Professional Standards Board
The Professional Standards Board is authorized by statute RSA 186:60 to advise the State Board of Education regarding professional growth, certification, and governance of the education profession in this state.
The voting membership of the Professional Standards Board consists of twenty-one (21) persons appointed as follows: nine (9) classroom teachers and/or educational specialists; nine (9) representatives of administration and higher education; two (2) qualified lay persons; and the Director of the Division of Program Support or designee.
The State Board of Education makes a minimum of six appointments annually from nominations submitted by the education profession and interested persons. Appointments are for terms of three years. No member shall serve more than two full terms.
The Professional Standards Board conducts a minimum of five (5) regularly scheduled meetings annually which occur from September to June. Meetings will be held from noon to 4:00 p.m. on the following dates:
| 2012 - 2013 Meeting Schedule |
|---|
| December 5, 2012 January 9, 2013 February 6, 2013 March 6, 2013 April 3, 2013 May 1, 2013 June 5, 2013 |
State Board of Education Chair Tom Raffio has announced that the State Board of Education is seeking applications from representatives of teacher and educational specialists as well as higher education and education administration for vacancies that now exist on the Professional Standards Board (PSB).
Membership 2012 - 2013 School Year
| Teachers and Education Specialists | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Cohen | Private Consultant, Antrim | 2011-2014* |
| Nancy Corbett | Speech-Language Specialist, Pembroke | 2010-2013 |
| Laura Hainey | President, AFT-NH | 2010-2013 |
| Scott McGilvray | Presidant, NEA-NH | 2012-2015 |
| Dennis Perreault | Social Studies Teacher, Litchfield | 2011-2014 |
| Jennifer Sanborn | Elementary Teacher, Concord | 2011-2014* |
| Frances L.H. Taylor | Experienced Elementary Ed. Teacher, Holderness | 2010-2013* |
| Georgine Williams | Social Studies Teacher, Raymond | 2011-2014 |
| Catherine Woods | Special Education Administrator, Keene | 2011-2014* |
| II. Higher Education and Education Administration | ||
| Peter Durso | Principal, Hudson | 2012-2015 |
| John Fabrizio | Principal, Merrimack | 2010-2013 |
| Laurel Kimball Johnson | Assistant Superintendent, (SAU 40) Milford | 2011-2014 |
| Carl Ladd | Superintendent, (SAU 58) Northumberland, Stark, Stratford | 2011-2014 |
| Charles Littlefield | Superintendent, (SAU 15) Hooksett | 2010-2013 |
| Mary McNeil | Professor Emerita, Plymouth State University; international education consultant |
2010-2013 |
| Brendan Minnihan | Superintendent, Sunapee | 2012-2015 |
| Kathleen Norris | Director of Graduate Programs, Admissions and Assessment, Plymouth State University |
2011-2014* |
| Dianna Terrell | Assistant Professor, St. Anselm College | 2012-2015 |
| III. Qualified Lay Persons | ||
| Emma Rous | Chair, NH House Education Committee | 2010-2013 |
| Stephanie Skenyon | Director of Education, NH Historical Society | 2011-2014 |
| IV. Director, Division of Program Support | ||
| Dr. Judith D. Fillion | ||
*six-year term ends
New Hampshire Department of Education
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