New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
An advisory committee in Newfields decided to pursue neutral informational outreach—an SAU-distributed notice plus a citizen-funded mailer and social posts—to explain a school safety warrant article and encourage turnout; members emphasized legal limits on advocacy and assigned design and distribution tasks.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
The Newfields School Board held a public bond hearing on a proposed $500,000 School Safety Project that would reconfigure traffic flow, move a crosswalk, add an accessible ramp and parking, and reserve pavement for emergency vehicles; the board and safety committee plan to finalize permits and bid documents if voters approve the bond in March.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
At a public hearing the board set the operating warrant at $3,770,200, read a draft paraprofessional collective bargaining warrant article with an estimated first‑year cost of about $39,392, and reallocated expendable trust warrant amounts—raising the special‑education trust—after discussion of high potential out‑of‑district special‑education costs.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
Newfields Elementary presented winter I‑Ready diagnostics showing reductions in students in the lowest categories for both reading and math (reading red fell from 16% to 5%; math red similar), and outlined next steps including targeted small‑group instruction, professional development, and I‑Ready trainer support to close remaining gaps—especially in math.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
Principal Susie Griffith says the school’s proposed budget reflects largely contractual costs — a $141,500 net change with only $8,000 in new spending — and invites residents to a Jan. 14 public hearing and Feb. 5 deliberative session.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
Students and a parent describe Unified Arts, assemblies, library visits, inclusive PE, art projects and school culture in a video produced by Newfields Elementary; the school invites the community to upcoming budget hearings.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
Committee members debated reversing on-site traffic flow, maintaining front-door emergency access and using increased staff during drop-off as mitigation. TF Moran will produce set plans ahead of a March vote; a bond hearing and deliberative session were announced and the committee set follow-up with local chiefs.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
The Newfields School Board voted to accept and expend up to $22,200 in unanticipated impact‑fee revenue to pay for a capital needs assessment ($7,200) and to fund up to $15,000 for a plan set to enable accurate bidding; the vote followed a public hearing and staff explanation of RSA procedures.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
Board and budget advisory committee reviewed the draft budget, discussed grant appropriations and the heavy driver of health‑insurance costs, and agreed to take the budget to a public hearing with the advisory committee’s recommendation.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Newfields School District
School counselor Tracy Elward and two students showcased the morning 'wake up wellness' choices, character-curriculum lessons and a Quiet Lunch pilot designed to support student self‑regulation and social‑emotional learning.