School District Governance Association of NH Archives

SDGANH – January 2021 Newsletter

January 16, 2021 Op-Ed

Giving voters a voice by empowering elected school district officials to reclaim control over budgets and curriculum.

An Online Seminar: School Choice for School Boards

April 13, 2020April 12, 2020 Skip

The School District Governance Association is proud to announce An Online Seminar: School Choice for School Boards The discussion will start with an overviepw of how schools and districts are handling remote learning across New Hampshire. After that, we will focus on your responsibilities and powers as school board members with regard to school choice … Read more

Introduction to the School District Governance Association

August 4, 2023August 27, 2019 Jody Underwood

Do you feel in the dark about what your responsibilities are as a school board or budget committee member? We can help.

SDGANH Seminar: Relationship between Money and Results

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Op-Ed

Relationship between Money and Results In this seminar, we will discuss how spending is related to results in schools, including tests, accountability, and how much money gets to the classroom, among other topics. This event is designed to benefit elected school district officials, but the public is also welcome, subject to space availability. Register here via … Read more

SDGANH: Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It – The End: Parts 11, 12, and 13

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Skip

The School District Governance Association of NH (“SDGANH”) held a seminar this past Saturday on some best practices in how to make your School District more transparent in all of its procedures. This morning long session was a self-directed panel discussion consisting of Rich Girard from the Manchester School District, Tom Murray formerly of the … Read more

SDGANH: Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It – Parts 9 & 10

February 24, 2019 Skip

SDGANH: Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It – Parts 7 & 8

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 Skip

SDGANH: Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It – Parts 5 & 6

February 23, 2019 Skip

SDGANH: Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It – Parts 3 & 4

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Skip

SDGANH: Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 Skip

The School District Governance Association of NH (SDGANH) held a seminar this past Saturday on best practices to make your School District more transparent in its procedures. The morning long session was a self-directed panel discussion. It consisted of Rich Girard from the Manchester School District, Tom Murray formerly of the Windham School Board, and … Read more

SDGANH: Find What You Need: Consumer’s Guide to the New NH Department of Education Data Portal

February 21, 2019February 20, 2019 Op-Ed

Join the School District Governance Association for our first free Webinar: Find What You Need: Consumer’s Guide to the New NH Department of Education Data Portal New Hampshire’s Department of Education has launched an entirely new data portal, replacing the familiar school and district profiles. Much of the new look and content is designed … Read more

Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Op-Ed

A panel of current and former school board and budget committee members will talk about their transparency successes. There will be plenty of time to take questions from the audience. This event is designed to benefit elected school district officials, but the public is also welcome, subject to space availability. Register here via email. Achieving Transparency: … Read more

SDGANH: “Preparing for the Future of Schooling” – Question and Answer time

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Skip

After both Ian Underwood and NH Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut were finished with their talks on “Preparing for the Future of Schooling, there was a good half hour time by the audience in asking both questions about their topics and what they are seeing back in their own districts. Part A: Part B:

SDGANH: “Preparing for the Future of Schooling” – Ian Underwood (Part 4 and the entire speech)

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Skip

Saturday, 1/19/2019, the School District Governance Association of NH (SDGANH) held a seminar called “Preparing for the Future of Schooling. Change is constant – technological, demographic, economic, and political) and School Board (and Budget Committees) must be aware of these changes and localize these national and State level factors. This video is Part 4 of … Read more

SDGANH: “Preparing for the Future of Schooling” – NH Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut (Part 4 and All)

February 7, 2019February 6, 2019 Skip

In this seminar, presented by the School District Governance Association of NH (“SDGANH”), the topic of what will schools and education look like in the future was discussed and what school board members need to know NOW about the changes (technological, demographic, economic, and political) that they will be facing and ways to view potential … Read more

SDGANH: “Preparing for the Future of Schooling” – NH Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut (Part 3)

February 7, 2019February 6, 2019 Skip