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Charter Commission officially resubmits amendments

Thursday, August 6, 2020 Andrew Sylvia 0

On Thursday, the Manchester School District Charter Commission re-approved a set of proposed amendments to the Manchester City Charter relating to the Manchester School District. READ MORE

NHIAA releases start dates for fall sports

Thursday, August 6, 2020 Andrew Sylvia 0

The decision on whether there will be a fall sports season for Manchester’s public high schools will come on Monday, and now that decision will have “first date to play” dates from the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA). READ MORE

Superintendent Goldhardt submits draft reopening proposal for Manchester School District

Thursday, August 6, 2020 Manchester School District 0

Dr. Goldhardt’s proposal calls for all students in grades 2 through 12 to begin the year fully remote through the end of the first term, but we would re-evaluate the situation on Oct. 9. READ MORE

Local Democratic students call for action following Washington Post story

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Andrew Sylvia 0

Manchester-area students are demanding that U.S. Senate Candidate Corky Messner (R-NH) donate the remaining balance from the Messner Foundation into another educational scholarship grant after recent revelations in the Washington Post. READ MORE

Aldermen say yes to school technology bond, no to fifth-grade bond

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Andrew Sylvia 0

On Tuesday, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen shot down a bond request for construction at McLaughlin and Hillside Middle Schools that would allow the addition of fifth grade classrooms. They also overwhelmingly supported a bonding request related to technology improvements in the Manchester School District. READ MORE

How other school districts around the state are approaching back-to-school

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Granite State News Collaborative 0

A round-up of excerpts from some recent stories published by members of the Granite State News Collaborative and links to the full stories, for a broader look at how other New Hampshire school districts are approaching the process of getting back to school. READ MORE

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Awards tech ed scholarships to 7 NH high school grads

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Bar Harbor Bank & Trust 0

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has named seven New Hampshire high school graduates as recipients of the Bank’s 2020 Career & Technical Education Scholarship. The $1,500 award is presented to students in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont who attended a technical career program as part of their high school curriculum and are planning to attend college or a technical school after graduation. READ MORE

Manchester school leaders take re-opening questions from parents

Monday, August 3, 2020 Andrew Sylvia 1

Manchester School District officials held a Facebook Live event on Monday night to answer parental questions about the upcoming school year. READ MORE

Thousands of NH families could qualify for additional food benefits and may not know it

Monday, August 3, 2020 Jordyn Haime 0

Deadline to apply for P-EBT program is August 24. READ MORE

School district update: Aug. 3 town hall for families; special education listening session, Aug. 7

Thursday, July 30, 2020 Manchester School District 0

As we work to fine-tune our plans before we present them to the Board of School Committee for its Aug. 10 meeting, we have scheduled a live stream on Monday, Aug. 3. You can read more and find out how to submit questions for the event below. READ MORE