A Forum for School District Elected Officials
Elected school district officials now have a resource devoted entirely to educating and empowering them to assert their lawful authority and be responsive to their electorate.
Our aim is four-fold:
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Webinar: ABCs of School Boards 2026
January 27, 2026
Jody Underwood, Ph.D., long-serving member of the Croydon School Board and pioneering advocate for school tuitioning liberalization, explains the structure of school districts and the basic responsibilities of school board members. This introduction is intended for those thinking about running for school board, or school board members who are getting mixed messages about or who
Webinar: Tax Caps, Budget Caps, and Petition Warrant Articles 2025
October 27, 2025
On October 21, SDGA held a comprehensive webinar on local tax caps, school district budget caps, town budget caps, and petition warrant articles. During the 2025 legislative session, the General Court passed and the Governor signed several important improvements to the local tax cap and school district budget cap, making them more attractive, and also
2025 Local Tax Caps, Budget Caps, and Petition Warrant Articles
October 27, 2025
On October 21, SDGA held a comprehensive webinar on local tax caps, school district budget caps, town budget caps, and petition warrant articles.  During the 2025 legislative session, the General Court passed and the Governor signed several important improvements to the local tax cap and school district budget cap, making them more attractive, and also created the
SDGA Alert – Legislative Changes This Year You Need to Know
October 5, 2025
New laws have recently gone into effect that can help improve your school districts (and towns). RSA 186:11, X(a) “Certification of teachers, supervisors, and administrators in the public schools ” – This common sense law requires those seeking an initial license for administrator, teacher, instructional specialist or educational specialist to obtainpassing scores on professional education
SDGA Publishes New and Updated Model Policies
October 5, 2025
SDGA is pleased to announce three new and updated model policies to our growing model policy manual. Of most immediate interest is our “Parental Rights and Responsibilities Policy” now updated to incorporate the Parental Bill of Rights which became law July 1 this year. Our policy encompasses the new legislation and takes it further by
SDGA President Provides Legislative “Committee to Study Reducing Number of SAUs” Conceptual Plan for Improved School Governance
October 4, 2025
On October 2, SDGA President Eric Pauer, former Hollis Brookline Co-Op School Board member, provided the 7-member legislative “Committee to Study Reducing Number of SAUs” at Granite Place in Concord, NH, with detailed data and a conceptual plan to improve school district governance across NH. In short, the idea is to have school boards work