Teachers and a parent tell MCCSC board they’re concerned about midyear teacher moves and staffing data

During public comment at the March 25 Monroe County Community School Corp board meeting, two speakers raised concerns about teacher movement and the district’s staffing data.

A teacher who identified herself as Ellen (address given in public comment) described seeing classrooms that had three or four different teachers in a single school year and urged the board to prioritize stability. She said some students were still experiencing teacher changes in March 2025, weeks before iLearn testing, and warned that repeated teacher turnover can damage student learning and trust. Ellen said extracurriculars sometimes provide a stable adult for students, but she warned many children would still "slip through the cracks."

Community member Megan Nolan said she had reviewed the two‑year "strategy to achieve balance" materials posted on the MCCSC website and expressed concerns that the documentation appeared to be constructed to support a preexisting hypothesis that the district has too many teachers. Nolan said she had questions about data included and excluded from the materials. She cited district historic trends showing a 7.6% decrease in student enrollment since 2017–18 and a 2% increase in the number of teachers, and she said the documentation she reviewed also shows a roughly 20% increase in administrators over that same timeframe. Nolan said the two‑year plan twice linked to reporting from the74.org and questioned the source because of that outlet’s stated policy positions.

Nolan asked the board to look at all employee groups when seeking balance and to save reductions in direct service providers for last.

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Board members heard the comments during public comment. No board action was taken on the concerns during the meeting; the remarks were recorded as part of the public comment record.