New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ed - Board of Education
Chapter Ed 400 - APPROVAL OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Part Ed 401 - DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE
Section Ed 401.02 - Types of Approval
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) In order to be an approved private school, a nonpublic school shall contain some combination of grades K through 12 and comply with the requirements of one of the approval categories in (e).
(b) A nonpublic school, which has satisfactorily completed the requirements for status of attendance as set forth in Ed 403, shall be approved for attendance (AA) for a period of 3 years; or
(c) A nonpublic school which meets all requirements for status of attendance and program as set forth in Ed 404 shall be approved for status of attendance and program (AP) for a period of 5 years.
(d) Schools that consist only of kindergarten and/or pre-school levels shall not be eligible for approval as non-public schools.
(e) The following school approval categories shall apply to the administration of Ed 400 and be recommended to the state board for one of the following:
(f) Schools that relocate or add additional facilities shall submit documents specified in (f) based on the new or additional facility.
(g) Approval shall be terminated by the state board upon receipt of 2 consecutive annual enrollment reports, Form A12C, in which the school reports zero students enrolled.
(h) A non-public school, which has not been previously approved, shall be granted preliminary approval during its first year of operation when the following conditions have been met:
(i) In no circumstances shall preliminary approval extend beyond one school year.
(j) A nonpublic school which does not meet all of the applicable requirements of Ed 403 or Ed 404 shall be recommended for being conditionally approved for a period of one year provided that:
(k) In no case shall a school be recommended for being conditionally approved for more than 3 consecutive school years.
(l) A conditionally approved school which fails to meet the requirements of an approved school within 3 consecutive school years shall be recommended for denied approval.
(m) A nonpublic school recommended for denied approval shall have 10 days to make a request to the commissioner for a grievance hearing before the nonpublic school advisory council grievance committee in accordance with the provisions of Ed 406.06.
(n) A nonpublic school shall be considered for a delay in full compliance for up to one year upon receipt of a written recommendation for such delay from the nonpublic school advisory council following a vote of the council.
(o) The decision from the nonpublic school advisory council shall include:
(p) The state board shall hold a rehearing in accordance with Ed 213.02 for one or more of the following conditions:
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