RSU 22 announces staff resignations and three summer hires, with salaries disclosed
RSU 22 Board of Directors · August 21, 2025
Summary
The board announced resignations — athletic director Barry Terrell and teacher Mikaela Libby — and three hires: Cynthia Sturm (school social worker, $65,802.02), Becky Renaud (grade 6 math teacher, $67,551.98), and Gerald Gear (grade 3 teacher, $81,260).
At its July 16 meeting, the RSU 22 Board announced two resignations and three summer hires and transfers.
The personnel report listed the resignations of Barry Terrell, the high school athletic director at Hampton Academy, and Mikaela Libby, a grade‑3 teacher at George B. Wetherby School. The report also detailed several transfers and hires completed since the last meeting. District staff said transfers could be partial‑day or full‑day changes for affected teachers.
The board announced the hires of Cynthia Sturm as a school social worker at Leroy H. Smith School with 13 years’ experience and a Master of Social Work from the University of Maine at a salary of $65,802.02; Becky Renaud as a grade‑6 math teacher for Reeds Brook School with 14 years of combined fifth‑ and sixth‑grade experience at a salary of $67,551.98; and Gerald Gear as a grade‑3 teacher at George B. Wetherby School with 28 years’ experience and a master’s in curriculum and instruction at a salary of $81,260.
The board did not take separate votes to approve those summer hires at the meeting; the superintendent noted the board’s authority to hire in the summer months and presented the appointments so members were aware of post‑meeting staffing changes.
