Dover School Board Ward 2
email: liz4schools@gmail.com
Responses to Foster’s Questionnaire
Five years out from the onset of Covid, Dover’s schools and students have found a new rhythm. Educators have reshaped the teaching model to accommodate students at different levels of mastery. Recent reading data on younger students are promising.
This revised model aims at a real problem. We have a wide gap in student achievement. The 2025 NH reading tests results show a 30-point difference in reading proficiency between struggling and more successful students: 34% vs 64%. This gap persists in Math and Science.
I want to improve these outcomes. The research is clear: When struggling students do better, all students do. I support the ongoing use of data, teacher teams, and social learning so that all students are engaged and can realize their potential.
Educational History
BA, English, German: Indiana University
MA Religious Studies: Indiana University
Professional History
- Over 20 years of research and writing on schools, literacy, the arts, and social science.
- Produced more than 40 video site visits of high-performing schools (U.S. Department of Education, MA Department of Education)
- Long-term collaboration with Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA: developing science ed, weather warning systems, and community involvement strategies
- Adult Educator (Religion, Ethics, English) – UNH, SHU, NE College
- Author of award-winning YA book, Believers, Oxford University Press
- Published poet and freelance writer
Volunteer History
- Member, Waterfront Park Design SubCommittee
- Member, Transportation Advisory Commission
- In-school and after-school tutor, reading and writing
- Past Chair, Dover Energy Commission
- Past President, Temple Israel Dover
Personal
Parent of three flourishing adults who attended Dover schools