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Welcome

It is a pleasure to serve the communities of SAU 50 with a talented staff dedicated to excellence in education and the success of all students. In SAU 50, we strive to create a personalized learning environment for all students. Strong schools are an important part of vibrant communities, and as a school system, we value dynamic partnerships with parents and all stakeholders.

The philosophy of schools within SAU 50 is:

“To endeavor to meet the needs of students of various levels of potential and ability in order to develop in those students academic and social skills, confidence, flexibility, and independence of thought and action." **

About Our Communities

Please visit our website often for information on our schools, including upcoming events. As always, feel free to contact us with any questions and additional information.

Here is some general background about our schools. For more detailed information please visit each school’s website!

Once again, thank you for visiting our website.

Stephen Zadravec, Superintendent of Schools, SAU 50

SAU 50 News and Updates

Jan 20, 2026 · SAU 50
The 2026 Election Filing Period
The filing period for school district officials is Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to Friday, January 30, 2026. Registered voters wishing to file for an open position should contact the town clerk during normal business hours.

Open positions for each school district are as follows:

Greenland

School Board Member (3 year seat)

School Board Member (3 year seat)

School District Moderator (3 year seat)

School District Clerk (3 year seat)

Newington

1 School Board Member (3 year seat)

1 School District Treasurer (1 year seat)

Rye

1 School Board Member (2 year seat)

1 School Board Member (3 year seat)

1 School Board Member (3 year seat)

New Castle

1 School Board Member (3 year seat)

1 School District Moderator (2 year seat)
Dec 8, 2025 · SAU 50
NOTICE OF MEETING – RYE BUDGET COMMITTEE
Budget Committee

Town of Rye, Rye NH 03870

10 Central Rd, Rye NH 03870

603-964-5523

NOTICE OF MEETING – BUDGET COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 – 5:30 pm

Rye Junior High School

501 Washington Rd, Rye NH 03870
Nov 3, 2025 · Special Services
Preschool and PreK Enrollment for the 2026-2027 School Year!
We are excited to share that we are starting the enrollment process for our Rye PreK program, our Newington PreK program, and our SAU 50 Preschool program early this year. We have started reaching out to current families and families on the waitlist with the opportunity to submit an enrollment application and deposit to secure a spot for the 2026-2027 school year.

The Rye PreK meets Monday through Friday, 8:15 am to 2:15 pm. Students must be 4 by September 30th to join. Tuition for Rye residents is $8,250.00 per year ($825.00 per month September through June). Tuition for non-residents is $9,000.00 per year ($900.00 per month September through June).

The Newington PreK meets Monday through Friday, 8:05 am to 3:00 pm. Students must be 4 by September 30th to join. Tuition for Newington residents is $3,300.00 ($330.00 per month, September through June). Tuition for non-residents is $8,500.00 per year ($850.00 per month September through June).

The SAU 50 Preschool program offers morning sessions (8:15 am to 11:00 am) for our younger students and afternoon sessions (11:30 am to 2:15 pm) for our older students. Students must be 3 by September 30th. Sessions are held Monday through Thursday. Parents can choose two or four sessions per week. Tuition is $2,000.00 per year ($200.00 per month, September to June) for two sessions per week and $4,000.00 per year ($400.00 per month, September to June) for four sessions per week.

For more information about these programs, please check out the SAU 50 Website.

If you would like to enroll or add your child’s name to the waitlist, please contact Diane Peterson at dpeterson@sau50.org for more information. If we are able to fill the programs, we will continue to maintain a waitlist in case anything changes for families during the school year.
Aug 16, 2025 · SAU 50
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF NEWINGTON & NEW CASTLE
Please be advised that beginning in September, all Newington School Board meetings will be held on the third Thursday of every month at 5pm at Newington Public School.

Additionally, all New Castle School Board meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of every month at 5pm at MHT
Mar 18, 2025 · SAU 50
FirstView 1.0 Student App
For K-12 parents and caregivers, we understand the importance of a stress-free school commute. First View, our easy-to-use GPS-based vehicle tracking app, allows you to plan your day and stay connected with your student’s trips, regardless of the type of vehicle your student travels in.

**With First View, you can: **

See near real-time vehicle location through GPS and track its progress.

Easily monitor multiple students, including yellow school bus and alternative transportation journeys.

Quickly access updates and vehicle details for each trip.

Receive instant notifications and service alerts from your district.

Set up family members and caregivers to receive customizable trip update alerts and emails.

First View is available as a user-friendly mobile app for both Apple and Android devices.

Step 1. Please search for First View 1.0 in the App Store or Google Play. This app icon has a red background.

Step 2. Create a new account

Step 3. Add a Student

The NEW District Code will be sent via school messenger! You can also contact your school's front office for the District Code.

FIRST VIEW Parent & Caregiver App SUPPORT:

Toll-Free: (888) 889-8920

Email support@myfirstview.com
Oct 28, 2024 · SAU 50
SAU 50 Sensation - Vol. 25
Welcome to the latest edition of the SAU 50 Sensation. In this edition, we wanted to share some important updates with our families and community members. If you have any questions regarding these updates, please do not hesitate to contact our Central Office.

Portsmouth High School Updates

Please see this link for the most recent updates from Portsmouth High School.

Parent Corner

Recently, Greenland Central School hosted a showing of the Screenagers: The Next Chapter - Building Resilience in Kids (Elementary Edition) movie. This special screening brought together students, families, and educators to engage in a vital conversation about technology and its impact on young learners.

