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SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
By Dr. Carl J. Nelson
To the Citizens of Jackson:
As the school districts of SAU #9 start the 2008-09 school year, we begin our second year in a new Kennett High School and the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center. We look forward to the Bill and Betty Whitney Community Center completion.
We are also asking the Jackson voters to consider an addition and renovation to the current Jackson Grammar School. The addition will provide the school with needed space, and the renovation will bring the entire school building up to code.
The Continuous Improvement Process, which has guided us for the last ten years, allows us to make data-driven decisions, which enables staff, administrators, and school board members to focus energies and resources in the areas that have been identified for improvement. The data obtained from our testing program, postgraduate surveys, and other local sources provides us guidance to continue staff development and curriculum development with regard to budgeting and resource allocations targeted at compliance with state and federal regulations.
Once again, the New Year brought with it the publication of our ninth Report Card for each of the individual schools in SAU #9. Each building administrator will, in turn, have meetings with parents and community members to review specific School Report Cards for their school. This district-wide Report Card contains such data as testing results, post graduation surveys, demographic information, as well as socioeconomic information. The Report Card is available at individual schools, the SAU #9 office, and on our web site (www.kennett.k12.nh.us).
The dedication and quality of the people who serve the communities of SAU #9 and the Jackson School District continues to remain our most valuable asset. The Valley’s desire to improve and support education remains the driving force behind our fine educational system. Your school board members, along with this administration, have made every effort to improve the high quality of education and the delivery of services to our students and community while controlling costs in a very difficult economy. We ask you to remember that an investment in education is an investment in the future of the Mount Washington Valley.
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