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Weare board, staff and public dispute causes of lagging test scores as state testing rules shift
Summary
A public commenter said the district prioritizes socialization over academics; administrators described steps to analyze data and said the New Hampshire Department of Education backed away from a one‑day testing mandate.
A public commenter told the Weare School Board on March 25 that the district’s standardized test scores “are lower than the statewide average” and urged the board to put academics first.
The comment came during public comment from a man identified in the meeting as Mister Kirk, who said the district’s strategic focus on socialization had led to lower academic performance and recommended longer or reorganized instructional time and ability grouping to raise test scores. “Holding back those ready, able, and willing to learn to allow their socialization deprive classmates to catch up is inherently unfair,” Kirk said.
District staff and board members responded during the meeting with a description of ongoing data work and…
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