New Hampshire: College and Career Policies

Graduation Requirements: Mathematics

This is to include an algebra credit that can be earned through a sequential, integrated, or applied program.

Graduation Requirements: Additional Graduation Requirements

New Hampshire requires 8.5 additional credits for graduation.

Content Standards: Other

New Hampshire has standards in 11 different content areas including arts education, mathematics, physical education, English language arts, English language proficiency standards, science, social studies, health, technology/engineering education, information and communication technologies literacy, and world languages.

Educator Professional Growth and Development: Administrator Licensure Renewal

Educators are required to get a minimum of 75 hours of professional development, and 30 additional hours for every additional endorsement they hold.

Student Assessments: Other

In the 2014-15 school year, New Hampshire will begin rolling out new assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

Content Standards: Arts (Fine Arts)

New Hampshire follows National Core Arts Standards in Visual Arts, Theatre, Music, Media and Dance.

Content Standards: Physical Education

The purpose of the New Hampshire K-12 Physical Education Curriculum Guidelines is to provide a vision for physical education in New Hampshire. The expectations for student learning at the primary (Pre-K–2), intermediate (grades 3-5), middle school (grades 6-8), and high school (grades 9–12) levels set forth in this document are to be used as a tool for districts, schools and teachers to make local decisions about a comprehensive physical education curriculum. As with other content areas, specific grade-level course offerings, and instructional methods, activities, and materials remain at the local level.

Student Assessments: Assessment Authority

The Bureau of Accountability and Assessment creates assessments.

Educator Professional Growth and Development: Professional Development

New Hampshire has not adopted any professional development standards.

Educator Performance Evaluation: Educator Evaluation Authority

Phase II of the New Hampshire Task Force on Effective Teaching has developed a state model for teacher performance evaluation that includes a component to measure student outcomes.

Content Standards: Science

New Hampshire adopted New Generation Science Standards.

Educator Performance Evaluation: Educator Evaluation Policy

Phase II of the New Hampshire Task Force on Effective Teaching has developed a state model for teacher performance evaluation that includes a component to measure student outcomes.

Graduation Requirements: Science

These two credits include 1 credit of Physical sciences and 1 credit of Biological sciences.

Educator Preparation and Licensure: Educator Licensure Authority

The New Hampshire State Board of Education oversees the certification process of its state's teachers.

Content Standards: Social Studies

New Hampshire updated the social studies standards in 2006.

Educator Preparation and Licensure: Educator Licensure Policy

In order to obtain a New Hampshire teaching license, an applicant must meet, but is not always limited to, the following requirements: must have at least a BA Degree, completed of a New Hampshire teacher certification program, and received passing scores on the required assessments. All state licenses are accepted.