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  • District back to school plan - informational session...

    From the Superintendent's Office August 2, 2021 Good day to students, parents and guardians, I hope you have all had a wonderful summer filled with travel, family visits, and just some time with friends and neighbors. As you might expect, the District is preparing to open schools full time with in-person learning from Pre-K through grade 12. At the end of June and through the month of July, the District supported summer programs for students, and the experience has been positive for everyone involved. The Covid-19 virus and its variants continue to linger in our community. This evening, the School Board will deliberate on a plan for returning to school and decide whether to reinstate various protocols to ensure student and staff safety.   The District has scheduled a remote meeting for families on Thursday August 5 to present plans and provide time for questions. All families, Pre-K through Grade 5 are invited to attend beginning at 5:00 pm. The second session is scheduled for families of students in grades 6-12 beginning at 6:15 pm. Please use this Zoom link to access the meeting: https://sau8-org.zoom.us/s/81919278761 The sessions will be recorded if you are unable to attend. The recordings will be posted on the District website (sau8.org). I also anticipate as we get closer to the opening of school there will be additional opportunities to communicate with you. In addition, the preliminary plan is posted on the website for your review. Thank you for your support as we prepare to return to teaching and learning on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Best regards, Kathleen A. Murphy Superintendent   38 Liberty Street, Concord, NH 03301 (603) 225-0811 concordinfo@sau8.org

    Monday, Aug 02 2021

  • district website migration

        Technology News July 16, 2021 Dear Families and Staff, This afternoon, we will be cutting over our district website, www.sau8.org , to a new provider. Please expect some website downtime over the weekend and possibly into early next week. Once the cutover is complete, our webmaster will continue to work on the website's content. With summer vacation schedules and other constraints, this work will continue throughout the summer. If you have feedback on the site, please send it to our help desk at help@sau8.org so that we can route it to the webmaster.   If you have a general question about the district which you cannot locate on the website, please email concordinfo@sau8.org or call the Superintendent's office at 225-0811. Thank you for your patience with this process. It has been six years since we last changed web hosts. As you may recall, our previous website provider had lengthy and unacceptable outages at times during this last school year, which prompted the search for a new provider. Additionally, the site was priced as a part of a bundle, but we are no longer using the other products in the bundle. I hope you are having a relaxing summer! Pam Pam McLeod Director of Technology | Chief Information Security Officer Moving to ParentSquare! On December 1, 2020, we moved to ParentSquare for all district and school notifications! Parents should not need to do anything to receive our notifications; however, you may choose to Log into ParentSquare at www.parentsquare.com/signin . Download the ParentSquare smartphone app from the Apple or Google Play store. Whitelist donotreply@parentsquare.com in your email program .  38 Liberty Street, Concord, NH 03310          (603) 225-0811          HelpDesk: 415-1246    help@sau8.org

    Friday, Jul 16 2021

  • Covid-19 update

    From the Superintendent's Office July 14, 2021 Good afternoon families and staff, The District has received notice of several positive Covid-19 cases. STUDENTS MBS student, grade K, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last at a District summer program on July 8. No contact tracing was necessary. The student's class was also sent home, as a precaution. BGS student, grade 3, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last at a District summer program on July 8. No contact tracing was necessary. STAFF A staff member who tested positive for Covid-19, was last at work on July 12. No contact tracing was necessary. To my knowledge, these cases have not been posted on the State dashboard. There is currently no evidence of transmission within the school. The District will respect the confidentiality of staff members, students, and their families. Please follow safety protocols at home and in school to combat the spread of this virus! Sincerely, Kathleen A. Murphy Superintendent   38 Liberty Street, Concord, NH 03301 (603) 225-0811 concordinfo@sau8.org

    Wednesday, Jul 14 2021

  • Food Service is Hiring!

