Oyster River Cooperative School District
Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) is a public school district in Durham, New Hampshire, United States, serving the towns of Durham, Lee, and Madbury, Durham is home to the main campus of the University of New Hampshire.[1] One of the first cooperative school districts established in the state of New Hampshire in 1954, ORCSD has a history of progressive educational philosophy, including heterogenous grouping and differentiated instruction. This tradition was recently affirmed by a strategic planning process which culminated in the district philosophy and vision statement. Serving around 2,000 students, the district consists of 2 elementary schools (one each in Lee and Madbury), a middle school, and a high school. It has its own school administrative unit (SAU 5), with its own superintendent.[2]
Schools
ORCSD consists of four schools:
- Oyster River High School[3]
- Oyster River Middle School[4]
- Moharimet Elementary School[5] in Madbury
- Mast Way Elementary School[6] in Lee
Administration
- Dr. James Morse, Sr., Superintendent[7]
School board
The school board for the Oyster River Cooperative School District consists of seven members, elected through a ballot vote in early march of each year. Serving staggered three-year terms, two members are re-elected each year for at-large seats, with three town-specific seats up for election every third year.[8][2][9][10]
In 2018, the School Board voted to adopt Indigenous Peoples' Day on the second Monday of October.[11]
References
- ^ "Oyster River Cooperative School District". Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Superintendent". Orcsd.org. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to Oyster River High School". Orcsd.org. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to Oyster River Middle School". Orcsd.org. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to Moharimet Elementary School". Orcsd.org. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to Mast Way Elementary School". Orcsd.org. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Central Office". Orcsd.org. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Members". Orcsd.org. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Fosters Election Results". fosters.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "ORCSD Election Results". forenh.org. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Doyle, John. "Oyster River schools adopt Indigenous Peoples' Day". fosters.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.