
New Hampshire
CSSS Member Information:
Jan McLaughlinScience Education Consultant
New Hampshire Dept. of Ed.
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3856
Stan Freeda
Science Education Consultant
New Hampshire Dept. of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Science Education Consultant
New Hampshire Dept. of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Organizational Structure:
Local Control
Local Control
State Education Demographics
- Number of K-12 Students: 228,000
- Number of School Administrative Units:177 School Districts administered by 80 School Administrative Units. 473 Public Schools (including 316 Elementary, 62 Middle Schools, 9 Junior Highs, 79 high Schools, 7 Charter Schools)
Standards Resources: Curriculum and Instruction
- Last updated: June 2006
New Hampshire Frameworks
For Science Literacy K-12 (pdf)
Details: Organized in 3 content domains and one skills domain: Earth Space Science (ESS), Life Science (LS), Physical Science (PS) and Science Process Skills (SPS). Document includes Grade Span Expectations for K-4, 5-8, 9-12 and NECAP Science Assessment Targets for grade 4,8, and 11.
State Science Assessment
Information
- State Science Assessment: NECAP Science Assessment
- Given at what grades: End of Grades 4, 8, 11
- Time of Year: May
- Pilot: May 2007; First Operational Test May 2008
- Type of Assessment: Multiple Choice, Constructed Response, and an Inquiry Task (Performance Assessment Component).
- Other information: Developed with the states of Vermont and Rhode Island. The same assessment will be given in all three states.
Other Useful State Links:
NH Science Teachers Association
Open-NH (Online PD)
Mount
Washington Observatory - Weather observatory
on our highest peak