    A Message from  Food Service  SCHOOL’S OUT FOR THE SUMMER, BUT WE’RE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT FALL! CSD School Nutrition Services is winding down after a challenging year and looking forward to a little summertime rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation!  However, we’re already thinking about fall 2021! We’re looking for enthusiastic, energetic, dedicated people to join our team, beginning in August 2021.  Are you available to work during the school day? Do you like working with children? Do you like to be part of a team? DO YOU LIKE TO HAVE FUN?   If you answered ‘Yes” to any of the questions above, this opportunity may be for you! 38 Liberty Street, Concord, NH 03301  |   (603) 225-0823  |   Food Service Dept  

    Tuesday, Jun 22 2021

  • Letter from Superintendent Murphy re: Wednesday's sc...

    June 8, 2021 Dear Families, Students and Staff, Last evening at the regular monthly meeting of the Concord School Board, the board voted to waive the mandatory mask protocol when students and staff are outdoors. However, the board supported the parents and students who wish to continue wearing the mask during outdoor activities. This includes student time at recess as well as during school sponsored activities for the remainder of the school year. The decision by the board was based on guidance from the CDC, Dr. Chan at NH Public Health and Dr. Noble the district’s medical consultant. Students and staff are still expected to wear a mask when indoors or on the school buses. From recent weather forecasts it looks like temperatures will drop below 90 and storms will arrive that help to lower the temperature a bit. With that in mind, the schools will return to a full day schedule for tomorrow, Wednesday, and for the remainder of the week. Please reach out to my office should you have any questions or concerns and as always, I appreciate your understanding as the district responds to the array of pandemic and weather-related issues. Best regards, Kathleen Kathleen A. Murphy Interim Superintendent

    Tuesday, Jun 08 2021

  • Letter from the Superintendent

    June 6, 2021 Dear Parents and Guardians, As we approach the final two weeks of the 2020-21 school year, I wanted to update you on a few activities occurring in the schools as well as address concerns I have received. NEWS ALERT: On Monday and Tuesday students will have an early release day due to the high heat and humidity forecasted for both days. Making matters more difficult, students are still expected to wear masks in classrooms and outdoors is not a suitable option. I am sorry for the imposition on families, but for the overall safety and health of the students I felt it was a prudent decision. This week at Monday’s School Board meeting (June 7th at 7:00 pm in the Christa McAuliffe Auditorium) the district will honor members of the staff that have retired in June of 2020 and will be retiring in 2021. The district is incredibly grateful for their years of service and they are being recognized for the commitment and dedication they have for students and families. The link to the meeting has been posted on-line or feel free to attend in person (masks and social distancing required). This week the district will be holding two public sessions to provide tours and updates on the proposals to address the facilities needs of our middle school students who attend Rundlett Middle School. The first session is scheduled for Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm, with tours of the facility followed by a brief presentation and then an opportunity for questions from the attendees. We will repeat this session on Saturday morning at 10:00am. Please join us at either session and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to my office. Last week a survey was emailed to students, parents and staff seeking feedback and ideas regarding the district’s 2021 return-to-school plan for the new school year and suggestions from you on how the district might utilize federal funds from the America Recovery Act. Your help with this will assist the district in developing plans for the fall through 2024. It is not too late to respond to the survey. Follow this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GF-F21 In last week’s parent letter, I shared several events that occurred in the district that were very troubling and beyond the acceptable code of conduct established in the district. I want to be clear; this behavior is not acceptable and appropriate consequences will be levied, including the involvement of the Concord Police Department. Use of social media or verbal comments to lodge threats and creating graffiti with racial and religious hate messages will be investigated by the district, and those involved will be held accountable. Finally, as we prepare for the next school year, the transportation department is looking for bus drivers and crossing guards for the 2021-22 school year. If you are interested, please contact Terry Crotty, Transportation Director at tcrotty@sau8.org for further information. Be sure to register with the Transportation Department by completing the Annual Update online later this summer, in order to ensure your child’s transportation needs to and from school for the upcoming year. Best regards Kathleen Kathleen A. Murphy Interim Superintendent

