BARTLETT — Is Bartlett facing a major staffing shortage at the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School? It depends on who you ask — a paraprofessional or the principal. Both want to see the Bears succeed.
Sean McCarthy, a paraprofessional at JBES, believes the school needs 61 staff members to provide the services needed at the pre-K through grade 8 school. He says the school has been running on a bare-bones staff.
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