New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ed - Board of Education
Chapter Ed 400 - APPROVAL OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS
Part Ed 405 - APPROVAL OF A RECOGNIZED AGENCY FOR PROGRAM APPROVAL AND ALTERNATE METHOD FOR PROGRAM APPROVAL
Section Ed 405.02 - Alternative Method for Program Status
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) In the event that a nonpublic school is unable to receive accreditation or approval from a recognized program approval agency, the school may submit a written request for AP status to the NSAC for review and recommendation to the state board. In making such a request, the school shall describe its attempts to seek accreditation from a recognized program approval agency and shall explain why it has been unable to achieve accreditation by a recognized program approval agency.
(b) The nonpublic school's request shall include a narrative explanation of all items listed in Ed 405.01(b) and any additional information that the school wishes to have considered by the NSAC.
(c) If, after reviewing and evaluating the request, the NSAC finds that the non-public school has made a reasonable effort to seek accreditation and warrants further review, the NSAC shall appoint an approval review team which shall conduct an evaluation of the school equivalent to those conducted by recognized program approval agencies.
(d) The review team shall consist of not less than 3 and not more than 7 members at least one of whom shall be a department employee and at least one of whom shall be an employee of a nonpublic school that is currently approved for program by the state board.
(e) The review team shall physically visit the nonpublic school and shall evaluate all items listed in Ed 405.01(c).
(f) The review team shall submit a written report to the NSAC within 45 working days of appointment. The review team shall recommend approval of the request if it finds that the school meets the criteria in Ed 405.01(c).
(g) The department shall reimburse review team members for travel expenses associated with conducting the review visit if funds are available. Review team members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses at the same rate as state employees.
(h) The NSAC shall take one of the following actions on the recommendations of the review team within 45 working days of receipt of the report from the review team:
(i) The NSAC shall notify the non-public school of its findings within 10 working days.
(j) If the NSAC recommends denied approval of the request for AP status, the non-public school may, within 10 business days of notification of the recommendation for denied approval, request a hearing before the state board to submit evidence in support of its request for status pursuant to Ed 200.
(k) The state board shall hold a rehearing in accordance with Ed 213.02 for one or more of the following conditions:
#9753, eff 7-10-10; ss by #10360, eff 6-15-13