Collaborating with public schools and community partners
to support excellent and equitable educational opportunities throughout the North Country.

2026 North Country Scholars

At this annual event, North Country Education Services and the North Country School Administrators Association recognize the valedictorian and salutatorian (or top honors), and an outstanding Career and Technical Education student from each of the North Country’s twelve high schools. (Click photo for names and group photos.)

Upcoming Professional Development


Paraeducator Series with Jeanine Fitzgerald

Starting in the fall of 2026, NCES will be offering a monthly series for paraeducators focused on the behavior titled, Why Do They Do That?
 
Everyone misbehaves and misbehavior is not the problem, nor is the person. Behavior is a symptom of an unsolved problem and a form of communication. This series is designed To answer the two most frequently asked questions, “Why do
they do that?” And “What do I do when they do that?”

 

Session topics:

  • Turning Misbehavior into a Teachable Moment

  • Why Do They Do That?

  • Surfing the Emotional Waves

  • Draining Off High Intensity Behavior and Emotions

  • Not My Opposition

  • Brains@Risk

  • Freeing Children from Worry

  • I Want it NOW!

Cost: Free to paraeducators employed by NCES  full and associate member school districts. A school-issued email address must be used during the registration process. This series is currently anticipated to be available to only districts with active NCES membership for the 2026-27 school year.
 
Dates: Tuesdays September 22, October 20, November 17, December 15,
2026, January 19, February 16, March 16, April 13, 2027
 
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
 
Location: Online via Zoom
 
Register: Registration will open in August 2026. 

Role-Alike Community of Practice Convenings

  • Launching in the fall of 2026


Conscious Discipline

Community of Practice for Conscious Discipline & SEL

  • Facilitated by Anne-Marie Gagne and Crystal Reed, this CoP is for educators and other professionals who have participated in Conscious Discipline training and would like to dig deeper into the practices. This group meets on the third Thursday of the month. Space is limited.

A Conscious Discipline series parent/caregiver series is anticipated for the fall of 2026.

The Conscious Discipline series for Educators will start in October of 2026 and will run on approximately monthly basis through May (evenings).

Past participants interested in facilitating a series for parents or colleagues in their school or family-serving organization should contact NCES.

Interested in a overview of Conscious Discipline? Here’s a 20 minute overview of the 7 skills.



Novel Engineering for Family Engagement


NCES and WMSI hope to collaborate on an offering for the 2026-27 school year. View flyer from 2026-2026.






See current issue of NCES news for more offerings.






NCES, in partnership with WMSI, supports North Country schools in computer science integration in grades K-12. Learn more.

 

Latest News

NCES news and updates, see the current newsletter.

The Coos Adult Education program is no longer being administered through NCES. For services in Coos, please contact the Above the Notch Community School in Littleton or the adult education program through Groveton High School.

For contact information, visit the NH Bureau of Adult Education.