CONWAY — For families in the Mount Washington Valley looking beyond the traditional classroom, charter schools offer different paths to education, each shaped by its own mission, teaching philosophy and learning environment. Three profiled in this issue are Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School and Robert Frost Public Charter School (each getting a new head of school this year), both in Conway, and Breakthrough Academy, a new chartered public school in Chocorua.

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Head of School David Coleman and Adminstration Assistant Michelle Schmidt walk through the new lobby area at the Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School in Conway on Aug. 7. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

NORTHEAST WOODLAND HAS NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL

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From left: Volunteer Belinda Kustan, middle school teacher Tracy Strout, Head of School Jay Murphy and high school math/science teacher Maggie O'Neil stand outside the Robert Frost Chartered Public School in Conway Village on Aug. 10. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

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Head of School Kimberly Morton (left) and Assistant Head of School Kim Randall stand together at the Breakthrough Academy Chartered Public School in Chocorua on Aug. 7. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

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