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In the ConVal community, all learners will achieve academically, act thoughtfully, and contribute to the larger society.

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To provide opportunities and inspire our learners to explore interests, pursue new knowledge and skills, learn about self and others, and give of oneself to the greater community.

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District News

Jan 13, 2026 · Contoocook Valley School District
Kindergarten Registration and Screening
Kindergarten registration and screening for the ConVal School District will be held on the following dates and at these locations:

Northern Tier for the Towns of Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, and Hancock: Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 8am-3pm, at Antrim Elementary School. Snow date: Thursday, February 19, 2026.

Southern Tier for the Towns of Dublin, Greenfield, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 8am-3pm, at Peterborough Elementary School. Snow date: Thursday, March 19, 2026.

All ConVal Towns: Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8am-3pm, at Peterborough Elementary School.

Pre-registration for this event is required. Please contact Melissa Magoon at mmagoon@conval.edu or (603) 924-7503 ext. 2032 to schedule an appointment time.

The child must be accompanied to the registration and screening by a parent or legal guardian and must be five years old by September 30, 2026.
Jan 7, 2026 · Contoocook Valley School District
Public Notices
For a complete list of dates and deadlines leading up to the School District vote on March 10, 2026 — including the date for the public hearing on the budget, the submission deadline for petitioned warrant articles, the filing deadlines for school board candidacies, and the dates for the annual district meetings — please click here.
Dec 23, 2025 · Contoocook Valley School District
DCS Recognized as "Granite Staters of the Month"
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized the students and teachers at Dublin Consolidated School as November’s Granite Staters of the Month. Dublin Consolidated School honored local veterans by inviting them to a special assembly on Veterans Day and by raising money for the ‘Wounded Warrior Project’.

Dublin Consolidated School, which serves children in kindergarten through fifth grade, invited local veterans to a special assembly to honor Veterans Day. The teachers and student body were unsure how many veterans would participate, but on assembly day, almost 20 veterans arrived for the celebrations. At the event, veterans were honored with songs and readings, and the students thanked the veterans for their service. While this is the first Veterans Day assembly hosted by the school, they are determined to ensure that it won’t be the last.

The teachers organized this event as a way for students to learn about military service and the important contributions of veterans to our country. In the weeks leading up to the assembly the students learned about the ‘Wounded Warrior Project’ – an organization which provides support for wounded, ill, and injured veterans, along with service members and families. Together, the students and teachers brainstormed ways to raise money for the organization, and held a coin drive which raised more than $900 in total, an amount matched by USAA Bank.

The special Veterans Day celebration hosted by the students and teachers at Dublin Consolidated School is a true example of the Granite State spirit of showing gratitude and respect for our veterans and that is why Senator Hassan is proud to name them November’s Granite Staters of the Month.

Senator Hassan launched the “Granite Stater of the Month” initiative in 2017 to recognize outstanding New Hampshire citizens who go above and beyond to help their neighbors and make their communities stronger. To nominate a New Hampshire citizen to be a “Granite Stater of the Month,” constituents can complete the nomination form here.

To read Senator Hassan’s statement for the Congressional Record, see below.

I am honored to recognize the students and teachers at Dublin Consolidated School as November’s Granite Staters of the Month for their efforts to honor local veterans, including by inviting them to a special assembly and by raising money for the Wounded Warrior Project.

At the beginning of this school year, the students at Dublin Consolidated School – which serves children in kindergarten through fifth grade – invited local veterans to a special Veterans Day assembly. While the students and teachers were not sure how many veterans would participate, on Veterans’ Day, the students honored almost 20 veterans with songs and readings, and after the assembly the students thanked the veterans for their service. This special assembly was the first Veterans Day event that the school has hosted, but they have resolved that it won’t be the last.

The teachers at Dublin Consolidated School helped organize the event as a way for students to learn about military service and the contributions of veterans to our country’s history. They also helped students learn about the Wounded Warrior Project and the support that it provides for wounded, ill, and injured veterans, service members, and families, and brainstormed ways to raise money for the organization. Through a coin drive held in the weeks leading up to the assembly, the students raised more than $900, an amount matched by USAA bank, to help those who kept our country safe, secure, and free.

The special Veterans Day celebration hosted by the students and teachers at Dublin Consolidated School is an example of the Granite State spirit of showing gratitude and respect for our veterans. Their work to honor local veterans is why I am proud to name them November’s Granite Staters of the Month.
Dec 11, 2025 · Contoocook Valley School District
Grossi Presents at Career Tech Vision Conference 2025
Region 14 Applied Technology Center teacher Sarah Grossi (left) served on a three-person panel at the Career Tech Vision Conference in Nashville on Wednesday, December 10. The conference was organized by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).

The panel with the title "Building Support Systems for CTE Teachers: A Community Approach" presented on the redesigned Support Community of Practice which was created for those who prepare, mentor, coach, and champion beginning educators.

Through discussion, collaborative activities, and idea sharing, the panelists explored the best ways to support early-career CTE professionals and shared with their audience practical tools, strategies, and inspiration to strengthen their local and regional support systems.

The panel discussion was one of three presentations that Grossi delivered at the national conference.
Dec 4, 2025 · Contoocook Valley School District
Presentation on Open Enrollment
Dean Eggert of Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, P.L.L.C., gave an hour-long presentation on Open Enrollment to the Administrative Council Leadership team (ACLT) on Thursday. Open Enrollment refers to policies, currently evolving through legislation and statutes such as RSA 193:3 and 194-B, that allow K-12 students to attend public schools outside their assigned resident district.

