Tag: SAU21

Finally, a School Board Willing To Stand up and Fight for Their Students

August 19, 2024

by Ann Marie Banfield

The Seabrook School Board has formed a committee to consider withdrawing from SAU21. Remember, SAU21 is focused on politicizing the district rather than improving academic outcomes. First the SAU called in the radical leftist political group Seacoast Outright for a day of professional development training for their teachers. SAU21 then called in another political day … Read more

Cradle-To-Grave Community Schools Are Spreading …

June 1, 2024

by Ann Marie Banfield

The Seabrook School Board has been challenging the implementation of the Community School Model for their school. While Community Schools sound good for families, that’s not the case.

Shake Up In The Seabrook Schools, GOOD

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024

by Ann Marie Banfield

The Seabrook school board has been dealing with frustrated parents for a while now. Many of the complaints seem to center around the district’s poor proficiency scores and unresolved behavior problems.

Still Focused On Political Training for Teachers, Not Academic Training

April 9, 2024

by Ann Marie Banfield

SAU21 called in the radical leftist political organization Seacoast Outright to train their teachers a couple of years ago. This year, they called in more education consultants focused more on political issues than academics.

There is a Way to Improve Public Education: Teach Kids Quality Academic Content

March 24, 2024

by Ann Marie Banfield

Dear Superintendent Nadeau:

I wanted to share an article from Joanne Jacobs: Core Knowledge Students Learn More–A Lot More. As you can see, “Students taught a structured, knowledge-rich curriculum starting in kindergarten earned higher reading, math, and science scores in third through sixth grade, concludes a new study profiled in “Education Next.”

Flushing Your Money Down the Toilet on Professional Development for Teachers

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024

by Ann Marie Banfield

As an education researcher, I’ve been hearing about wasteful spending on teacher professional development for decades. Teachers do value quality professional development, but some will privately tell you that it can be a waste of their time, and taxpayer dollars.

Medicaid Reimbursement to Schools and the Removal of Parental Consent

September 10, 2023

by Ann Marie Banfield

More attempts to remove parental consent need to be given serious thought! This is an email sent to the Superintendent in SAU21 and the School Board Members.

SAU21: Portrait of a Learner’s Lack of Focus on Academic Excellence

May 27, 2023

by Ann Marie Banfield

In SAU21, we spend $30,000.00/student. We should expect better for the students who attend public schools in NH.

I Am Voting Against the Collective Bargaining Agreement and ask Others to Do the Same.

February 23, 2023

by Op-Ed

The SAU21 School District earnestly asserts that without the citizens’ votes on 14 March 2023, the teachers in their schools will suﬀer and seek employment elsewhere.

Winnacunnet High School Administering the Flawed PISA Assessment

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

Students at Winnacunnet High School may be participating in an international assessment soon. This notice was sent home to parents to see if they wanted their children to participate in the PISA international assessment. My advice on this assessment: NO WAY.

SEL Psychological Profiles on the Children of Teachers Working in Public Schools

October 6, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

I was reminded a few days ago by a New Hampshire teacher that the psychological profiles that are being formulated are not just on children of parents who have children in the public schools but also on children of teachers who have their kids enrolled too.

NH Schools Developing Psychological Profiles on Your Children (SAU16, SAU21 and others)

October 3, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

School administrators are going ahead with SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) surveys on your children. This allows Ed Tech vendors to collect sensitive mental health data on students, in order to build a psychological profile on them.

Portrait of a Learner in SAU21: More Data Mining Your Child’s Mental Health for $$$

October 1, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

Many schools across the country are developing something called Portrait of a Graduate. At the elementary level, this is called Portrait of a Learner. SAU21 just put out a notice to parents that they will be discussing this program on Tuesday October 4th at Winnacunnet High School.

Complaint Filed Against SAU21 for Discriminating Against Christian, Jewish and Muslim Students

September 27, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

The names of the parents have been redacted and has been slightly edited for privacy purposes.
This is a complaint of discrimination filed by a family in North Hampton / SAU 21

Complaint Against SAU21 Filed with the New Hampshire Dept. of Education: Breaking the Law and Political Bias

September 23, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

What is going on in SAU21? From teacher training presented by a leftist political organization to canceling religious Christmas Carols and now political indoctrination in the classroom, parents wonder why academic excellence is no longer the focus.

SAU21 Administrators Need Training In U.S. History, Not Woke Ideology

September 11, 2022September 10, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

SAU21 has taken heat for giving teachers a day off of school to attend training provided by the political organization Seacoast Outright. The far leftist organization will now train teachers in SAU21 on how to deal with LGBTQ children in the school. How about just treating all children with respect and dignity, and implementing consequences for those who do not?

SAU21 WOKE Leftist Political Teacher Training: Email to School Board Members

September 9, 2022September 8, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

Dear SAU21 School Board Members:

Let me first start by thanking you for your service– I understand the time commitment it takes to serve in this capacity.

Out with a Focus on Academics and in with Woke Indoctrination

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

There is one thing parents can agree upon and that is, they want public schools that are welcoming and safe for all children. Parents may be divided over political viewpoints, but they generally agree that they want all children learning in a safe school environment.

SAU21 Under Pressure to Make Teacher Training Transparent, What is there to HIDE?

August 30, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

As of today, I’ve received no response from the SAU21 administrators to schedule a meeting. They have not provided any answers to my questions, and they have not contacted me about the teacher training materials Jessica Goff gave them. Seacoast Outright is a political organization that will be training teachers in SAU21. All of this should be made transparent…

Seacoast Outright: Political Org. Hired to Train Teachers in SAU21, What are They Hiding?

August 29, 2022

by Ann Marie Banfield

UPDATE: NO MATERIALS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ME BY JESSICA OR ADMINISTRATORS IN SAU21: Sat, Aug 20, 12:25 PM (SENT) jessica@seacoastoutright.org Hello Jessica, Thank you for taking the time to talk to me this week about the upcoming teacher training in SAU21. You mentioned that you had sent the materials that you will be using … Read more