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Keene School District Profile
The mission of the Keene School District is to provide students with the tools
to become productive and responsible citizens in an ever-changing world.
2011-2012 Keene School District Goals
The Keene School District (KSD) is the largest of the SAU 29 districts with a student enrollment of 3,479. Keene is the county seat of Cheshire County and has a population of 22,540.
There are five public elementary schools in Keene - Jonathan M. Daniels School, Benjamin Franklin School, John H. Fuller School, Symonds School and Wheelock School; one middle school, Keene Middle School; one high school, Keene High School; and the Cheshire Career Center, a career technical education center.
The district employs about 650 people and has a budget of $62.4 million for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
The district is overseen by a voter-elected, nine-member Keene Board of Education, which sets policy, prepares the annual budget, and establishes district goals.
Quick Links:
Guidelines for nominating a teacher for an 2012 Exceptional Teacher Award - deadline May 26, 2012
March 2012 KSD Election Results
Keene Elementary Restructuring Steering Committee - Tasked with moving Keene from five to four elementary schools. Click here to access a dedicated web site, Keene School Solutions, which has detailed information about the work of this committee, action taken by the Keene Board of Education surrounding this issue, and the work done by the Ad Hoc Elementary Advisory Committee.
Kindergarten Registration
Publications:
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Annoucements:
• Keene Board of Eduction approves 2012-2013 school calendar
• May 28 - Memorial Day observed/no school
• May 30 - Community Forum #10 - Update on work of steering committee and to gather public input on ways to restructure Keene elementary schools, 6:30 p.m. KHS, LGIA
• June 15 - KHS graduation
• June 21 - Last day of school
• June 22 - Teacher Workshop Day
• September 4 - First day of school
No Child Left Behind
The Keene School District is a District In Need of Improvement (DINI). For information about this designation, curriculum and assessments please go to this link.
Contact Information:
William B. Gurney, C.A.G.S.
SAU 29 Co-Superintendent, Keene
Phone: 603-357-9004 Ext. 223
E-Mail:wgurney@sau29.org
John R. Harper, B.S.
SAU 29 Business Administrator
603-357-9008 Ext. 202
E-Mail: jharper@sau29.org
Wayne E. Woolridge, C.A.G.S.
SAU 29 Co-Superintendent, Towns
Phone: 603-357-9002 Ext. 226
E-Mail: wwoolridge@sau29.org
Catherine Woods, C.A.G.S.
Director of Special Education
603-357-9001 Ext. 229
E-mail: cwoods@sau29.org
Paul R. Cooper, M.B.A.
SAU 29 Director of Human Resources
603-357-9007 Ext. 212
E-Mail: pcooper@sau29.org
Meredith Cargill, M.Ed.
SAU 29 Director of Curriculum and Assessment
603-357-9001 Ext. 216
E-mail: mcargill@sau29.org
Mustafa "Mo" Zwebti
SAU 29 Director of Technology
603-357-9002 Ext. 220
E-Mail: mzwebti@sau29.org
Keene School District Attorney
John D. Wrigley, Esq.
603-352-0856
E-Mail: jwrigley@myfairpoint.net
Keene School District Moderator
Joseph Hoppock
e-mail: jhoppock@hl-lawyers.com
Keene School District Clerk
Beth Zinn
e-mail:bzinn@keene.edu
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