As spring will soon round the corner to summer, the end of the school year in the Monadnock Region is looking much as it did in 2019.And it’s not just the familiar daffodils pushing up through the earth or the muddy trails winding across Pisgah State.
Boynton Middle School Principal Elizabeth Pogorzelski will take over as Mascenic Regional High School principal in the fall.Pogorzelski called it an “unexpected but potentially a good opportunity” when she was approached by Superintendent Chris Martin.
When schools shut down in March 2020, the impact on children was unknown. Now, well into the third school year disrupted by the pandemic, schools are grappling with mental health effects and looking toward the future of social and emotional.
Looking for cuts after failure of the district’s $27.5 million budget at the ballot box, forcing it to a default budget, Jaffrey-Rindge’s new School Board approved a plan to change the daily schedule at the district’s middle/high school Monday,.
In school districts like ConVal, Jaffrey-Rindge and Mascenic, which operate under the SB2 Town Meeting system, voters choose to accept or reject the district budget after a deliberative session for debate and amendments, and if defeated, a “default.