Principal’s Message

NECAP scores are in and overall we are pleased with this year’s results. School – wide in Reading our school gained 1.3 points while in math our school increased 2.2 points overall. Two of the more dramatic highlights of our scores are the reduction in the number of students scoring at the lowest level in (level 1) in Reading – an improvement of nearly 50% and a 10% increase in the amount of our proficient math students.
New Hampshire typically scores the highest of the four New England states (Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island) that take the NECAP assessments. Our school goal is to achieve the NH state average in reading and math. This year we moved closer to that goal. Congratulations to our staff and students for their hard work.
Many people, more students than anyone else, ask me how we determine to delay or cancel school due to a weather event. The most typical weather events we are affected by are the usual snow/ice/freezing rain storms that hit our state in winter months. Our decision process usually starts around 4:30 AM when our lead bus driver heads out on the roads of Goshen and Lempster to determine driving conditions. He will normally make contact with the road crews of both towns during the early morning drive. Shortly after 5 he will call me and explain the road conditions. Meanwhile, I am watching WMUR weather to learn about the storm projections. The varying road elevations in our towns can make this process pretty challenging. For example in our last cancellation Rt. 10 was fine while roads at higher elevations were ice covered – even after being treated. It is certainly an inexact science so all I can say is that when we have questionable weather – keep your eye on the WMUR announcements. Also note, that on occasion we may announce a delay and find out road conditions did not improve or a power line has dropped and the school has no power. (Something similar happened in our last delay/cancelation.)

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