Hancock Elementary School

08/20/2024

Principal Heather McKillop warmly invites high school families to attend a Meet and Greet with the school’s administrative and counseling teams on Thursday, August 22, at 6 pm. This informal gathering will be held outside the main entrance of the high school and is a wonderful opportunity to connect with school leadership. In the event of bad weather, the event will be moved indoors to the library.

Principal Heather McKillop warmly invites high school families to attend a Meet and Greet with the school’s administrative and counseling teams on Thursday, August 22, at 6 pm. This informal gathe…

04/09/2024

FRANCESTOWN — Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Principal Rachel Lunan-Hill are pleased to share that Francestown Elementary hosted an interactive math night for students and parents. Math Night was held for students in grades K-4 and families to come together as a community and participate in interactive activities with their peers while celebrating math. Francestown teachers created a variety of math-related activities including an obstacle course, an interactive runway, and a race across the country. ...

FRANCESTOWN — Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Principal Rachel Lunan-Hill are pleased to share that Francestown Elementary hosted an interactive math night for students and parents. Ma…

04/05/2024

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Principal Heather McKillop are pleased to share that students at ConVal High School are preparing for next week's solar eclipse. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun....

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Principal Heather McKillop are pleased to share that students at ConVal High School are preparing for next week’s solar eclipse. According to the N…

11/28/2023

PETERBOROUGH 一 Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Human Resource Director Michael Hatfield are pleased to announce that the ConVal School District will be hosting a job fair this December. WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 7, between 1-4 p.m. WHERE: Fireworks Restaurant, 22 Main St, Keene, NH WHAT: Community members are invited to attend the ConVal School District job fair, to learn about current and future job openings for the 2024-2025 school year....

11/28/2023

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Principal Larry Pimental would like to share that students and staff at Peterborough Elementary School recently took part in Read for the Record, a global read-aloud experience. On Thursday, Oct. 26, Peterborough Elementary School joined more than 2 million readers and thousands of classrooms, libraries, and communities to celebrate literacy by participating in Read for the Record…...

10/24/2023

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Principal Heather McKillop are pleased to announce that Grade 9 students and teachers at ConVal High School have begun School-Connect curriculum to cultivate critical Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) skills. This year, CVHS implemented new curriculum 一 School Connect 一 in Grade 9 Teachers in Academic Support Centers (TASC) homerooms. The program is designed to address and develop the most critical SEL skills that students need to be successful in school and in life....

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Principal Heather McKillop are pleased to announce that Grade 9 students and teachers at ConVal High School have begun School-Connect curriculum to cultiv…

10/11/2023

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders is pleased to share that three ConVal elementary schools have partnered with the Cornucopia Project of Peterborough to provide hands-on “edible education” to students. The Cornucopia Project is a local non-profit organization that provides hands-on garden and nutrition education to nine elementary schools and 4,000 New Hampshire residents annually. The Greenfield, Hancock and Peterborough Elementary schools have partnered with the organization to bring fun hands-on learning activities to students’ science curriculum....

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders is pleased to share that three ConVal elementary schools have partnered with the Cornucopia Project of Peterborough to provide hands-on “edible education” to …

09/19/2023

Consolidation/Reconfiguration project: Individual town meetings and on-line survey

Our continuing commitment in the Consolidation/Reconfiguration project is to be open, transparent and inclusive with the residents of all ConVal member towns. In accomplishing this commitment there…

09/05/2023

The ConVal School Board has been wrestling with a seemingly intractable problem for many years. All 11 ConVal schools are significantly under-enrolled. This negatively impacts the students, causing educational inadequacies and inequities. It also negatively impacts the taxpayers, who are paying to operate these underutilized buildings. Additionally, the School Board has concerns about the high cost of maintaining safe conditions for students and staff in so many buildings. ...

The ConVal School Board has been wrestling with a seemingly intractable problem for many years. All 11 ConVal schools are significantly under-enrolled. This negatively impacts the students, causin…

08/14/2023

Join members of the ConVal administrative team this week at the Fireworks restaurant in Keene to learn more about full and part time openings in our schools!

PETERBOROUGH 一 Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders is pleased to announce that the ConVal School District will be hosting a job fair this week in Keene, where prospective applicants can learn mo…

06/21/2023

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders is pleased to announce that the ConVal School District has welcomed four new principals to lead the District’s elementary schools. The new principals will start their roles on July 1. Two of the principals are individuals who have worked in other roles within the district prior to taking on these new responsibilities. The new appointments reflect a transition to a new model for ConVal, which is evolving away from utilizing shared principals between multiple schools....

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders is pleased to announce that the ConVal School District has welcomed four new principals to lead the District’s elementary schools. The new principals will sta…

05/18/2023

An update on school consolidation/reconfiguration

Your School Board has formed the Strategic Organization Committee (SOC) to embark on an open, transparent, community-involved review to completely analyze our physical environment. The goal of this…