MINOT – Union 29 Superintendent Nina Schlikin presented her resignation 18 months before her contract ends, and the School Committee accepted it Wednesday night.
“I am hopeful that this early notification will enable you to proceed with a thorough search and interview process that provides School Union 29 with the most excellent education leader,” Schlikin wrote in her Nov. 23 letter. She said she would “continue to work with heart, compassion and commitment to serve School Union 29 staff and students.”
The Union 29 School Committee accepted her letter Wednesday night after an hour-long executive session. Chairman Dave Griffiths said Schlikin will work until her contract expires June 30, 2007. “Without doubt (the superintendent’s job) is one of the toughest jobs around,” he told Schlikin. “It’s a very difficult job, and I certainly appreciate your effort.”
Committee member Laurie Levine of Poland suggested that it’s time for the three towns to revisit the idea of forming a school administrative district.
Griffiths said, “That would likely help us attract a superintendent.”
Schlikin reports to five school committees: one each for towns of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland, one for the Poland Regional High School and Bruce Whittier Middle School, and one for the union.
She took over from Robert Wall, who left at the end of June 2003 after 13 years as the union’s top administrator. She grew up in Auburn and graduated from Edward Little High School. She started her teaching career in Reading, Mass.
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