School Board

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Watch an archived video, including previous meetings:

2025-2026 GoalIn front from the left: Kelly Ickes, Vice-Chair Dr. Heather Smith, Dr. Renee Beauregard-Bennett, Denise Day, Sean Harrison. Back: Chair Matt Bacon, Giana Gelsey.

View the School Board's 2025-2026 goals (approved August 20, 2025).

Questions concerning School Board operations should be directed to the Superintendent of Schools at 603-868-5100 ext. 2002, and correspondence for the School Board can be sent to SAU #5, 36 Coe Drive, Durham, NH 03824 or by using the email address below.

School Board

All Board Member Correspondence

 

School Board Members

Matthew Bacon, Chair

 Madbury 2027
Dr. Renee Beauregard-Bennett Lee 2027
Denise Day At-Large 2029
Giana Gelsey At-Large 2029
Sean Harrison At-Large 2028
Kelly Ickes Durham 2027

Dr. Heather Smith, Vice-Chair

 At-Large 2028
Lucy Adjemian Student Rep 2026-2027

 

Special Recognition

The Oyster River School Board was named 2023 School Board of the Year by the New Hampshire School Boards Association (NHSBA)!