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Notices and Press Releases
FILING PERIOD FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS (AMENDED 1/27/2012)
LONDONDERRY SCHOOL DISTRICT ENERGY SAVINGS NETS NATIONAL AWARDELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 13, 2012
THE FILING PERIOD IS
JANUARY 25 – FEBRUARY 3, 2012TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO FILE PLEASE CONTACT
MS. LYNN MACDONALD, SCHOOL DISTRICT CLERK*
437-2715OR UNTIL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1,2012,
ELAINE ALLEN, CLERK PRO-TEMPORE AT
432-6920 EXT. 1103OR FOR INFORMATION:
THE LONDONDERRY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE
268C MAMMOTH ROAD
LONDONDERRY, NH 03053
432-6920 Ext. 1103The following positions are open:
Two (2) Members of the School Board for the ensuing three (3) years
*Ms. MacDonald will be at the School District Offices
from 3:00PM to 5:00PM on Friday, February 3, 2012
for the purpose of final filing.
Notice of Video/Audio/Photography and Use of Student Work ReleaseFaculty and staff at Londonderry School District have consistently paved the energy conservation pathway for other organizations while achieving significant savings with energy-efficient behavior – and now those good habits are earning the organization national recognition.
Londonderry School District has achieved a 31 percent energy cost savings totaling $3,918,402 in a 136 month program since forming a strategic alliance with Energy Education. The national energy conservation company will present Director of Buildings and Grounds, Chuck Zappala, with its Chairman’s Sustainability Award at the School Board meeting October 25th. The award lauds the organization’s success in implementing the company’s Transformational Energy Management® process – a comprehensive organizational behavior-based approach to energy conservation at all levels of the organization.
“Sustaining this level of energy conservation is a significant achievement. Through the years, Londonderry School District has done an excellent job of implementing Energy Education’s transformational program. The Director of Buildings and Grounds, Chuck Zappala, School District Energy Manager, Bob Lees, Superintendent, Nate Greenberg and the Board, along with other administration, faculty and staff members are to be commended for clearly fulfilling their commitment to being good stewards of the taxpayers’ money and the environment,” said Dr. Spears.
“Strong support from Superintendent Greenberg and the Board have created a system-wide culture of conservation and cooperation that will ensure even greater success well into the future,” Dr. Spears said.
“I am extremely pleased to present Londonderry School District with our Chairman’s Sustainability Award. The district joins a very committed, elite group of organizations across the country working hard to conserve energy so that dollars saved can be reserved for educational needs,” said Dr. Spears.
Mr. Nate Greenberg, Superintendent, said “Every dollar we don’t spend on energy is available to us to improve our facilities and add to our instructional programs. The challenge is that saving significant energy dollars requires the consistent execution of hundreds of energy saving actions by hundreds of staff members and educators every minute of every day. Yet every day our people are doing what most people struggle to do even one day in their own homes.”
A key benefit of the Energy Education program is that it is self-funded and guaranteed. All program costs come out of the existing utility budget. The program’s savings pay for the program, as they have for Londonderry School District. Additional savings can be reserved for other parts of the budget. Many organizations credit the program with helping fund personnel and programs that would otherwise have fallen victim to budget cuts—a very real concern with today’s economic crisis.
Part of the Transformational Energy Management® process involves Mr. Bob Lees working with Energy Education to analyze every energy-use point in the organization, resulting in a plan to use energy wisely while eliminating waste. As Energy Education Specialist, he continually reviews energy use, updating plans as programs and seasons change, and performs frequent energy audits to ensure that proper conservation practices are used consistently throughout the system. “We encourage, educate and motivate our people to be part of the solution, not part of the problem”, says Director of Buildings and Grounds, Chuck Zappala.
To measure and verify program success, the Energy Education Specialist tracks energy consumption—including electricity, water, sewer, natural gas and fuel oil—using energy accounting software. He compares current energy use to a baseline period and calculates the amount of energy that would have been used had conservation and management practices not been implemented. Tracking consumption and analyzing energy use meter-by-meter, he can quickly identify and correct areas that need attention.
Energy Education’s innovative Transformational Energy Management® process trains client personnel to implement behavioral and organizational change that substantially reduces energy consumption without the purchase of new equipment. The program is funded solely and rapidly by the savings it generates, allowing clients to redirect saved energy dollars to other priorities. In 25 years, Energy Education has worked with more than 1,100 educational and ministry organizations, helping clients save over $2.5 billion in utility costs. Energy Education has been recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy with their highest honor, the 2011 Energy Star Award for Sustained Excellence. This award follows the receipt of the Partner of the Year award in 2009 and 2010.
School Board Meeting DVDsFrom time to time, video/audio recordings and/or photographs are made of various school activities and classes which may be cablecast over the local educational access channel, LEO21, or other cable or broadcast channels and/or displayed/streamed at the District or a school Web site, on the school district FM station, WLLO-LP, or in a district/school print or electronic publication. These may also be used within the Londonderry School District.
Students may appear visually and/or be heard. On occasion, individual students or small groups of students may be featured in interviews, on-camera discussion, etc. These students may be identified by name; however only first names will be used on the screen when individual students are shown unless the district secures written permission from a parent/guardian to use a last name. Additionally, photos, student artwork, projects or performances may be displayed or shared. Student produced work (print or non-print) may be used by the district in the course of instruction, accreditation, presentation, and action research.
The Londonderry School District may also reproduce, make alterations or additions to, and may copyright the material in whole or in part. The district will notify parents/guardians on an individual basis in those instances when special education programs are involved.
Parents and students may refuse release of any or all use of these materials related to specific students, provided that a written request is received by the Superintendent of Schools, at 268C Mammoth Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053, by September 30th of the current school year. Additionally, parents may opt to notify the district of any change during the school year.
Remember DVDs of school board meetings are available for check out at Leach Library. In general the DVDs are available for check out two days after a meeting.
Thank you,
Londonderry School District
Our Vision
The Londonderry School District will provide appropriate individualized academic, social, emotional and physical learning opportunities in order to establish a dynamic foundation for quality education and continued student growth.
Our Mission
To provide all students with the vision, skills, and knowledge necessary to maximize their individual potential. Central to this accomplishment is the collaboration among all shareholders and disciplines so that students can become contributing members of society and appreciate that learning is a life-long process.