1st Quarter - 2004

New Hampshire - Department of Education - 603-271-3494

Dr. Judith D. Fillion - Division Director - jfillion@state.nh.us

Sally Fellows - Database Administrator 603-271-0073 - sfellows@ed.state.nh.us

257 LEAs, Multiple SIS vendor state. - MaxSchool, Chancery, SASI, Rediker, PowerSchool. Nashua and Manchester, each around 20,000 student population two largest districts in state

No chance of single SIS approach in NH. "Live free or die!"

RFP in NH Legislature for Unique Student Identifier System expected this Spring

In process of buying Teacher Certification System

Regarding EIS, "they hardly use the 'data' they now have!"

"Everyone wants ready use of education data but nonone comes and looks deeply at what they have except 'selected sources' that make snap judgments on insuficient information" (SF)

Professional Development is really non-existent at DOE

LEAs now "key" data into state web pages for reporting

Assessment program need upgrading. RFP may come out on that later in Spring.

Special Education being looked at in terms of where they want to go with upgrading their current capabilites with SPED

Interviewed Sally Fellows -January 2004