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New district secretary position added
What happened
Superintendent Pam Doyen asked the board in September 2026 to add a district secretary to support the superintendent, business office, payroll and technology. She said she has never had an assistant and plans to retire in about three years. The board approved the job description on October 27, and a candidate has accepted.
Why it matters to families
It is a new ongoing cost, and it shows how thinly central office work has been covered.
The evidence
The October 27, 2026 recording includes the vote; the September 22 and October 13 recordings include the discussion. Based on YouTube's automatic captions of the meeting recording.
The source
RSU 56 board meeting recording, October 27, 2026See the full record for RSU 56 (Dixfield, Canton, Carthage, Peru).
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