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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.
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 g
Quick Links:
KSD First Session Power Point Presentation, Feb. 11, 2012
KSD School Budget: Appropriations and Estimates of Revenue
for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013/MS-26
Revenues
Default Budget
Power Point presentation at the Public Hearing, Tuesday, January 17, 2012 on the proposed budget, five labor agreements, and other warrant articles.
Labor Agreements:
Speech Pathologists/School Psychologists
Keene Education Office Personnel Group
Keene Association of Principals and Supervisors
Association of Keene Tutors
AFSCME-AFL-CIO (Keene custodians and maintenance persons)
Marinace Report - Study of Keene Elementary Schools (Appendices)
Elementary Ad Hoc Advisory Committee - For more information about the work of the Ad Hoc Elementary Advisory Committee including a run down of each of the eight community forums and its final report to the Keene Board of Education, please visit the website: www.keeneschoolsolutions.org/
September 20, 2011 Co-Superintendent Wayne E. Woolridge's letter to elementary and preschool parents re: future of Keene elementary schools (number of and grade spans at each)
October 25, 2011 Administrative recommendation to close Jonathan Daniels School and to alter grade spans in the remaining four schools
Kindergarten Registration
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Annoucements:
• Keene Board of Eduction approves 2012-2013 school calendar
• School Winter Vacation - Feb. 20-24
• Second Session of the Keene School District Annual Meeting at the polls, March 13, 2012. Wards 1, 2 & 3 vote at the Keene Recreation Center, 312 Washington Street. Wards 4 & 5 vote at the First Baptist Church 105 Maple Avenue. Polls are open from 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Same day registration available.
• Teacher Workshop Day/No School, Friday, March 16, 2012
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 "Moe" 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 Intirim Clerk
Beth Zinn
e-mail:bzinn@keene.edu
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