To The Daily Sun,
I was both shocked and saddened to read Tom Caldwell’s article in The Laconia Daily Sun on Saturday morning, citing the fact that Newfound teachers will be starting the 2026-27 school year without a contract. It appears to be the perfect storm of financial missteps, missed deadlines, failure to file the right forms and a clear lack of communication between all parties.
How does this happen?
The bigger question is this … How do we fix it?
In my opinion, as a community, we have a moral obligation to honor the contracts as negotiated and subsequently budgeted for. This unfortunate situation does not and should not land at the feet of the teachers ― especially in a district where the pay scale is already notably below the New Hampshire state average.
It is imperative our focus should be on retention, not attrition. Offering boomerang contracts doesn’t go a long way to best serving “our” children.
Charlene Joyce
New Hampton
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