) High schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8. (b) Junior high schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8. (c) Elementary schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8 and 189:25. II. The board of education shall adopt […]
