Nonpublic School Approval Office
This office oversees the implementation of the NH Code of Administrative Rules Chapter Ed 400, Approval of Nonpublic Schools. Additionally we provide technical assistance to nonpublic schools and information to the public regarding nonpublic schools in New Hampshire and related New Hampshire laws (RSAs).
- Pathways to Nonpublic School Approval
- Forms
- NH Code of Administrative Rules Chapter Ed 400, Approval of Nonpublic Schools
- Statutes and Definitions for Nonpublic Schools
- NH Education Laws
- Nonpublic School Advisory Council (NSAC)
- Opening a Nonpublic School or Private School
- List of Municipal Health Officers
- Emergency Operation Plans (EOP) portal access link - due September 1st of each year
- myNHDOE Login (portal to submit required data collection)
- Form A12C-General Fall Report Instructions – due October 1st of each year
- Form A3N-General Statistics of Nonpublic Schools Instructions – due June 29th of each year
- Restraint and Seclusion Instructions – due June 30th of each year
- NH Nonpublic Schools by Name
- NH Nonpublic Schools by Town
- Nonpublic School Profit and Approval Status
- Choosing a Nonpublic School
- Private/Nonpublic School Accrediting Agencies Recognized by the NH Department of Education
- Office of Nonpublic Education, U.S. Department of Education
- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
The two terms, nonpublic schools and private schools, are used interchangeably in New Hampshire statutes and administrative rules.
Contact
Shireen Meskoob
(603) 271-2831
[email protected]