Many military members and DoD civilians live off the base in
communities that may range as far as 50 miles away. Those who have
school age children will find the website for the Massachusetts Department of
Education valuable in their school searches.
Since age for kindergarten
entry varies from August 31st to October 31, Individuals interested in the
kindergarten entry age call the superintendent's office in that town to be
certain the date is still accurate.
Current information is available in
the Department of Education website concerning the MCAS test now required for
graduation from all Massachusetts public schools in 2003. State
school choice program (Inter and Intra district programs), Early Childhood
education, vocational education, Charter Schools, Transitional Bilingual
Education, Technology Use in the School, school district profiles, and "private"
and "charter" school information can be found at this site also.
For New
Hampshire schools, please refer to the New Hampshire Department of Education
website.