Editing Sullivan, New Hampshire (section)

==Education==
The town of Sullivan operates its own independent school district and school administrative unit, governed by a five-member elected school board. Students in Sullivan attend neighboring [[Nelson, New Hampshire|Nelson]] Elementary School for kindergarten through grade six, [[Keene, New Hampshire|Keene]] Middle School for grades seven and eight, and [[Keene High School]].

From 1960 to 2013, Sullivan had been a member of the cooperative Monadnock Regional School District. Its elementary-aged students attended school at the Sullivan Central School on Centre Street (until its closure in 2012) and neighboring [[Gilsum, New Hampshire|Gilsum]] Elementary School. Middle and high school students attended [[Monadnock Regional High School]] in [[Swanzey, New Hampshire|Swanzey]].

At the March 2012 annual [[town meeting]], residents of Sullivan voted to begin the process of withdrawing from the cooperative school district. A withdrawal plan was passed by a district study committee and approved by school district voters on November 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Voters agree to let town exit Monadnock Regional School District |first=Meghan|last= Foley |url=http://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/voters-agree-to-let-town-exit-monadnock-regional-school-district/article_e0327714-934f-5419-a930-30e6d13e2a96.html |newspaper= Keene Sentinel |date=November 28, 2012 |access-date=February 10, 2013}}</ref> On July 1, 2013, the town began operating its own independent school district.  By law, the former Sullivan Central School building has been reacquired by the new school district, but is not intended to be reopened.<ref>Report of Sullivan Withdrawal Committee, [http://www.mrsd.org/files/919058/withdrawal%20plan%20for%20web.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821001909/http://www.mrsd.org/files/919058/withdrawal%20plan%20for%20web.pdf |date=August 21, 2013 }}, September 5, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.</ref>