Thousands of Lakes Region high school students have a new option to reach their full potential.
The Lakes Region High School Consortium allows students from member schools to enroll in any course at another partner school, provided there is space and the student can travel there on their own.
The Consortium includes 11 high schools with more than 5,000 students: Belmont, Franklin, Gilford, Inter-Lakes in Meredith, Kingswood Regional in Wolfeboro, Laconia, Merrimack Valley in Penacook, Moultonborough Academy, Newfound Regional in Bristol, Prospect Mountain in Alton, and Winnisquam Regional in Tilton.
“This was a collaborative effort by superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, school counseling departments, and school boards to develop an agreement and make sure students can cross districts to take these classes,” Superintendent Michael Tursi of Shaker Regional School District told members of the Board of Education at their monthly meeting on April 9 in Concord.
Through the Consortium agreement, students may attend a class in another district if it is not offered in their home district, or if the class in their district is full. School counselors create a list of course offerings and available seats and can direct a student to the best option.
Board of Education members praised the collaboration behind the agreement and its focus on educational success, adding it allows students to meet new peers across the region.
“Every student is part of the Lakes Region, not just part of their local district. We look at students as a whole group, so let’s open opportunities to them,” Superintendent Tursi said.
“Public schools pride themselves on collaboration, creativity, and choice. The Lakes Region Consortium exemplifies this spirit by opening opportunities and innovative pathways to students in the participating high schools,” said Mark MacLean, Executive Director of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association. “As Consortium schools welcome regional students to their programs and courses, high schoolers in the Lakes Region now have expanded access to pursue their passions and better prepare for their futures. The entire Lakes Region learning community benefits from this effort. We look forward to seeing this initiative grow and prosper.”
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