    Sunday, Jun 06 2021

  • Covid-19 Update

    From the Superintendent's Office June 1, 2021 Good afternoon families and staff, The District has received notice of two positive Covid-19 cases. STUDENTS A CHS student, grade 12, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last in school on May 28. Contact tracing is underway. A MBS student, grade 2, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last in school on May 28. No contact tracing was required. To my knowledge, these cases have not yet been posted on the State dashboard. There is currently no evidence of transmission within the schools. The District will respect the confidentiality of staff members, students, and their families. Sincerely, Kathleen A. Murphy Superintendent   38 Liberty Street, Concord, NH 03301 (603) 225-0811 concordinfo@sau8.org

    Tuesday, Jun 01 2021

  • Message from Superintendent Murphy

    Dear Parents and Guardians, Having your children back in school reestablishing relationships with their friends and settling back into classroom routines has been the best news this spring. Like many other areas of the country, we are seeing significant declines in positive COVID cases and this has been a relief to all aspects of the work in the district. We continue to be grateful for your support during these difficult months, but we certainly are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. This week we had several incidents in the schools that required assistance from the Concord Police Department. At Rundlett a threat message was posted on a social media site and at Beaver Meadow a student spoke to other students regarding a weapon being brought to school. In both cases the threats were determined not to be credible by the Concord Police. In a third situation this week hateful messaging was spray painted on a school building and sidewalks. There is a strong lesson here for our students regarding the use of social media as well as how they express themselves through their words and actions. Communicating negative and violent messages verbally, on social media sites, or by defacing property, has widespread effect on the entire school community and has significant impact on others and creates unnecessary anxiety and worry. I am sharing this information with you in hopes of your help to reinforce with the children the impact of messaging in any form and using any form of media for negative messaging. The district has hosted two vaccine clinics recently with over 120 students participating at either the high school or at the middle school. The district is most appreciative of the support we have received from the Capital Area Health Network in providing clinics for the staff and students. Should there be additional need for vaccine distribution the district is ready to assist with the clinic. A quick reminder that the last day of school for the 2020-21 school year is Friday, June 18th. The high school seniors will graduate on Saturday morning, June 19, at 10:00am at Memorial Field. There are several significant tasks on which the district is currently working. The first is a plan for the district’s return to school in the fall and the second are the federal grants associated with the American Recovery Act. The district will be sending out a survey on Tuesday, June 1st to seek your input on plans for returning to school in the fall as well as ideas and suggestions on how the allocation of federal funds are spent. We appreciate you taking the time to fill out the survey; your suggestions will help guide our work. Best regards, Kathleen

    Monday, May 31 2021

  • From the Superintendent

    May 24, 2021 Good Morning Parents and Guardians, Last night the school district was alerted to a post on social media indicating violence was to occur at the Rundlett Middle School today. The Concord Police were immediately notified of the post and were provided with as much information that was known at the time. After an investigation and contact with the social media site “Instagram” the police were able to identify the author of the post and contacted the student and their parents. Further actions by the police and school will take place this morning. The posting was retaliatory in its intent and the Concord police indicated that it was not a credible threat. The students are safe attending school, there is no credible threat and the staff will address this incident today when the students arrive at school. This unfortunate incident must be taken seriously and brings to light the negative impact that posts on social media sites can have on everyone. There is no question we all have a responsibility to help students deal with their emotions, but we must also help them to understand the impact and ramifications of using social media to express their feelings and emotions. Should you have further questions please contact my office. Kathleen

    Monday, May 24 2021

  • Covid-19 update

    From the Superintendent's Office May 21, 2021 Good afternoon families and staff, The District has received notice of several positive Covid-19 cases. STUDENTS A CHS student, grade 11, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last in school on May 19. Contact tracing is underway. A CHS student, grade 10, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last in school on May 14. No contact tracing was required. A CHS student, grade 10, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last in school on May 17. Contact tracing was completed. A BMS student, grade 2, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last in school on May 14. No contact tracing was required. A CMS student, grade 2, who tested positive for Covid-19, was last in school on May 20. Contact tracing was completed. Sincerely, Kathleen A. Murphy Superintendent   38 Liberty Street, Concord, NH 03301 (603) 225-0811 concordinfo@sau8.org

    Friday, May 21 2021