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Colchester lists multiple new hires while administrators warn 32 vacancies remain
Summary
The consent agenda listed several personnel actions including hires for custodian and paraeducator positions; administrators told the board the budget assumes full staffing even though 32 positions are currently vacant and reliance on substitutes is unsustainable.
The board's consent agenda included personnel items that were primarily notices of hire and informational items. Notable new hires listed in the consent materials included Pabi Khanal (custodian, CHS), Alexandria Chang (paraeducator, CMS), Edward Scott (paraeducator, CMS), and Raven Brown (paraeducator, UMS). The consent agenda document lists positions and whether items required board approval or were informational.
Administrators and the superintendent told the board the FY'26 budget assumes all positions will be filled but acknowledged that 32 positions are currently vacant. Superintendent Amy Minor and others described temporary measures such as increased use of substitutes and staff covering multiple roles, and cautioned that those measures are not sustainable; they noted broader statewide hiring challenges affecting schools.
