MIDDLEBORO — Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Lyons told School Committee members at their Aug. 15 meeting that 14 recent staff resignations were a “concern for me,’’ although she said the numbers were not much different than previous years, 

The 14 resignations included eight teachers, five paraprofessionals and one nurse.

Lyons told committee members she wants to focus on teacher retention. “We want to be keeping and maintaining all talent.’’

The issue, she said, is “bigger than Middleboro.’’

She said that, although she cannot discuss specific personal situations, there are “a number of people leaving the profession’’ overall, rather than, for example, seeking a position in another district.

She acknowledged that she “get[s] concerned’’ when she hears people in the education field say “I’m not going to do that at all’’ anymore.

That is happening “across the state and across the country,’’ she said.

Some of the resignations reflect people who have been promoted, she said, which is a positive development.

This includes some paraprofessionals who have moved up to teaching positions. “We try to help them along with their educational journeys,’’ she said.

The district is considering reaching out to parents to fill the paraprofessional positions, since, she said, “parents often make the best paraprofessionals.’’