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RSU 40 superintendent flags rising chronic absenteeism, staffing gaps and new safety steps
Summary
Superintendent Steve Nolan told the RSU 40 school board the district faces teacher and support-staff vacancies, renewed literacy training, and a persistent rise in chronic absenteeism since COVID; the district plans targeted tracking, communications and partner-supported interventions.
Superintendent Steve Nolan told the RSU 40 school board at its meeting that the district is starting the year with multiple staff vacancies, renewed literacy training for teachers and new preparedness supplies while also confronting an increase in chronic absenteeism that the district plans to address with targeted tracking and community partnerships.
Nolan said schools are open and staff returned last week; principals and custodial staff prepared buildings for students. He described summer literacy training for classroom teachers using My Perspective and SPIRE and said DIBELS will be used as an assessment and dyslexia screener. Nolan said administrators will review teacher feedback from those sessions and plan additional training during the October workshop day.
The superintendent…
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