District News

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NO. 12
Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Londonderry, New Hampshire 03053
The meeting of the Londonderry School Board will be held on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 7:00PM at the Londonderry High School, 295 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH in the LHS Cafeteria. In light of the current health crisis, we will be observing social distancing guidelines in this evening’s meeting. The meeting will also be broadcast on local Cable Access Ch. 21 as well as the District’s YouTube Channel.

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The meeting of the Londonderry School Board will be held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 7:00PM
at the Londonderry High School, 295 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH in the LHS Cafeteria. In light of the
current health crisis, we will be observing social distancing guidelines in this evening’s meeting. The meeting
will also be broadcast on local Cable Access Ch. 21 as well as the District’s YouTube Channel.

Click Here for Agenda

The below message and linked documents are sent on behalf of the South Central Public Health Network.

The South Central Public Health Network is coordinating COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in the region for students/youth 5-18 years of age only. All children under 18 years of age, must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Registration for these clinics are online only. Walk-ins are not permitted. Vaccine supplies are limited. Please register early.

11/16/2021, 4:00 – 8:00 PM Regional Students Vaccine Clinic at Hampstead Central School, 21 Emerson Ave. in coordination with the Hampstead School District. The last day to register is Monday, November 15 by noon. CLINIC CODE: HRS1351

11/20/2021, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Regional Students Vaccine Clinic at Pinkerton Academy Field House, 32 N. Main St. Derry. The last day to register is Friday, November 19 by noon. CLINIC CODE: PRS1351

If you are interested in having your child vaccinated at one of the South Central Public Health Regional COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics, please review the following documents attached. These documents MUST be reviewed prior to registering your child:

• VINI Quick Reference Guide – Registration and Appointment Scheduling are done through VINI – the State managed Vaccine Management System: https://vini.nh.gov/providers/s/. VINI works best with Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. VINI is not compatible with Internet Explorer.
• NH DHHS Notice of Privacy Practices
• Pfizer 5 through 11 Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers-COVID-19 Vaccine Please review the Fact Sheet that is age-appropriate for your child.
• Pfizer 12 and up Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers-COVID-19 Vaccine Please review the Fact Sheet that is age-appropriate for your child.
• Consent to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine to a Person Under the Age of 18 Years – Parents/legal guardians must review this form and consent to having their child vaccinated. When registering your child, you will electronically consent in the system, and verbally consent in person at the clinic. A paper form is not needed when the parent accompanies their child to the clinic.
• After Visit Summary and Recommendations for Vaccine Recipients – What to expect after the shot.
• V-safe information sheet – an optional smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after your COVID-19 vaccination.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child receiving the vaccine after reviewing these documents, please contact your child’s pediatrician or healthcare provider. Some pediatricians’ offices are now offering the vaccine to their patients. Additionally, vaccines may be offered at local pharmacies. Search for pharmacy availability at: www.vaccines.gov.

Additional Information for Parents/Legal Guardians registering their child to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a South Central Public Health Vaccine Clinic:

• These clinics are for students/youth ages 5 to 18. The Pfizer Vaccine will be administered to all vaccine recipients. Adult primary series, boosters, or 3rd shots will not be given.
• Masks are required at all Vaccine Clinics.
• IMPORTANT: Have your child drink fluids to stay hydrated before arriving to the clinic.
• If an adult family member who is not the Parent/Legal Guardian, is accompanying the child to the Clinic, they MUST bring a signed paper Consent Form from the Parent/Legal Guardian. Vaccines will not be given to children without paper or verbal consent from their Parent/Legal Guardian. Paper Consent Forms are not necessary at the Clinic when Parents/Legal Guardians are accompanying their own children.
• Parents/Legal Guardians will be asked to present their own identification.
• Please have your child wear clothing with easy arm access.
• Bring your child’s favorite small toy, book, blanket, or other comfort item.
• Clinic Staff will not restrain your child to administer the vaccine.
• Consider having your child sit on your lap when being vaccinated.
• After your child receives the shot, you will be asked to wait with your child in the Observation Area for 15-30 minutes in case of any immediate side effects to the vaccine. Please see the After Visit Summary and Recommendations document for additional information.
• Second-dose clinics have been scheduled exactly 3 weeks after the first-dose clinics. Additional registration information will be provided at the first-dose clinic.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION – VINI Quick Reference Guide attachment–Registration and appointment scheduling are done through VINI – the State managed Vaccine Management System: https://vini.nh.gov/providers/s/. VINI works best with Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. VINI is not compatible with Internet Explorer. As a Parent/Legal Guardian, you may add your child to your own VINI account, avoiding the need for each child to register under their own unique email address.

• EXISTING Parent/Legal Guardian VINI Account: If you have an existing account established in VINI, you can add a child/dependent to your account. Please refer to the VINI Quick Reference Guide: Adding Family Members to an Existing VINI Account for specific instructions.
• NEW VINI Account needed: If you do not have an existing VINI account, go to https://vini.nh.gov/providers/s/ to create an account. Refer to the VINI Quick Reference Guide: Creating a New VINI Account for specific instructions.
• You may create your own account then add your child as a dependent or create an account specifically for your child with a unique email address.
• All options will require you to answer screening questions about your child and provide consent before registering.

SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT IN VINI – All appointments must be scheduled through VINI. These Regional Clinics are considered Private Clinics and have their own unique Clinic Code.

11/16/2021 Regional Students Vaccine Clinic at Hampstead Central School – CLINIC CODE: HRS1351

11/20/2021 Regional Students Vaccine Clinic at Pinkerton Academy – CLINIC CODE: PRS1351

CLINIC CODES must be entered as stated to ensure that the correct clinic shows up when searching.

• If scheduling an appointment for your child that has been added to your VINI account, refer to the VINI Quick Reference Guide: Scheduling an Appointment for a Family Members for specific instructions.
• If scheduling an appointment for your child with their own VINI account, refer to the VINI Quick Reference Guide: Scheduling an Appointment for Dependents with Their Own Account.

If you are not able to keep your scheduled appointment, please cancel immediately in VINI to allow for another to take your spot.

Informational Documents:

v-safe-information-sheet-508c

VINI Quick Reference Guide for Recipients

Regional Student Vaccine Clinic info for Parents

Pfizer 12 and up Fact Sheet for Recipients-COVID-19 Vaccine 28Oct2021

Pfizer 5 though 11 Fact Sheet for Recipients-COVID-19 Vaccine Final

NH DHHS Notice of Privacy.Practices

Consent to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine to a Person Under the Age of 18 Years

After Visit Summary and Recommendations for Vaccine Recipients

The Londonderry School Board Budget Workshops scheduled on Thursdays in December have changed to Tuesdays in December.  The following are the dates:

• December 2, 2021 has been changed to December 7, 2021
• December 9, 2021 has been changed to December 14, 2021
• December 16, 2021 has been changed to December 21, 2021

The Budget Workshops are at 7:00PM in the LHS Café. The public is invited to attend.

Please Click Here to view the agenda for the November 9th Londonderry School Board meeting.

The meeting of the Londonderry School Board will be held on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:00PM
at the Londonderry High School, 295 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH in the LHS Cafeteria. In light of the
current health crisis, we will be observing social distancing guidelines in this evening’s meeting. The meeting
will also be broadcast on local Cable Access Ch. 21 as well as the District’s YouTube Channel.

At their meeting on October 19, the School Board heard a presentation from administration regarding the options available to teachers when working with students who are out of school for extended periods of time. This presentation included the handout, linked below, that summarizes the ways in which teachers present learning material to students at various grade levels. We are posting it today in order to give parents a clearer picture of what is expected and available relative to learning beyond the school buildings. As was pointed out during the presentation, it is important that parents contact teachers or building administrators if they either require assistance in accessing learning material, or if for some reason their student has not been receiving that instructional material.

Link to Virtual Learning Options summary

LONDONDERRY SCHOOL DISTRICT
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Londonderry School District will conduct a public hearing to discuss the need to increase the rate of pay
for special education assistants due to the ongoing staffing shortage. The School Board is considering
moving this group from a grade 3 to grade 4 in the current support contract ratified March 2020. The
maximum estimated additional cost of this decision is $380,000. The School Board meeting will take place
at the Londonderry High School, 295 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire in the Cafeteria on
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at 7:00pm. The public is invited to attend.

Please click here to view the school board meeting agenda for October 5th.

LONDONDERRY SCHOOL DISTRICT
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Londonderry School District will conduct a public hearing on the acceptance of the Federal ESSER III Grant.  The Londonderry School District is scheduled to receive $1,564,487.94 to defray the costs associated with the COVID pandemic. Such funds shall be received under RSA198:20-b, appropriations for Unanticipated Funds. It will take place at the Londonderry High School, 295 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire in the Cafeteria on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 7:00pm.  The public is invited to attend.

The school district is in the process of expanding our ability to meet the needs of students who are absent from school for longer periods of time than they would be for a normal short-term illness. Last school year, we were able to commit a number of staff members to remote instruction as  result of the significant number of families electing to learn in that environment. This year, with full in-school learning, we do not have the ability to redeploy staff in that manner. As such, we have to rely upon more traditional methods of delivering learning to students who are out of the school building.

With the wide variety of ages of students we serve and the material they are tasked with learning, it is important for individual teachers to make the determination of how best for students to learn from home. This is a list of measures that are currently available, or are in the process of being developed.

• Sharing of in-school learning resources and materials (textbooks, workbooks, etc.)
• Communication with teachers electronically via email or phone
• Use of Google Classroom for assignments or communication with teachers
• Use of video conferencing for live interactions both within a class and with staff
• Pre-recorded videos of lessons or activities from teachers in district
• Existing on-line learning materials such as those provided by the College Board, virtual learning providers such as Kahn Academy and other similar resources.
• Use of on-line learning materials, tutorials, or software related to concepts under study (iReady, etc.)
• After school hours – extra help sessions with staff or tutors

We are currently working to expand our offerings of live on-line help both during and after school hours, to be offered both by our staff and from independent tutoring services. This will be expanded as soon as possible.