Maria Libby, the superintendent of MSAD 28 and the Five Towns CSD, said the district is pursuing a plan to eventually convert the school building into as many as 10 apartments for teachers coming to the district from other states or towns.

Is your school board focused on the same topics that are of growing concern at their counterparts' meetings in other districts and states?

Between reading, writing, and arithmetic, there are also disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and acts of violence at schools. While school districts have security and drills for these events, educators often have unanswered questions and are left feeling anxious and overwhelmed.

Lesser-trained "media center assistants" will keep libraries running for the district's nearly 34,000 students. The changes come as the district completes its $35 million districtwide budget slash.