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Elementary principal urges board to fund additional maintenance position
Summary
Miss Kane told the board the elementary serves about 415 daily users across 32 classrooms and asked the board to consider adding a maintenance staff member because two custodians are insufficient to maintain the building.
Miss Kane, the elementary school principal, told the England School District board that the elementary building is large and currently served by only two maintenance staff, a staffing level she said strains upkeep and could affect operations.
"We have approximately 415 people using our building daily," Miss Kane said, listing 32 classrooms and about 15 bathrooms with 37 toilets. She asked the board to consider adding a maintenance position to ensure the facility is kept in good order and invited board members to tour the building.
Miss Kane also summarized recent elementary events — kindergarten breakfasts, awards assemblies — and said the school is seeing steady growth in reading program participation. She noted practical constraints, such as limited cafeteria space that require staggered grade-level events.
Board members acknowledged the request and said they would consider it alongside the district budget reviews already underway. Staff indicated budget spreadsheets and fund balances will inform the feasibility of adding staff.
Next steps: the board requested that staff include maintenance staffing needs in upcoming budget summaries.
