ELO Tools and Resources
Resources for designing an ELO program
NH Department of Education
NH Minimum Standards for Public School Approval
NH DOE Competency Validation Rubric (PDF)
Templates and charts
Program Development Readiness Checklist (PDF)
ELO Program Development Process Chart (MSWord)
Best Practices Checklist (PDF)
Sustaining an ELO program
ELO Practice profile template (PDF)
ELO Sustainability Check-in (MSWord)
ELO Handbook
The New Hampshire Extended Learning Opportunity Handbook (PDF, 311 pages, 2016) – a comprehensive manual by Sheila Ward, Bonnie Robinson and Doug Cullen.
Promotion
Reaching Higher NH is a non-partisan public education policy resource with promotional materials on ELOs.
Program Design resources around the web

Resources for designing an individual ELO
Student tools
Accommodations
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
ELO Handbook
The New Hampshire Extended Learning Opportunity Handbook (PDF, 311 pages, 2016) – a comprehensive manual by Sheila Ward, Bonnie Robinson and Doug Cullen
Samples of school district ELO policies
Franklin School Board: Franklin High School
Community Partner resources
Assessment tools
Four learning components graphic
Research, Reflection, Project and Presentation Rubric Template (MSWord)
Sample school modifications to rubrics
- Lebanon High School (NH) ELO Rubrics
- Central Falls High School (RI)
Other resources
Other web resources
Understanding ELOs
Buck Institute for Education (BIE) – project based learning
Next Steps NH resources
Next Steps: Measurable postsecondary goals
Next Steps: Transition IEP requirements
NH DOL resources
NH DOL Youth employment federal and state laws
NH DOE resources
NH ELO Initiative Evaluation Findings (PDF)