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RSU 40/MSAD 40 members discuss Miller School staffing, curriculum choices and facility needs
Summary
At a RSU 40/MSAD 40 meeting, committee members and staff discussed Miller School programming for the coming year, including a first-grade presentation, adoption of the iReady math program, staffing shortages in EdTech, custodial and bus-driver gaps, and possible purchase of classroom boards estimated at about $1,500 each.
RSU 40/MSAD 40 school committee members and staff discussed Miller School staffing, curriculum priorities and facility needs during a community meeting that featured reports from school staff and questions from committee members.
A staff member opened the conversation by introducing a planned first-grade presentation, saying, "I will just say welcome to Miller School. We will be having a presentation done in first grade with, mister Moten and missus Black." The meeting then moved into a broader discussion of curriculum time and program priorities.
Committee and staff speakers said they intend to focus instructional time on reading and math while also reviewing alternative programming and the appropriate role of technology. A staff member summarized that the committee would "stick with reading, math" while also "looking at the alternative programs, the Rams and Adel Ed, the use of technology to liberate curriculum," adding that screen time could be included within those discussions.
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