**It goes without saying that Kensington Elementary School is the heart of Kensington...**

When school opens this year, KES will welcome about 140 students through our doors. Given our small class size, instruction at KES will continue to be personalized and tailored to meet students’ individual needs. Similar to the other elementary schools in SAU #16, we are shifting towards a Competency Learning Model to ensure our students are able to demonstrate their knowledge and utilize the critical skills and dispositions needed to be successful in this ever-changing world. While academic achievement is important, the teachers and staff at KES are committed to supporting the whole child. This was evidenced in our Competency Education visioning work when the Kensington community identified the following qualities and characteristics as being of utmost importance for our KES students: confident, self-driven, empathetic, kind, and academically competent. Our staff embraces the curious young learners in their classrooms and they utilize the tenets of the Purposeful People Program to support and grow our students’ social and emotional development. Learning is about inspiring students - the teachers at KES do that every day!


Welcome to KES

School Hours:

Start: 8:40 am

Dismissal: 3:10 pm

Early Release: 12:00 pm

Phone: (603) 772-5705

Fax: (603) 775-0502


School Profile:

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KES Annual Budget & Voting Information

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KES School District Filing Information

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KES Budget & Warrant Information and Annual Financial Reports

KES Budget Information

Social Media Feed

Kensington Elementary School

KES SAS Parent Letter - Spring 2025

Public Notice Child Find .docx

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ERCSD FY26  Budget & Voting Flyer.pdf

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KES FY26 Budget & Voting Flyer (1).pdf

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KES Water Testing

KES Water Testing March 2024

Files & Folders

Registration

KES New Family Registration

2024-2025

Family Handbook 2024-2025

Bus Routes 2024-2025

SAU16 Calendar 2024-2025

2024-2025 KES School Calendar

Resources

Destiny Online Catalog

ESSER FUNDS

Food Resource Guide

School Board Information

Staff Directory

Portrait of an Educator (POE)

Portrait of an Educator

Educator Growth Tool Rubric

Template - Growth Reflection Form

Sample Growth Reflection Form

Template Performance Improvement Plan

Template for 6 Week Intensive Support Observations

Disclosure of State Funding Received

Hotline for the Office of Inspector General of the US Department of Education

Kensington Disclosure of State Funding Received

SAU16 Safety Resources

Useful Links

**End 68 Hours of Hunger is an organization open to all SAU 16 Schools to help end food insecurity for our students**. **This organization packs food weekly and will deliver to each elementary school, CMS & EHS. Contact the school nurse at your respective SAU 16 School to learn more. Go to** [**https://www.end68hoursofhunger.org/find-your-community/new-hampshire/exeter/**](https://www.end68hoursofhunger.org/find-your-community/new-hampshire/exeter/) **for more information about the program.**[****](http://)

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KES News

Congratulations to the select CMS Jazz Choir performing at the NHSAA conference last week!

CMS Jazz Choir Performs at NHSAA Conference

**For Immediate Release**

SAU 16 was informed of an active police investigation around 1:00 pm on Tuesday April 1, 2025. As a result SAU 16 placed Exeter Developmental Preschool, Lincoln Street School, Main Street School, Seacoast School of Technology and Newfields Elementary School on secure campus status. This precautionary measure was being taken to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff.

The decision to initiate the secure campus protocol came following information from local law enforcement regarding a potential threat in the surrounding area. During this time, the safety of our students and staff remained our top priority. We worked closely with local authorities and  continued to provide updates as new information became available.

While on secure campus status entry and exit were restricted. We understand the concerns this situation may have caused and want to assure families and the community that we took all necessary steps to keep everyone safe. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

SAU 16 Issues Press Release

The Stratham School District (the “Owner”) is in the process of seeking proposals from qualified Owner’s Project Manager firms or individual to function as the "Owner's Project Manager" (”OPM”) in connection with the SMS building additions and renovations project at 39 Gifford Farm Road, Stratham, NH, 03855. To assist the Stratham School Board in this effort, the Stratham School Board is issuing this RFP [(click here for RFP)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HZdkaX0q0pkZHBpg9bq8w3zBI-TiI0lM/view?usp=drive_link) to solicit responses from qualified firms who can meet the Project requirements stated herein.

Stratham School District - Request for Proposal for Owner's Project Management for SMS

New England League of Middle Schools has awarded CMS Eighth Grade Assistant Principal Melanie Faulkner with the A+ Administrator Award! NELMS seeks to honor administrators who value, understand, and support effective middle level education.

Criteria:

*   Understands how young adolescents learn

*   Champions middle level education by

    \- actively promoting middle level education

    \- building community support

    \- recognizing middle level as a distinct entity of education

*   Support and models effective middle level philosophy

*   Encourages professional development in middle level best practices

*   Provides leadership & supervision of effective instructional practices and student outcomes

Congratulations to Melanie Faulkner (CMS 8th Grade Assistant Principal) Recipient of the  NELMS A+ Administrator Award

Congratulations to Melanie Faulkner (CMS 8th Grade Assistant Principal)  - NELMS A+ Administrator Award Recipient

**Exeter, New Hampshire – SAU16 Superintendent Esther Asbell wishes to announce Tonja Neve as the incoming principal of Exeter High School. “Tonja is a dedicated and student-centered educational leader with extensive experience as a principal, school administrator, and high school English teacher”, said Asbell in a letter home to EHS Families. Read the the full release** [**here**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iq47cp_xGEb-k-QjfZGKhI0KmqwtYS36/view?usp=drive_link)**.**

SAU16 Announces Tonja Neve as Incoming Principal of Exeter High School

We are excited to bring to life the beginning of our Strategic Planning Process. Please join us on March 27 & 28 from 5pm - 8pm and March 29 from 9am-12pm to workshop common themes while collaborating as a community to share ideas that will help the process of developing our Strategic Plan.

Light meals and childcare will be provided each day. We encourage all SAU 16 families and community members to join us! Click [here](https://forms.gle/p4V8rXjujxkQhSnh7) to register by March 17, 2025.

SAU 16 Strategic Plan Summit

**ATTENTION:** Caregivers & Parents please join us for a workshop entitled: From Chaos to Calm - *"Executive Function Strategies for Families”*

By attending this workshop, we hope to provide **YOU** (families) with tangible resources and tools to help support yourlearners and students.

*This workshop is open to ALL surrounding towns. We hope to see you there!*

SAVE THE DATE: February 12, 2025 @6pm - 7:30pm at EHS

This Halloween, Exeter High School Student Senate participated in their 10th annual Trick-or-Canning event.

Instead of asking for candy, more than 60 students asked for food donations throughout over 40 neighborhoods in all six SAU-16 towns. The food was collected and brought into school, where it was sorted and organized. This year was the most successful by far in both the number of collected goods and student participation. Items collected for this service project go to End 68 Hours of Hunger, a volunteer organization that packs backpacks that students in our community can bring home to help fight food insecurity during the 68hours between school lunch on Fridays and breakfast on Mondays.

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