{"id":13189,"date":"2026-10-16T12:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=13189"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:38:33","slug":"fall-2026-superintendent-video-newsletter-part-1-academic-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=13189","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2026 Superintendent Video Newsletter Part 1 \u2013 Academic\u00a0Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the School District<br>By Amity Small on October 14, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Morning Londonderry, Families and Community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a link to my first Video Newsletter of this 2026-27 School Year. This video is focused on my &#8220;Academic Update&#8221; for the School District. We have shared a lot over the last few years just how well our schools are doing based on State and National Assessments. Those outcomes are important, but what we should really celebrate as a community is all the hard work done by our staff to get us to the point of being State Leaders in New Hampshire. There was a lot of internal work that got us to this point, and what I highlight is the combination of five areas that have led our schools, teacher teams, and individual classrooms to this place. I believe it is the mixture of the five practices below that helped us reach this point. Our staff has . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adopted New or Updated their Current Curriculum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adopted New Instructional Practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raised Expectations of Student Achievement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built Highly Collaborative Teacher Teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decided Good Outcomes on these Tests are Important<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fall 2026 Video Newsletter Part 1 &#8211; Academic Update &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.londonderry.org\/?action=user_content_redirect&amp;uuid=df9f1881a1b7c9abfa29a5a431e04a6ede2353d85b9f414693d375aa3925e926&amp;blog_id=180515763&amp;post_id=711&amp;user_id=279496618&amp;subs_id=196270279&amp;signature=daba9c34b559784932c01870fe5cd8c2&amp;email_name=new-post&amp;user_email=gdouglas@kaizendesign.com&amp;encoded_url=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&amp;email_id=3441048d0006a6ed263122bc3cf4febe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XSJsYqZgDsc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow I will release Part 2 of the Video Newsletter which will focus on our first-year push on Absences in our Schools. Next Week I will release Part 3 of the Video Newsletter which focuses on the Tax Cap Vote coming on November 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you enjoy this information on our wonderful Londonderry Schools!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan Black &#8211; Superintendent of Schools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fall video newsletter: Academic Update 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XSJsYqZgDsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the School DistrictBy Amity Small on October 14, 2026 Good Morning Londonderry, Families and Community! 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