Superintendent Carrie reported during the Aug. 7 RSU 52/MSAD 52 school board meeting that several staff resigned over the summer and the district filled many positions, including classroom teachers, ed techs and transportation staff.

The update matters because staffing levels affect class sizes, special-education services and transportation as the new school year begins.

Carrie read a list of resignations since June 12, including teachers, custodial and transportation positions, and then recited numerous new hires across roles and schools. "These are resignations since June 12," she said, then named staff who left and many who were hired.

She listed resignations (examples): Maribel de la Garza (ELA at Tripp Middle School), Laura Swift (head custodian, high school), Jordan Ledwith (music teacher, Green Central School), Troy Meisner (maintenance worker 2), Kimberly Clowes (special ed teacher, middle school), Tanya Colette (transportation specialist) and Linda Castonguay (bus aide).

Carrie then named multiple hires, including special-ed ed techs, food-service staff, van and bus drivers, and new contracted speech-and-language services with Boothby. She said some positions (food-service office support assistant) are fully funded out of the food-service budget.

Board members asked clarifying questions about contracts for speech services and the district's use of contracted providers versus hiring district employees. Carrie and staff said some services remain contracted because the district could not hire full-time staff, and the contracts typically include 30' to 60'day cancellation periods.

On consent agenda items, the board approved a slate of instructional nominations and a revised job description for an administrative assistant with grant-program-coordinator duties. The nominations approved collectively included:

- Megan Laverdier, Turner Primary School (grade 2)
- Jennifer Padgett, Turner Primary School (instructional coach)
- Elizabeth Nichols Goodliffe, district instrumental music teacher (band across three buildings)
- Adam Corvo, Turner Primary art teacher
- Michelle DuBois, Tripp Middle School ELA teacher
- Renata "Nikki" Pelletier, Tripp Middle School social studies teacher
- Paige Hussey, Green Central School grade 4 teacher
- Leigh Smith, Green Central instructional coach
- Sam Van Tynen, Tripp Middle School BSP/case manager

A motion to approve the consent agenda passed unanimously.

Carrie also noted progress filling ed-tech positions: the district had 22 openings at this point in the prior year and reduced that to nine openings this summer, though it still listed four teacher openings (sixth grade at Green, special ed at Turner Elementary School and music at Green/Leeds).

She said transportation runs were operating and that two bus-driver positions remained open; one position was being filled through a contract. Carrie reported that one staff member had completed the full driver training program and obtained a bus license the day of the meeting.

The superintendent closed the staffing portion by saying FOA requests are on the website for public review and asking the board to confirm attendance for an upcoming Sept. 11 workshop.