Chatham schools report smooth first day after reconfiguration; enrollment up, staffing full

The School District of the Chathams reported a largely successful first day of school after a district reconfiguration, with administrators telling the board on Aug. 25 that transportation hiccups were limited and buildings opened smoothly.

Superintendent Dr. Sartino told the board students at Lafayette and Chatham Middle School “were phenomenal” and that aside from “some transportation blips, otherwise, districtwide, everything was extremely seamless and successful.” He credited custodians, teachers, principals and other staff for preparing the schools over the summer.

Board and staff said the district added roughly 102 students after recent housing developments — Cornerstone, Arbor Green, The Ivy and Enclave — opened units. The exact distribution among the individual schools was described by administration as an aggregate total of about 102 new…