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  • Photo of Mr. Hobbs
    May 13, 2024

    New Assistant Superintendent

    It is a pleasure to announce that David Hobbs will be the next Assistant Superintendent of Schools for SAU 50.

    David is the current Assistant Superintendent in SAU 21 and brings a wealth of experience in curriculum, assessment and instruction.

    We were incredibly fortunate to have a strong pool of candidates and three very strong finalists. Thank you to the search committee and everyone who took the time to meet the finalists and offer feedback. We look forward to David joining our amazing SAU!

  • Cover Art work by students
    May 13, 2024

    SAU 50 Sensation - May

    Check out the May edition of the SAU 50 Sensation!

  • Apr 17, 2024

    Newington School Board Vacancy

    The Newington School Board invites interested citizens to apply for an open School Board seat. The appointment is for the term until the election in March 2025. The Board is particularly interested in candidates who would intend to run for the seat in the next election. If you are interested, please send a letter of interest expressing why you should be considered to Superintendent Steve Zadravec at szadravec@sau50.org  by Monday, April 29, 2024.

  • Screen Shot of SAU 50 Newsletter
    Mar 6, 2024

    SAU 50 Sensation - March

    Welcome to the eighteenth edition of the SAU 50 Sensation.

    This edition features some exciting accomplishments in our schools, an announcement of an Assistant Superintendent search, as well as the release of our 2024-2025 Academic Calendars, which can be accessed here.

  • Cover page of SAU 50 Sensation
    Feb 1, 2024

    January's Issue of the SAU 50 Sensation

    Check out the latest edition of the SAU 50 Sensation.

  • Dec 1, 2023

    SAU 50 Sensation - November

    Check out the latest edition of the SAU 50 Sensation highlighting the new SAU 50 Portrait of a Learner.

  • Kate Morrison on stage receives the award
    Dec 1, 2023

    Congratulations to Kate Morrison!

    Kate Morrison, Digital Learning Specialist for the Rye Schools, received the 2023 Pat Keyes Technology - Using Educator Award at the Christa McAuliffe Conference.

    Each year NHSTE recognizes and honors two individuals (one leader and one teacher) who, through their extraordinary work and accomplishments, have made a significant impact in the field of educational technology.  

    Winners will be recognized at the Christa McAuliffe Transforming, Teaching, & Technology Conference (CMTC22) and will receive a $1000 cash prize, a one-year Premium NHSTE membership, and acknowledgment from NH's Governor

    NHSTE Pat Keyes Technology - Using Educator Award

    The NHSTE Technology Using Educator Award is named in memory of Pat Keyes; a former secondary teacher in the Keene School District who served NHSTE in many capacities including editor of the NHSTE Connections.  The nominee for this award will be an educator who exemplifies the following:

    • Functions as a public or private PreK-12 teacher providing direct instruction in a New Hampshire school(s).
    • Developed effective units integrating educational technology.
    • Demonstrated improved student performance with application of technology.
    • Shared ideas/initiatives in formal and informal arenas using traditional and electronic methods.
  • RES Staff on stage
    Dec 1, 2023

    RYE ELEMENTARY 2023 BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL

    Principal Michelle Pitts, 4th Grade Teacher Jennifer Sabine, and Superintendant Dr. Stephen Zadravec received the award for being an exemplary high-performing school, presented by the U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona.

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About

It is a pleasure to serve the communities of SAU 50 with a talented staff dedicated to excellence in education and the success of all students. In SAU 50, we strive to create a personalized learning environment for all students. Strong schools are an important part of vibrant communities, and as a school system, we value dynamic partnerships with parents and all stakeholders.

The philosophy of schools within SAU 50 is:

“To endeavor to meet the needs of students of various levels of potential and ability in order to develop in those students academic and social skills, confidence, flexibility, and independence of thought and action." **

ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES*

Please visit our website often for information on our schools, including upcoming events. As always, feel free to contact us with any questions and additional information.

Here is some general background about our schools. For more detailed information please visit each school’s website!

Greenland Central School is a K-8 facility with a student enrollment of close to 400. The school features full-time kindergarten, self-contained classrooms in grades 1-4, and a middle school philosophy and program for grades 5-8.  Students in grades 9-12 attend Portsmouth High School.

Newington Public School houses about 50 students in grades K-6.  Students in grades 7-8 attend Portsmouth Middle School; students in grades 9-12 attend Portsmouth High School.

Maude H. Trefethen School in New Castle houses about 30 students in grades K-5.  Students in grades 6-8 attend either Portsmouth Middle School or Rye Junior High School.

Rye Elementary School houses a K-4 academic program with an enrollment of close to 200 students.

Rye Junior High School has an enrollment of close to 200 students. Rye Junior High demonstrates a commitment to the middle school concept, which emphasizes positive student / teacher relationships and responds to the interests and needs of young adolescents. Rye students in grades 9-12 attend Portsmouth High School.

Once again, thank you for visiting our website.

Stephen Zadravec, Superintendent of Schools, SAU 50

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