Surry School District
Providing a quality public education for Surry children.
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The Surry School District, SAU91, was formed after being the first district in New Hampshire to successfully withdraw from a Cooperative School District. Surry tuitions its students to Keene, NH elementary, middle, and senior high schools. Surry is part of the AREA agreement for grades 6-12 with Keene that provides a 2.5% tuition discount in exchange for a 20-year commitment to send our students.
The Surry School District is administered by the Surry School Board, Superintendent Kim Caron, Clerk Melinda Garland, and Treasurer Rebecca Russo. The members of the School Board and their terms are:
Timothy Pelloquin, Chair | 2023-2026 |
Caroll Lothrop, Vice Chair | 2023-2026 |
Melinda Garland, Secretary | 2022-2025 |
Franklin Buffum, Member | 2024-2027 |
John Davis, Member | 2022-2025 |
Meetings are the third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Surry School building. All are welcome to attend and to bring matters for discussion with the Board.
The responsibilities of the School Board are to develop and administer the budget, provide bus transportation, set policies, file state reports, maintain the Surry School building, and attend to family concerns. With the exception of the Superintendent and Business Manager, all positions are volunteer.
Registering Your Child: Contact the school you wish your child to attend in advance of your child’s first day. Kindergarteners register in March preceding the kindergarten year. Please also contact the Surry School Board at schoolboard@surry.nh.gov to let us know of your child’s enrollment. Elementary children attend Wheelock School. The family must obtain a variance from Keene to attend other elementary schools. Due to the contract with Keene, Surry cannot provide tuition for students to attend school in other towns, charter schools, or private schools.
Can My Child Attend the Surry Village Charter School? The Surry School District and the Surry Village Charter school are separate entities. Children may apply for the Surry Village Charter School kindergarten lottery beginning in January. Surry children have priority for placement on a “space available” basis. The Surry School Board provides support to the Surry Village Charter School in the form of free rent on the Surry School building. More information can be found at the SVCS at: surryvillagecharterschool.org
Is My Child a Surry Resident? Please provide court documentation for children of divorced parents that specifies which parent is assigned school residency. This may not be the parent the child lives with.
Bus Schedules, School Calendars, and School News. Transportation is provided to Wheelock, Keene Middle School, and Keene High School. More information can be found on the Keene School District website.
Childfind Notice
It is the policy of the Surry School District to provide parents, custodial or otherwise, access to the educational records of their children. Further, students reaching the age of eighteen (18) will have access to educational records, in all accordance with the Buckley Amendment, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 20 USC S. 2343 (g). Your building principal has information for you as to which procedure must be followed.
CHILDFIND
In accordance with the individual Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Surry School District is required to actively seek, identify, and provide service to students with disabilities. If you know of a child in need of special education services, contact: Julie Fenrich, jfenrich@gmail.com or (305) 607-6093.
Minutes of the 2019 Meetings
- November 18, 2019 (PDF)
- October 21, 2019 (PDF)
- September 16, 2019 (PDF)
- August 19, 2019 (PDF)
- July 15, 2019 (PDF)
- June 17, 2019 (PDF)
- May 20, 2019 (PDF)
- April 15, 2019 (PDF)
Minutes of the 2020 Meetings
- December 21, 2020 (PDF)
- November 16, 2020 (PDF)
- October 19, 2020 (PDF)
- September 21, 2020 (PDF)
- August 17, 2020 (PDF)
- July 20, 2020 (PDF)
- June 15, 2020 (PDF)
- May 18, 2020 (PDF)
- April 20, 2020 (PDF)
- March 16, 2020 (PDF)
