Noteworthy Date Ahead

Dear Parents and members of the Newmarket community,

I wanted to take a minute to provide you with some important and timely information about upcoming events before the weekend so you can mark your calendar.

Elections/Professional Development Day - No School, February 11th
On Tuesday, February 11th, the New Hampshire Primary elections will be held at the elementary school from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Therefore, school will be closed for students. Faculty will report to the Junior Senior High School for a professional development day that will focus on topics related to our district and school improvement goals for this year. 

JSHS Principal Search  
New England School Development Council (NESDEC) will be conducting our Principal Search. NESDEC will be advertising for the position in the next day or so and we wanted you to be aware of this before it went out publicly.  We also wanted to share some information about the process and how you can get involved. There will be multiple opportunities for parents and members of the community to participate in the process - as a member of the screening committee, through surveys and focus groups, and during candidate site visits.  The principal search screening committee with include representation from multiple stakeholder groups including faculty from the middle and high school (4), other professional and non-certified staff (2), administration (1), parents (2), community members (1), and students (1). If you are interested in participating as a member of the screening committee, please send Penny Botterman a letter of interest by February 19th. Interviews will take place in March with a targeted nomination date of April 9th. NESDEC will work with the Committee to develop the official timeline once the screening committee has been appointed.  

Course Selection – Parent Information Night
On Thursday, February 13th, the Junior Senior High School Administration will be holding a Parent Information Night to review the upcoming high school course selection process and a draft of next year’s Program of Studies. Parents will be divided into two groups – 8th and 9th grade transition and parents of upper-class students. The workshop is scheduled for 6:00 PM in the Cafetorium.

Noteworthy Dates Ahead

JSHS Parents - Course Selection Workshop                  Thursday, February 13th, 6:00 PM

Public Forums on Important Educational Topics         Tuesday, February 18th, 6:00 PM JSHS Cafetorium

School Vacation Break                                                        Friday, February 21, 3:00 PM

Have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Susan K. Givens, Ed.D.