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Caleb Kenna Lincoln Community School Anna Smith grew up in Lincoln, in a house just a stone s throw from the New Haven River and half a mile from the elementary school. Ever since she left, she s been trying to figure out how to get back. For now, her job as an elementary school health teacher keeps her in another town in Addison County, Leicester. So her father, who s retired and lives alone, is doing his best to keep her childhood home in decent shape affordable housing is scarce in the mountain town. He said, I m holding on to it because otherwise you won t be able to live here, Smith, 30, said. I told him, If the school isn t there, I would have some hard thinking to do.
• Addison Central School District is continuing with its plans to consolidate and cut staffing and teachers as well.
All told, if district plans to merge, shutter schools and consolidate go into effect, the county could see a significant loss in the number of school district employees over the next four to five years well over 200. Such drastic cuts could save some money in the long run for school districts, though the loss of 200-plus teachers, school aids, principals and others will also exact a high cost on our communities and significantly add to falling student demographics, loss of local spending and less state aid for schools.