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Last summer, New Hampshire's first charter school in Franklin opened its doors, now as its first school year ends six charter schools stand. Schools have begun to boast of the success of its students yet the year has not been without its major challenges? difficulties in state aid and negativity by certain school boards have left some of these schools uncertain about their futures. Today on the Exchange we look back at the last year of charter schools in our state and look forward to what their futures might hold. Laura's guests are Amy Quinton, NHPR's Education reporter. Roberta Tenney, Administrator for school standards for the New Hampshire Department of Education who oversees Charter, Choice, Home Schooling and Non-Public Education. Bill Grimm, Chair of the Board of Trustees and Founder of the Franklin Career Academy, the state's first Charter School. Patrice Baker, Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Seacoast Charter School in Exeter. Mark Joyce, Execuitve Director of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association and Lisa Lavoie, Director of the North Country Charter Academy in Littleton and Lancaster.