TO: Superintendents and Other Interested Parties FROM: Credentialing DATE: 8/15/2023 SUBJECT: CRITICAL SHORTAGE LIST (effective 9/1/2023 until replaced by a new list) The Department of Education has completed an analysis of the teacher supply and demand in NH. Based on the results of a survey and other data available to the Department, the following endorsements have been identified as critical shortage areas and are available under the Site-Based Licensing Plan. NOTE: per RSA 189:39a “Notwithstanding a determination of critical staffing shortage made by the department of education, a superintendent, with the approval of the local school board, may determine that a critical staffing shortage exists in one or more specific teaching areas within the school district. The department of education shall be notified of any critical staffing shortages which have been determined in a school district within 30 days of such determination.” Administrator Career and Technical Education Principal Educational Specialists: School Counselor School Psychologist School Social Worker Instructional Specialists: Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-6) Library Media Specialist Reading and Writing Specialist Teachers: Endorsements marked with * require current licensure in Special Education Teacher Blind and Vision Disabilities Chemistry (7-12) Deaf and Hearing Disabilities Early Childhood Education (N-3) Early Childhood Special Education (N-3) Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities* English (5-8) English (5-12) English for Speakers of Other Languages Health Education Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities* Mathematics, Middle Level (to Algebra I/Integrated I) Mathematics, Upper Level (Pre-Algebra to AP Math) Physical and Health Disabilities* Physical Science (7-12) Reading and Writing Teacher Social Studies (5-12) Special Education Teacher Specific Learning Disabilities* Technology and Engineering Teacher World Languages Teacher (French, Spanish) Endorsements removed from previous critical shortage list Site-Based Licensing Plan still available for 23-24 school year for candidates with issued SOE in one of these endorsements and hire date in the role, both prior to 9/1/2023 Comprehensive Business Education Comprehensive Family & Consumer Science Life Science (7-12) Music Education Physical Education Science (5-8) Visual Arts Education

TO: Superintendents and Other Interested Parties FROM: Credentialing DATE: 4/4/2022 SUBJECT: CRITICAL SHORTAGE LIST (effective 4/4/2022 until replaced by a new list) The Department of Education has completed an analysis of the teacher supply and demand in NH. Based on the results of a survey and other data available to the Department, the following endorsements have been identified as critical shortage areas and are available under the Site-Based Licensing Plan. NOTE: per RSA 189:39a “Notwithstanding a determination of critical staffing shortage made by the department of education, a superintendent, with the approval of the local school board, may determine that a critical staffing shortage exists in one or more specific teaching areas within the school district. The department of education shall be notified of any critical staffing shortages which have been determined in a school district within 30 days of such determination.” Educational Specialists: School Counselor School Psychologist School Social Worker School Speech-Language Specialist (4/14/23 repealed and no longer available) Instructional Specialists: Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-6) Reading and Writing Specialist Teachers: Endorsements marked with * require current licensure in Special Education Teacher Comprehensive Business Education Comprehensive Family & Consumer Science Early Childhood Special Education (N-3) Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities* English (5-12) English for Speakers of Other Languages Health Education Life Science (7-12) Mathematics, Middle Level (to Algebra I/Integrated I) Mathematics, Upper Level (Pre-Algebra to AP Math) Music Education Physical Education Physical Science (7-12) Reading and Writing Teacher Science (5-8) Social Studies (5-12) Special Education Teacher Technology and Engineering Teacher Visual Arts Education World Languages Teacher (French, Spanish)

TO: Superintendents and Other Interested Parties FROM: Credentialing DATE: 8/5/2019 SUBJECT: CRITICAL SHORTAGE LIST (effective 8/5/2019 until replaced by a new list) The Department of Education has completed an analysis of the teacher supply and demand in NH. Based on the results of a survey and other data available to the Department, the following endorsements have been identified as critical shortage areas and are available under the Site-Based Licensing Plan. NOTE: per RSA 189:39a “Notwithstanding a determination of critical staffing shortage made by the department of education, a superintendent, with the approval of the local school board, may determine that a critical staffing shortage exists in one or more specific teaching areas within the school district. The department of education shall be notified of any critical staffing shortages which have been determined in a school district within 30 days of such determination.” Administrators: Assistant Superintendent Associate Principal Business Administrator Career and Technical Education Director Curriculum Administrator Special Education Administrator School Counseling Director Educational Specialists: Library Media Coordinator School Counselor School Psychologist School Social Worker School Speech-Language Specialist Instructional Specialists: Digital Learning Specialist Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-6) Library Media Specialist Reading and Writing Specialist Teachers: Endorsements marked with * require current licensure in Special Education Teacher Blind and Vision Disabilities Chemistry (7-12) Comprehensive Agriculture Comprehensive Business Education Comprehensive Family & Consumer Science Comprehensive Marketing Comprehensive Technology Education Computer Science Dance Deaf and Hearing Disabilities Early Childhood Special Education (N-3) Earth and Space Science (7-12) Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities* English (5-8) and (5-12) English for Speakers of Other Languages Health Education Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities* Life Science (7-12) Mathematics, Middle Level (to Algebra I/Integrated I) Mathematics, Upper Level (Pre-Algebra to AP Math) Music Education Physical Education Physical Science (7-12) Physics (7-12) Reading and Writing Teacher Science (5-8) Social Studies (5-8) and (5-12) Special Education Teacher (formerly General Special Education) Specific Learning Disabilities* Theatre Visual Arts Education World Languages Teacher (Classical/Modern/ASL) Career and Technical Education Specialty Areas Other: Educational Interpreter/Transliterator Early Childhood Education (N-3) has been removed from the Critical Shortage List as of 10/5/2020.