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Londonderry School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Londonderry board accepts first donation to open artificial turf field trust fund 17:24

  • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to accept a donation and establish the Londonderry School District Artificial Turf Field Expandable Trust Fund, and to authorize the administration to accept other donations to it. 18:20
  • Principals gave opening day reports that included the start of full-day kindergarten in the elementary schools. 22:49
  • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 on a motion to return $150,000 to taxpayers to offset the December tax bill. 1:04:04
  • A district staff member presented fourth-quarter financials for fiscal year '26. 1:11:29

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 4:29
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 4:29
    • The consent agenda listed regular board meetings on September 15th, 2026 and October 6th, 2026 and the appointment of truancy officers. 5:08
    • The consent agenda was approved 5⁠-⁠0. 5:59
  2. Student and liaison reports 5:58
    • A student council representative said homecoming will be September 19th in the LHS gym from 7 to 10 PM. 6:23
    • Tim Porter said the Senior Expo will be held at the LHS gym on Saturday, October 3rd from 10 to 1 PM and thanked the buildings and grounds crew for its work leading up to opening day. 7:36
    • The presiding officer said the district office construction contract is approximately 3 to 4 weeks ahead of schedule. 9:08
  3. Public hearing on turf field trust fund 8:30
    • A district staff member said a Capital Projects Committee began in spring of 2025 and chose a turf field funded by donation as its first goal. 9:59
    • A district staff member said a 2024 field study found the district has 16 fields in varying levels of condition. 10:32
    • A speaker said the turf field is a need, not a want, because lacrosse in the spring has no place to practice other than hot top, and said the document would be signed. 15:53
  4. Turf field trust fund deliberation 17:24
    • The motion was to accept the donation, establish the trust fund, authorize the administration to accept other donations and encourage supporters of Londonderry athletics and recreation to donate. 17:24
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 19:11
  5. Principal opening day reports 19:11
    • Members of the elementary team said open houses will be held September 9th and on the 10th, and that a K through 5 writing initiative using strategies from the Writing Revolution is launching. 24:32
    • The middle school principal said the school welcomed 869 students. 29:44
    • A high school administrator said this year marks the soft launch of Lancer Academy, a career-connected learning effort. 33:59
  6. Opening message to staff 35:36
    • A district staff member said around 60 classrooms were probably moved in the elementary schools over the summer. 35:47
    • A district staff member said freshman laptops were expected to arrive tomorrow or Thursday and that some paraprofessionals might be shifted to make sure all needed one-on-one supports are in place. 36:46
  7. Public comment 42:44
    • A speaker at public comment said the sinks and toilets in 2 portables moved for kindergarten space were never hooked up and asked the board to consider hooking up the water. 42:56
    • A speaker at public comment asked the district to evaluate ways to reduce student screen time and bring back textbooks, note-taking and handwriting. 46:55
  8. Overnight field trips 52:44
    • A district staff member sought approval for 3 new trips, including a May 7th boys track and field trip to White Plains, New York, and a chorus and orchestra trip to New York City. 53:13
  9. Unassigned fund balance 55:02
    • A district staff member said state estimates put the allowed retention amount at $3,768,044 and recommended keeping the fund balance at least $1 million. 55:15
    • One board member said the figure presented strikes a good balance between giving some back to taxpayers and retaining an amount for unforeseen costs. 1:01:20
    • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 on the motion to return $150,000 to offset the December tax bill and retain the rest. 1:04:04
  10. Safety update 1:04:13
    • A district staff member said a vendor checked all Alertus buttons on August 19th and all worked. 1:06:35
    • The staff member said the district will number building doors, windows and stairwells from the outside and that a state grant will 3D map every building for emergency responders. 1:07:46
  11. Opening day enrollment 1:09:11
    • A district staff member said kindergarten enrollment totaled 274, compared with an expected range in the 230s to 240s. 1:09:13
    • The staff member said the high school was down 30 students rather than a projected 100. 1:10:40
  12. Fourth quarter financials 1:11:25
    • A district staff member said revenues were about $440,000 above expectations and expenditures were about $500,000 below the approved budget. 1:11:29
    • The staff member said MST sent the district a $171,000 bill in June and that dining services operated at a loss of about $102,000. 1:11:29
    • A speaker said it was time to revisit a conversation about moving paras around for one-to-ones, and a speaker suggested adding the discussion to the October 6th meeting. 1:19:08
  13. Staff communication tools survey 1:22:09
    • A district staff member said a staff survey asks about the district's communication tools, including interest in a virtual phone for calling and texting parents, with results to come at the next meeting. 1:22:39
  14. Attendance messaging 1:24:59
    • A district staff member said the goal is for every student to attend 97% of the time, which is only 6 absences. 1:26:08
    • The staff member said schools averaged between 93 and 95% daily attendance. 1:27:12
  15. Non-public session 1:32:28

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    Video: posted by the district as “School Board Meeting 9-1-26”