New Hampshire School Minimum Standards
Related to Technology

During 2003 and 2004 the State Board of Education oversaw a revision of the NH School Minimum Standards. You can read the entire set of current NH Administrative Rules and the Revised Statutes related to School Standards, located on the NH General Court web site. The new School Minimum Standards became effective on July 1, 2005.

Links pertinent to information and technology are provided here:

Ed 306.08 Instructional Resources - This section describes the kinds of instructional resources, facilities, and staffing that should be made available in a school. This used to be 306.15 Information/Technology.

Ed 306.42 Information and Communication Technologies Program - This section describes the necessary competencies and topics to include in an ICT Literacy Program, including competency and credit requirements for end of 8th grade and high school completion. This used to be Ed 306.27 Computer Education Program.

Ed 306.22 Distance Education - This section describes the minimum elements that districts and their school boards should provide when offering a distance education program. This used to be Ed 306.23(k) related to correspondence and distance education courses.

Ed 306.27 High School Curriculum, Credits, Graduation Requirements, and Co-curricular Program - This section contains references about requirements for graduation. The reference to credits in the old standards used to be 306.23(g).