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Hamden Public Schools address staff shortages and absenteeism

Post author By Michael LaRocca
Post date November 17, 2023
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Hamden Public Schools have a chronically absent rate of 27.7%, nearly 8% higher than the Connecticut state-wide rate of 20%. (Michael LaRocca/HQNN)

Hamden is facing chronic absenteeism and staff shortages head on. Learn how these issues affect students and teachers alike, and how the district plans to solve them.

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Staffing shortages in Hamden schools pose teacher burnout, safety concerns

Post author By Nicole McIsaac
Post date September 21, 2022
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A nationwide survey of over 4,000 pre-K-12 teachers revealed 80% of the participants considered leaving teaching before the 2022-23 academic year due to burnout, according to AdoptAClassroom.org (Dan Passapera/HQNN)

Elizabeth Marini started her career at Hamden High School 16 years ago in the English Language Arts Department as a 10th-grade English teacher. She adopted the role as a literacy specialist in 2016, now having to balance both jobs amidst a staffing shortage in the district. “I feel like at a moment’s notice, I have…

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How Connecticut special needs services pulled through an unthinkable COVID-19 pandemic

Post author By Michael Sicoli
Post date December 1, 2021
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Special education teachers had to set up classrooms such as these from within their own homes. (Photo by Michael Sicoli, April 2020)

‘We’re gonna laugh so we don’t cry’: Learning through the pandemic was a challenge. Teaching children with special needs was almost impossible — almost.