Special education in New Hampshire

What New Hampshire calls special education, how long each step takes, who to call, free help, paying for services, and how the state scores.

Special education in New Hampshire

Special education is called

Special Education

The IEP meeting

IEP team meeting

Eligibility team

Evaluation team

Evaluation timeline

60 calendar days. From consent (Ed 1107.01)

IEP timeline

30 days (federal)

Transition planning starts

14 (being checked)

Rights transfer to the student at

Developmental delay category

3 to 9 (child count)

Dyslexia law

yes: RSA 200:59: screening for dyslexia in K and grade 1 (grades 2-3 if not screened)

Find your district and schools

212 districts and charter districts. 20 special education schools and 41 public charter schools.

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The state office and your options when you disagree

State special education office

New Hampshire Department of Education, Bureau of Student Support (Special Education) (603) 271-2299

Procedural safeguards (your rights notice)

Read the state's notice

Mediation

Ask for mediation

State complaint

File a state complaint

Due process

Ask for a due process hearing

Free help for families

Parent centers

Parent Information Center (PIC)
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI), Concord
(603) 224-7005

Disability rights agency

Disability Rights Center
Protection and Advocacy Agency, Concord
(603) 228-0432

Advocacy groups in New Hampshire

Paying for it

Medicaid for children

New Hampshire Medicaid

CHIP

New Hampshire Medicaid (CHIP is part of Medicaid)

Apply

Apply for coverage

Medicaid for children with disabilities, whatever the family's income

yes: Home Care for Children with Severe Disabilities (Katie Beckett option, TEFRA)

Schools bill Medicaid for health services

yes

Autism insurance law

yes. up to 21; ABA $36,000 (0 to 12), $27,000 (13 to 21) per year

Scholarship or ESA for students with disabilities

universal: Education Freedom Accounts (universal ESA since 2025); tax-credit ESA

Program page

Official program page

How school, Medicaid and insurance fit together

How New Hampshire scores

First edition. These grades are new (November 2026) and the weights may still change. Texas graduation data is being confirmed with the state.

State of Schools

Rank 2 of 51

State of Support

B+

Rank 7 of 51

Combined

B+

Rank 2 of 51

Pillar	Grade
Following the law	B+
Learning together	B+
Results	B
School funding	B
Family protections	C
Options and transition	C

IDEA determination 2026: Meets. How we grade.

Sources for this page are listed in the SPED Atlas research tables (state terms, state help, paying for it). Items marked "being checked" are waiting on a primary source.

Last reviewed: November 2026. Rules, programs and phone numbers change. Check with the office named on this page. Report outdated or wrong information.