NSD eNews
Volume XIX Issue 10
Mario Andrade, Superintendent of Schools
January 31, 2024
Dear NSD Families and Staff,
Preparations for opening McCarthy Middle School continue in earnest and on Monday the Nashua Board of Education revised and finalized the attendance boundary lines between Fairgrounds Middle, McCarthy Middle, and Pennichuck Middle Schools.
Please click here for the map that defines attendance boundary lines, effective with the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. To confirm attending school, click on the map's search function at the upper left-hand corner and type in your home address.
The only change the Board made from the map approved in June is the boundary line for the Broad Street Elementary School neighborhood that runs south from Broad Street to the Nashua River. With that change, all Broad Street Elementary students will attend Pennichuck Middle School.
The attendance boundary lines for high schools and for elementary schools are current and are not changing for the new school year.
If you have questions, please email middleschoolproject@nashua.edu.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mario Andrade, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Nashua School District
Nashua Board of Education
During initial public comment, several residents spoke to the proposed change to the Board-approved middle school attendance boundary lines. As noted above, the Nashua Board of Education approved a revised map that now has the Broad Street Elementary School neighborhood that runs from Broad Street south to the Nashua River attending Pennichuck Middle School. Subsequently, all Broad Street School students will attend Pennichuck Middle, starting in the new school year.
Committee on Finance and Operations: The Board approved four motions:
- a five-year contract to upgrade phone system infrastructure to a cloud-based system;
- assigned oversight of the Stellos Stadium refurbishing project to the City of Nashua Joint Special School Building Committee;
- accepted the $10,000 invoice Annual Report;
- FY24 NSD December Budget Transfer Report.
Committee on Policy: The Board gave a first reading to three policies, choosing to return policy JKAA Use of Restraint and Seclusion to the Policy Committee, and approved two other policies following a second reading.
E. Support Services
I. Instruction
- IKL Academic Honesty and Integrity, first reading
- IKL-R Ethical and Responsible Use of Generative AI, first reading
J. Students
- JKAA Use of Restraint and Seclusion, first reading
Committee on Human Resources: The Board approved 14 personnel action items, all were retirements. The Board also approved a revised job description for the Director of Career and Technical Education, and encourages interested applicants to apply before Saturday, February 10.
The next Nashua Board of Education meeting is scheduled to take place on Presidents Day, Monday, February 19, 2024 at Nashua High School North.
South Art Students Recognized
Congratulations to the six Nashua High School South students whose art was selected as winners of the 2024 Scholastic Art Awards and the American Vision Nominee Awards:
Ella Benzekri, Class of 2024
Bhavani Lakshminarayanan, Class of 2026
Ella Mansman, Class of 2025
Aundrea McCarthy, Class of 2024
Uma Rao, Class of 2024
Gianna Lucrezia Surprenant, Class of 2025
Their art in mixed media, watercolor, graphite, acrylic on canvas, and charcoal are currently being exhibited in the Arts and Humanities Center at Pinkerton Academy in Derry and the Currier Museum of Arts in Manchester. For more information on the exhibits, please visit nashua.edu.
Again, congratulations to our students for their creativity!
Congratulations to Josh Caruso, South Class of 2025, for reaching 1,000 career points last night!
Josh is the first member of the South boys basketball team to reach that scoring milestone.
Well done and, again, congratulations!
Elm Street Middle School Wins City Basketball Championships
Congratulations to Elm Street Middle School for sweeping the 7th Annual Middle School Basketball City Championship last Saturday at a packed gymnasium at Nashua High North:
- Elm Street Girls won 63 - 41 over St. Christopher Academy
- Elm Street Boys won 61 - 42 over Pennichuck Middle School
Once again, congratulations, Eagles!
Kindergarten Registration
Registration for kindergarten begins this Monday, February 5 at 9 am. Like the last few years, registration is available online. We encourage parents to register their kindergartner as soon as possible next month.
As you may know, the child must be five years old by September 30, 2024, to register.
If you have questions about registration, please contact Kathie MacIntyre in the school district’s Office of Student Services. She can be reached at 603 966 1068.
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Once again, we encourage you to follow NSD on Instagram! Just so you know, NSD will be utilizing social media, in addition to NSD usual means of communication, to announce snow days and delayed opening days this year.