Substitutes Needed

Are you interested in spending some time with children and our amazing staff? Consider applying to be a daily substitute. You get to set your schedule and will earn $125 per day. SAU 50 is currently accepting applications for daily substitutes in all of our schools. Please click this link for more information.

PORTRAIT OF A LEARNER SPOTLIGHT

Math Night at Newington Public School took parents on a journey through Place Value Through the Ages, showcasing how we help our students think about numbers and build a strong mathematical foundation.

Math night focused on understanding numbers—beginning with something as fundamental as counting— understanding counting is a complex and dynamic process than it may seem. Research over the last 20 years suggests that the early stages of counting in young children are often complex and, at times, a bit messy. But that’s part of the beauty of learning! To truly understand numbers, students must grasp the abstract nature of what a number represents—a property of a group of objects, not just a symbol on a page.

Our goal at NPS is to cultivate a deep understanding of these concepts in our students, preparing them for future problem-solving and critical thinking. As John Hattie once said, “A close association between a previously learned task and a new situation is necessary for promoting transfer of learning.” This insight guides our work as we strive to build on students’ existing knowledge and help them make connections that deepen their understanding.

Math night left families with a greater appreciation for how place value and number sense are taught at NPS, and with a sense of how important these early steps are in the mathematical journey.

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Famous children's author, Chris Van Dusen, visited SAU 50 and WOW, what a treat! Most notably, Chris has written The Circus Ship and the Mercy Watson series. He amazed us with the stories of how he writes his books. He shared that he drew the lobster on the Maine license plate and uses the L.L. Bean catalog for inspiration. He was so fascinating! Rye Elementary School had all students from New Castle and Newington come for the event before Chris ventured over to Greenland Central School. He signed children's books and was a pleasure to host in our district. We can't wait for his next book!

Click here for the full Edition
Oct 24, 2024 · SAU 50
SAU 50 Sensation - Vol. 24
Welcome to the latest edition of the SAU 50 Sensation. We are thrilled that our students are off to such an excellent start to the new year and are fully engaged in their education. In this edition, we wanted to share some important updates with our families and community members. If you have any questions regarding these updates, please do not hesitate to contact our Central Office.

Portsmouth High School Updates This year we will be featuring some news and the latest updates from Portsmouth High School. Please see this linkfor the most recent update.

First Student School Bus Update We are pleased to officially announce that the potential bus drivers strike has been successfully averted. Negotiations have been successful. There is no further need to explore community vans, daily Uber rides, hitchhiking routes, or any other alternate methods to get to and from school 😀.

SAU 50 Strategic Plan We are pleased to announce that the SAU 50 Joint Board has adopted the SAU 50 2024-2029 Strategic Plan. This document represents the framework for our actions to embed the Portrait of a Learner into our daily practices. Each school will use this framework to develop building based plans to detail actions and strategies over the next 3-5 years. This work has already been very affirming to the great work being done by our staff across all districts.

Parent Corner On October 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, Greenland Central School will be hosting a special showing of the upcoming documentary, “Screenagers Elementary Age Edition”. Created by Dr. Delaney Rolston, the film is one of four movies that address the issues that our students are facing, i.e. cell phones, smart watches, video games, and social media. Additionally, Dr. Delaney and her team have created the “Away For The Day” (AFTD) initiative to help transform schools into cell phone-free spaces. To learn more please visit the website:

https://www.screenagersmovie.com/To RSVP for the showing, please click this link.
May 13, 2024 · SAU 50
New Assistant Superintendent
It is a pleasure to announce that David Hobbs will be the next Assistant Superintendent of Schools for SAU 50.

David is the current Assistant Superintendent in SAU 21 and brings a wealth of experience in curriculum, assessment and instruction.

We were incredibly fortunate to have a strong pool of candidates and three very strong finalists. Thank you to the search committee and everyone who took the time to meet the finalists and offer feedback. We look forward to David joining our amazing SAU!

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More About Our Communities...

Greenland Central School

Greenland Central School is a K-8 facility with a student enrollment of close to 400. The school features full-time kindergarten, self-contained classrooms in grades 1-4, and a middle school philosophy and program for grades 5-8. Students in grades 9-12 attend Portsmouth High School.

Newington Public School

Newington Public School houses about 50 students in grades Pre-K through 6. Students in grades 7-8 attend Portsmouth Middle School; students in grades 9-12 attend Portsmouth High School. NPS accepts Non-Resident Tuition students for Pre-K through 6th grade.

Maude H. Trefethen School

Maude H. Trefethen School in New Castle houses about 30 students in grades K-5. Students in grades 6-8 attend either Portsmouth Middle School or Rye Junior High School. MHT accepts Non-Resident Tuition students for K-5.

Rye Elementary School

Rye Elementary School houses a PK-4 academic program with an enrollment of close to 200 students. It also houses the SAU 50 Community Preschool.

Rye Junior High School

Rye Junior High School has an enrollment of close to 200 students. Rye Junior High demonstrates a commitment to the middle school concept, which emphasizes positive student / teacher relationships and responds to the interests and needs of young adolescents. Rye students in grades 9-12 attend Portsmouth High School.

FIND US

48 POST RD GREENLAND, NH 03840

+1 603 422 9572

About Our Communities

The 2026 Election Filing Period

NOTICE OF MEETING – RYE BUDGET COMMITTEE

Preschool and PreK Enrollment for the 2026-2027 School Year!

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF NEWINGTON & NEW CASTLE

FirstView 1.0 Student App

SAU 50 Sensation - Vol. 25

SAU 50 Sensation - Vol. 24

New Assistant Superintendent