Eggert explained the October 2025 NH Supreme Court decision in the Pittsfield case, which ruled that a student's home school district must pay tuition for a student who seeks to attend an "open enrollment" public school in another district, even if the home district never voted to adopt an open enrollment program.

Eggert also outlined the work the district needs to complete over the next few months in response to that decision.
Oct 29, 2025 · Contoocook Valley School District
District Awarded $666K in Legal Fee Reimbursement
The ConVal School District has been fully reimbursed $666,227.90 in legal fees by the state of New Hampshire after a lawsuit over state education funding.

In Contoocook Valley School District v. State of New Hampshire, known as the “ConVal” case, the district sued the state to hold it accountable for its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public education under the NH Constitution. Several other school districts later joined ConVal in the lawsuit.

In a landmark decision in July, the NH Supreme Court court upheld an earlier trial court ruling which determined that current base adequacy funding is constitutionally insufficient and must exceed $7,356.01 per pupil.

Separately, a recent court decision awarded attorney's fees to the district, recognizing that ConVal vindicated important constitutional rights and provided a significant public benefit. ConVal's partner districts will also be fully reimbursed for their legal costs.

The district considers this a victory for constitutional rights and public education funding. ConVal Superintendent Dr. Ann Forrest said the reimbursement “validates the core argument” of the legal challenge the district had brought in 2019. “The fact that we got complete reimbursement of legal fees confirms that school districts can successfully challenge systemic constitutional failures and be made whole again,” Forrest stated.

The ConVal School Board will now decide how to use the recovered funds.
Aug 25, 2025 · Contoocook Valley School District
Opening All-Staff Meeting
The All-Staff Meeting to start the 2025-2026 school year was held in the ConVal High School Gymnasium on August 25.

Superintendent Dr. Ann Forrest (standing, left) welcomed new and returning ConVal employees, then introduced the administrative leadership teams of all eleven ConVal schools. She also introduced the staff members and administrators of SAU #1, including the new Assistant Superintendent Amy Stevenson (seated, right).

After the welcome and introductions, Dr. Forrest read the poem "Advice to Writers" by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins as an inspiration for the coming school year.
Aug 22, 2025 · Contoocook Valley School District
2025-2026 School Bus Routes
The following bus routes have been established for the 2025-2026 school year:

Bus 1 (Antrim), Bus 2 (Antrim), Bus 3 (Antrim), Bus 5 (Peterborough), Bus 6 (Bennington), Bus 8 (Hancock), Bus 10 (Greenfield), Bus 11 (Hancock), Bus 12 (Peterborough), Bus 13 (Temple), Bus 15 (Temple), Bus 16 (Dublin), Bus 17 (Dublin), Bus 18 (Peterborough), Bus 19 (Sharon-Peterborough), Bus 20 (Bennington), Bus 22 (Francestown), Bus 23 (Francestown), Bus 24 (Greenfield), Bus 25 (Peterborough), Bus 26 (Peterborough).

Questions? Please contact: Student Transportation of America, (603) 924-9211.

District News

Quick Access

Articles of Agreement

Articles of Agreement (last amended November 18, 2011)

District Reports

District Annual Report

We Are ConVal

Esser Funds Use Report

Right-to-Know Requests

RFPs and RFQs

Transportation Services

RFP Food Services

RFP Printers & Copiers

ConVal Technology RFQ 2024-01

RFP E-Rate FCC Form 470

Facilities Documents

Annual Asbestos Notification

Ventilation Assessment 2020

Non-Discrimination/Title IX

Non-Discrimination Notice

Title IX Notice

Free and Reduced Lunch Information

Free & Reduced Lunch Parent Letter

Free & Reduced Lunch Complete Application (follow the online prompts)

Free & Reduced Lunch Complete Application (fill in pdf forms, then print)

Free & Reduced Lunch Meal Application only (pdf, English)

Free & Reduced Lunch Meal application only (pdf, Spanish)

Energy Assistance Programs

Fuel Assistance Program (click "See Income Eligibility" to see if you qualify)

Electric Energy Assistance (click "See Eligibility" to see if you qualify)

Blended Learning Handbook

Blended Learning Parent and Student Handbook

Web Accessibility Statement/ADA Compliance

Public school websites are required to be ADA compliant through Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to state and local governments (Title II) as well as to all businesses that are open to the public (Title III).

Accessibility issues are categorized into four distinct principles under the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) guidelines. In order to be considered WCAG compliant, websites have to be:

perceivable, i.e., information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways that they can perceive.
operable, i.e., all user interface components and navigation must be operable.
understandable, i.e., the information and the operation of the user interface must be readily understandable.
robust, i.e., website content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.

For full details, please see How to Meet WCAG. The ConVal district website, all individual school websites, and the ConVal School Board website comply with WCAG standards.

Withdrawal Reports

Dublin Minority Report (October 2024)

Francestown Minority Report (October 2024)

Francestown Withdrawal Study Committee Final Report (October 2025)

Temple Withdrawal Study Committee Final Report (October 2025)

Anti-Bullying Policy & Procedures

The Contoocook Valley School District is committed to providing all pupils a safe school environment.

Conduct constituting bullying or cyberbullying will not be tolerated. It is prohibited by ConVal School Board policy JICK – Pupil Safety And Violence Prevention in accordance with New Hampshire law RSA 193-F.

Policy JICK applies to all pupils and school-aged persons on school property and participating in school functions, regardless of their status under the law.

For further details and procedures, please see here.