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Surry Village Charter School: Surry
	Ages/Grades: Grades k-8
	Contact: Matora Fiorey, Ph.D.
	25 London Road Surry, NH. 03431 PHONE: (603) 357-9700
	Area Located: Town of Surry
	Go to Website: Click Here

Status September 2008: Charter approved and the school has opened with 28 students. Students Served: This school is primarily for young children, K-8 and during its first year is serving students K-5. As a state-authorized school of choice, students from any town may apply. If more students apply than seats are available, students will be selected by lottery.


Abstract: The goal of the Surry Village Charter School is to provide a high quality elementay school in Surry as a choice for Surry children. Parents and community members planning the school want their community children educated in their town and not bussed an hour away. The philosophy of the school would be community-oriented, strong academic program, and teaching children skills of self-sufficiency, bringing in many community members to work with children. The charter school will create a supportive, personalized small learning environment. See our Weblog for the series titled: The Saga of the Surry Village School Hear a radio show describing this school.


Academy for Science and Design
	Area Located: On Concord to Nashua corridor. Contact: 317 Daniel Webster HWY Merrimack, NH. Phone: 603-262-9162 email: info@asdnh.org Project Coordinator: Chris Franklin	Ages/Grades: Grades 7-12 Web Site: Click Here Excepts from their Charter: Click Here

Status 2008: Charter approved by the State Board of Education on 3/14/06. School opened September 2007. Students Served: Anticipate opening with 60 students, within grades 8, 9, and 10. Class size is intended to be approximately 20:1 with labs approximately 10-15:1. A new class would be added each year until the school reaches it's full capacity requested: 450 students grades 7-12.
Abstract: The Academy of Science and Design Charter School proposal was submitted to the State Board of Education on January 20th, 2006. Statute states that proposals will be reviewed within 10 days and the charter school founders are hopeful the State Board of Education will review the proposal at its February 7th meeting. If not, the next meeting is mid-March. The proposal is for a world class, standards-setting, public academy that has all subjects but a specialty in science, mathematics, engineering, and design. While an overarching concern is the well-rounded and healthy lives of students, the school will start algebra and physics in grade 7 as with certain other countries. This will allow students to have more specialized science and math courses in high school. A website was set up to help interested parties read cogent segments of the charter application. Click here to read. This is the first New Hampshire charter school program to be submitted by a college. If approved, the school hopes to guide students with an extensive mentor system and regular seminars and single-day programs exploring the many professional fields related to science, math, engineering, and design. To join the mail list and stay abreast of this school's emergence: click here. Academy for Science and Design Executive Summary -- pdf file Academy for Science and Design Questions and Answers --pdf file

Ashuelot Valley Academy
	Area Located: Southwestern, NH Contact: Peter Majoy	Ages/Grades: Grades 9-12 Web Site: N/A

Students Served: Currently, the plan is for a chartered high school academy serving 200-300 students. As with most chartered public schools, the plan will likely include opening with a small number of students and gradually building to full capacity. 2008 Status: These founders have worked for over a year to build a diverse and large group of community members who support this proposal. The group plans to have a web site in place by December 2005, to meet with the Monadnock School Board before mid-November, and to proceed with local authorization procedures of RSA 194-B which will involve a citizen petition asking the community to allow the school board to review a proposal (requires no future commitment...but just allows the proposal to be considered and discussed). In addition to core subjects required of high schools, the school's curriculum will have a three-fold focus on art, science, and agriculture. Founders' timeline is submitting the charter proposal in 2006 and, if approved, opening September 2007. Abstract: Fashioned after the principles of The Coalition of Essential Schools and The Community Schools movement, a group of educators, college instructors, and others in the Southwestern area of New Hampshire (Winchester-Richmond-Keene) are now meeting. This 9-12 high school program is being planned with these features: heterogeneous grouping, focus on the arts, science and agriculture, alternative assessment, community service, real world on-site extended apprenticeships, and lengthy camping trips with curriculum-in-hand. In addition to core subjects required of high schools, the school's curriculum will have a three-fold focus on art, science, and agriculture. Founders' timeline is submitting the charter proposal in 2006 and, if approved, opening September 2007.

Crossroads Learning Community Charter School
	Ages/Grades: Opening with grades 9-12		Area Located: Contoocook.
	Approved for 6-12 Designed to serve significantly at-risk students.
	Contact: Superintendent Tom Brennan, Kearsarge Regional School District. At a later date, the school will be established and contact info will change at that time.		The school is designed for students from Bow, Hopkinton, and Kearsarge school districts, but other students may attend
	Go to Website:	None at this time

2008 Status: Authorized. Three Superintendents collaborated to advance this charter school proposal. Abstract: The process of application begins with a comprehensive evaluation to identify reasons students are not interested in school, interests, talents, difficulties, etc., summarized in an individualized school program from a menu of choices, including services at one or more public school, jobs, mentorships, apprenticeships, online tutoring, and any other option that seems appropriate. Following this, a school program proposal is advanced as a choice for students and parents. The program includes both short-term and long-term objectives, which may include reintegration with more typical district programs. A strong emphasis will be maintained on academic achievement.