- February 17, 2020 (PDF)
- January 20, 2020 (PDF)
Minutes of the 2021 Meetings
- December 20, 2021 (PDF)
- November 15, 2021 (PDF)
- October 18, 2021 (PDF)
- September 20, 2021 (PDF)
- August 16, 2021 (PDF)
- July 19, 2021 (PDF)
- June 21, 2021 (PDF)
- May 17, 2021 (PDF)
- April 19, 2021 (PDF)
- March 15, 2021 (PDF)
- February 15, 2021 (PDF)
- January 18, 2021 (PDF)
Minutes of the 2022 Meetings
- December 19, 2022 (PDF)
- November 21, 2022 (PDF)
- October 17, 2022 (PDF)
- September 19, 2022 (PDF)
- August 15, 2022 (PDF)
- July 18, 2022 (PDF)
- June 20, 2022 (PDF)
- May 16, 2022 (PDF)
- April 18, 2022 (PDF)
- March 21, 2022 (PDF)
- February 21, 2022 (PDF)
- January 24, 2022 (PDF)
Minutes of the 2023 Meetings
- December 18, 2023 (PDF)
- November 20, 2023 (PDF)
- October 16, 2023 (PDF)
- September 18, 2023 (PDF)
- August 21, 2023 (PDF)
- July 17, 2023 (PDF)
- June 19, 2023 (PDF)
- May 15, 2023 (PDF)
- April 17, 2023 (PDF)
- March 20, 2023 (PDF)
- February 20, 2023 (PDF)
- January 16, 2023 (PDF)
Minutes of the 2024 Meetings
- December 16, 2024 (scheduled)
- November 18, 2024 (scheduled)
- October 21, 2024 (PDF)
- September 16, 2024 – Hearing – AREA Agreement (PDF)
- September 16, 2024 (PDF)
- August 19, 2024 (PDF)
- July 15, 2024 (PDF)
- June 17, 2024 (PDF)
- May 20, 2024 (PDF)
- April 15, 2024 (PDF)
- March 18, 2024 (PDF)
- March 7, 2024 – Special meeting (PDF)
- February 19, 2024 (PDF)
- January 15, 2024 (PDF)
Additional Resources
Surry School District Policy Manual
Mission Statement
The following policies of the Surry School Board are intended to establish the general and overall
rules within which day-to-day operations of the school district are to be governed. The Surry School
Board does not operate any schools and is recognized as a sending district. Therefore, the
Surry School Board recognizes and incorporates by reference the policies and procedures applicable
to students and parents/guardians of students attending the receiving school district, and adopted by
the receiving school boards in the school districts where Surry resident students attend school. Surry
families and students are advised to make themselves aware of, and are required to comply with, the
rules and regulations of the receiving school and the policies and practices of the receiving school
board. As applicable, members of the community are expected to comply with the receiving board’s
policies, school handbooks and administrative procedures, subject to the limitations and exceptions
set forth herein. This manual also includes other important documents pertaining to the
establishment, operation, and maintenance of the school district.
Surry Policy Introduction (PDF)
Section A
- A Foundations and Basic Commitments (PDF)
- AA Legal Status (PDF)
- AC Non Discrimination (PDF)
- AD School Philisophy (PDF)
Section B
- B School Board Governance (PDF)
- BAAA school board policy (PDF)
- BBA Board Powers and Duties (PDF)
- BBAA School Board Member Authority (PDF)
- BCA School Board Member Ethics and Conflict of Interest (PDF)
- BDB School Board Officers and Elected Officials (PDF)
- BEDG Minutes (PDF)
Section C
- C General School Administration (PDF)
- CB Superintendent (PDF)
- CBA Administrative Organization (PDF)
Section D
- D Fiscal Management (PDF)
- DAF Administration of Federal Grants (PDF)
- DAFG Federal Funds Purchasing Procedures (PDF)
- DB Budget (PDF)
- DK-R Payments, Checks, Manifests (PDF)
Section E
- E Support Services (PDF)
- EHB records retention policy (PDF)
Section F
- F Facilities Management (PDF)
Section G
- G Personnel (PDF)
- GBCD backgound check (PDF)
Section H
- H Negotiations (PDF)
Section I
- I Instruction (PDF)
Section J
- J Students (PDF)
- JFABD Homeless Students (PDF)
Section K
Section L
Section M
- M Other District Documents (PDF)
- M Other Surry School District Documents (PDF)
- MA Establishment of the Surry School District SAU 91 (PDF)
- MB Proposed AREA agreement grade 9-12 (PDF)
- MBA Proposed AREA agreement grade 7-8 (PDF)
- MBB Proposed AREA agreement grade 6 (PDF)
- MC Surry-Keene tuition agreement k-5 (PDF)
- MD Child Find (PDF)
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