SEABROOK — The town’s SAU 21 Withdrawal Feasibility Study Committee voted Thursday not to recommend forming a separate school administrative unit, citing higher costs and no assurance the district will see improved student test scores.
The vote was 4-3, with Budget Committee member Chris LeClaire and School Board members Kelli Hueber and Lacey Fowler voting to leave SAU 21.
“I just haven’t seen any evidence that SAU 21 administration is somehow causing those low test scores or getting in the way of improving them,” said Laura Carty, who chaired the committee. “Going through this process … I’ve come to see that improving students’ success depends on what happens in the classroom with the teachers who are on the frontlines.”…