![]() ![]() I can’t promise we’re going to be the absolute answer to every parent’s dreams. “We have areas we need to improve, and we acknowledge that. I’d say be patient,” Gates said when asked for a message to concerned families. He repeatedly said Tuesday that student schedules have been “a work in progress.” Longtime Superintendent Richard Gates said in addition to the new principals, the district lost its longtime coordinator for EMIS (the state’s education management information system) and wasn’t able to fill that role until after the school year started. They feel like there is no help as they’re covering too many kids, and they’re not getting an education.”ĮDUCATION: State report card: How did your district do? “The biggest frustration is understaffing, especially at the junior high/high school,” Fries said. ![]() Sometimes teachers cover two classes of 18 or 19 students at once, or cover classes they’re not certified to teach. Thomas Jennings, new principal of the roughly 145-student grade seven through 12 high school, said Tuesday that the school is still trying to hire another three teachers and find subs. “I really want the school to understand how frustrated and overwhelmed the teachers are,” she said. “I felt so bad when I saw that, it can’t go down like this, and if I have the platform to be able to help and do something, I’ve got to do it while I can,” Latimer said.īrittney Fries is a fourth-grade teacher and union president. ![]()
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