HINSDALE, N.H. — The Hinsdale Board of Education (SAU 92) and Interim Superintendent David Ryan will remove “interim” status from his position as part-time superintendent and extend his term of service until June 30, 2027. Agreed to a three-year contract. Ryan will continue to work for the district three days a week, and his contract is subject to renewal and extension during his term.
“We are thrilled to continue working with Dr. Ryan, as his continued service will bring much-needed consistency and stability to our district,” said Hinsdale School Board Chair April Anderson. said. “We conducted a fairly extensive search for a full-time superintendent and through that process recognized that Dr. Ryan could continue to work part-time and perform all duties to move the district forward. ”
Ryan was hired on July 1, 2023 as the district's third SAU leader in just one year. Former Interim Superintendent Kim Caron took over after Wayne Woolridge retired after nearly seven years with the district, and held the position from January to June.
“I came to love this community in a very short period of time and expressed in an interview that I wanted to remain in the position permanently, albeit part-time,” Ryan said. “I am very grateful to have been chosen to continue in this role and feel committed to doing what is best for all of our students, families, and staff.”
He has served as an educational leader since 2000 in a variety of positions, including superintendent of SAU 16 (Exeter) and SAU 53 (Pembroke), assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Manchester School District, and principal of Nashua High School North . He is one of three finalists for the 2012 Charles A. Napoli New Hampshire Principal of the Year and 2013 NASSP/MetLife State Principal of the Year, Manchester High School Central assistant principal.
Ryan serves as a member of the College Board's National Presidents' Advisory Council and since 2017 has served as a member of the New England Regional Council, where he is currently past president and a contributing member of the National Enrollment Leaders Group. We have cooperated. Admissions representatives from around the country explain the higher education admissions process and requirements from a secondary school perspective. He served on the New Hampshire School Funding Commission for two years (2019) and for the past three years as a member of the Ed 306 Minimum Academic Standards Revision Task Force (2021). He is a speaker and adjunct instructor in the areas of systems leadership, school law, and doctoral research at Southern New Hampshire University, where he holds a Ph.D. and M.Ed. Ed.S. with a BA in Educational Leadership from Boston University and a BA in Educational Administration from the University of New Hampshire and a BA in English from Plymouth State University.
