New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
District social-emotional services staff described universal lessons, targeted small-group work and individual counseling, and highlighted community programs (mentoring, Walk-to-School, nursing-home reading) as demand for longer-term student supports grows.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
After reviewing the FY27 draft budget and a new teachers’ collective bargaining agreement, the Stratham School Board voted 3–2 to reduce the proposed operating appropriation by $106,000 — shifting $98,500 toward the building renovation contingency and cutting half of the field-trip line ($7,500) ahead of the annual meeting.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
The Stratham School District presented its FY27 proposed budget and tax-impact calculations, including a bond repayment and teacher contract warrant article. Finance staff said the combined effect of Article 1 (operating) and Article 2 (collective bargaining) is roughly $0.72 per $1,000 in assessed value; board members requested homeowner-specific dollar examples and line-item breakdowns.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
The Stratham School Board appointed Erin to fill the unfilled school district clerk role temporarily and approved a set of policy updates, including public comment language, after minor typographical edits were noted.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
District specialists presented fall benchmark and screener results and said the MTSS framework is helping teachers identify and support students early, reducing the number of students scoring in the lowest bands and informing curricular adjustments.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
Brianna Martin, MTSS coordinator at Stratham Memorial School, told the board the child‑study team monitors 57 active files and that most of those students receive supports in two or more areas, emphasizing data‑driven interventions and capacity building.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
The Stratham School Board voted 4–0 to ratify a four‑year teacher contract that phases salary increases and reviewed a first‑look FY27 budget that includes a rising bond payment, higher health premiums and a proposed staffing restoration.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
District officials reported progress on the school renovation—foundation, new boilers, PFAS treatment and security upgrades are in place—but fabrication delays for steel components are likely to shift completion of the first wing from December into February.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
District administrators told the board they have begun FY27 budget work and warned that a statutory change moving grant appropriations to the districts, health-insurance increases of roughly 15.5%–17%, and the inclusion of bond debt service in the operating budget will put upward pressure on next year’s tax rate.
New Hampshire / School Districts / Stratham School District
Technology staff outlined a 1:1 device program (iPads for kindergarten; tablet Chromebooks for grade 1; Chromebooks for grades 2–5), single sign-on via ClassNet, AI and accessibility pilots using BookLM and SchoolAI, and a $11,075 New Hampshire robotics grant to support LEGO Spike Prime upgrades and STEAM programming.