This year we welcome back over 1800 students and 416 employees to the 2010-2011 school year.  Because FMRSD plays such a major role in our community, we work hard every year to get better at what we do.  We embrace education and understand its importance to our students and families’ lives as well as to the health, welfare, and economy of our towns. We continue to move forward with a sense of urgency and an unrelenting commitment to excellence.

This summer has seen technology workshops filled with eager participants.  More than 40 teachers and administrators met to write and align our curriculum.  Nearly 30 teachers at Charlestown Primary School studied Response to Intervention (RtI).   The Mathematics Department at FMRSD met to design two new courses and align the curriculum.  Teachers at North Walpole School learned about new ways to relieve high stress levels in students.  These are just a few of the many trainings our employees participated in during the summer break.

Through your efforts we have worked as a team to make our goals become a reality.  The high school drop out rate has plummeted to the lowest number in many years.  The passing rate for Advanced Placement courses has soared to 85 percent. The number of high school seniors who graduated as New Hampshire State Scholars increased from 11 in 2009 to 55 in 2010. The MAPS scores clearly show that more students than ever