Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) The local
school board shall require no later than July 1, 2017 that in each school there
is:
(1) A broad and well-balanced elementary
school curriculum that outlines district competencies for the K-8 program in
compliance with
RSA
193-C:3,III; and
(2) An instructional program that includes:
a. Procedures for diagnosing learner needs,
learning styles, and interests;
b.
Methods and strategies for teaching students;
c. Research-based learning
opportunities;
d. Techniques for
the evaluation of student outcomes, including performance assessment of
district competencies; and
e.
Provision of differentiated instruction for students based on learning styles,
needs, and interests.
(b) The local school board shall adopt, for
each school, a local time schedule which specifies the distribution of
instructional time among the following learning areas to be taught in grades
K-8, at all learning levels in the school:
(1) For the elementary grades K-8, where no
middle school has been established by vote of the local school board:
a.
Ed 306.31,
relative to arts education;
b.
Ed
306.37, relative to English/language arts and reading
program;
c.
Ed
306.40, relative to health education
program;
d.
Ed
306.41, relative to physical education
program;
e.
Ed
306.42, relative to information & communication
technologies program;
f.
Ed 306.43,
relative to mathematics program;
g.
Ed
306.45, relative to science education; and
h.
Ed 306.46,
relative to social studies program; and
(2) For middle school:
a.
Ed 306.31,
relative to arts education;
b.
Ed
306.37, relative to English/language arts and reading
program;
c.
Ed
306.40, relative to health education
program;
d.
Ed
306.41, relative to physical education
program;
e.
Ed
306.38, relative to family and consumer science
education
f.
Ed
306.42, relative to information & communication
technologies program;
g.
Ed 306.43,
relative to mathematics program;
h.
Ed
306.45, relative to science education;
i.
Ed 306.46,
relative to social studies program; and
j.
Ed
306.47, relative to technology/preengineering
education.
(c) If the local school board determines that
one or more world languages might be offered at a middle school in the
district, the local school board shall develop a policy for each middle school
relative to providing supplemental instruction in one or more world languages,
including the extent of this instruction and the students to whom it is
offered.
(d) If a cocurricular
program is offered, it shall consist of those activities that are designed to
supplement and enrich regular academic instruction, provide opportunities for
social development, and encourage participation in clubs, athletics, performing
groups, and service to school and community.
(e) The local school board shall develop a
policy that grants acknowledgement of achievement to students taking coursework
in the seventh or eighth grade toward high school graduation, if the course
demonstrates district or graduation competencies consistent with related high
school course(s) and the student achieves satisfactory standards of
performance.
(f) If a district
chooses to offer extended learning opportunities in a middle school, the
extended learning opportunities shall:
(1)
Consist of activities designed to:
a. Provide
credit or supplement regular academic courses; and
b. Promote the schools and individual
students' educational goals and objectives;
(2) Be governed by a policy adopted by the
local school board that:
a. Provides for the
administration and supervision of the program;
b. Outlines how certified school personnel
oversee an individual student's program;
c. Requires that each extended learning
proposal meet rigorous measurable standards, and be approved by the school
prior to its beginning;
d.
Specifies whether or not credit can be granted for extended learning
activities, including, but not limited to, independent study, private
instruction, team sports, performing groups, internships, community service,
and work study; and
e. Requires
that acknowledgement of achievement for an extended learning activity be
approved by a certified educator;
(3) Incorporate student participation in
selecting, organizing, and carrying out extended learning activities;
(4) Provide opportunities for students to
acquire knowledge and skill development comparable to knowledge and skill
development in courses offered at the high school; and
(5) Be available to all students.
The amended
version of this section by
New
Hampshire Register Volume 35, Number 27, eff.6/29/2015 is not yet available.
The amended
version of this section by
New
Hampshire Register Volume 36, Number 06, eff.1/8/2016 is not yet
available.
