Capital Projects Committee Created for School District

During the Tuesday, June 3 Londonderry School Board meeting, the School Board received an update regarding the potential capital campaign in order to improve facilities within the school district. 
“This is just a follow-up to the last meeting,” Business Administrator Amity Small said during the meeting. 
Small said since their May meeting, they have discussed what a committee for the initiative would look like. 
“Since the May 20, 2025 Board meeting when the Athletic Director and I presented a plan to pursue donations to help fund capital projects, we met to discuss forming a committee, whose charge would be to formulate a specific action plan to begin this process this summer,” Small said. 
Small also stated they would likely have a couple of meetings during the summer. 
“We envision two to three meetings this summer,” Small said. 
Small said as part of the meetings it would include making a list of roles, projects, timelines, materials,  among other things. 
She explained that they suggested the following committee members but they would be open to other suggestions: 

  • Superintendent
  • Asst Superintendent
  • Business Administrator
  • B&G Director
  • Athletic Director
  • Music Director
  • 1-2 Board Members

“We also believe we’d need about $5,000 to fund annual marketing materials that could
include infographics, forms, folders, videos, etc,” Small said. “Additionally, we would look into pursuing a database for managing alumni information during the budget process. We believe this charge could ease the burden for taxpayers.”
School Board Chair Bob Slater said that he thinks the group should get together and also find two to three business people and or community members to help them. 
“I think having some local business people who would like to see the investments in the schools may help us in that world than just educators,” Slater said. 
School Board member Amanda Butcher suggested they have it on a rotation so each board member can be involved in some way. 
Slater said it made sense noting that they could have one main board member serve on the Committee and then have it on a rotation for the second spot.
It was suggested that they have their first meeting for the Committee right before their next school board meeting, which was agreed on. 
Also during the meeting, Superintendent Dan Black gave an update on cell phone usage at the high school, following its policy that was passed earlier this year. 
Black explained that at the high school, they had 235 detentions for having cell phones out during semester two.
“That’s two to three a day,” Black said, explaining that the number is smaller than he thought it would be.
“It’s definitely a lower number than I thought,” Black said, noting he is going to talk to the administration about it to see what is working and what can be improved on.
The next School Board meeting is slated to take place on June 17 beginning at 7 p.m.