Londonderry board hears strong community support for full-day kindergarten as space, financing for district office loom

School district staff and board members on Tuesday described widespread community support for offering full‑day kindergarten while outlining persistent space and financing questions that must be resolved before the district can implement the change.

At a June 5 roundtable, elementary principals and parents “expressed strong support for full day K,” Paul, elementary principal, told the school board, and attendees discussed options including modular classrooms at Moose Hill School, using town spaces such as Lyons Hall or overflow at the high school, and a scaled‑down version of Moose Hill.

The roundtable also surfaced frustration about outreach to preschool families and confusion about the budget and warrant process, Paul said. The district plans two additional community meetings to continue the conversation and to help families understand next steps: a July 23 roundtable and an Aug. 14 session at 6:30 p.m. at Matthew Thornton (as corrected during the meeting). The board also agreed to…