PARIS — As the SAD 17 Budget Committee continues its work to develop a Fiscal 2019 school budget, residents will get their first view of the document when community budget hearings get under way next week in the eight school district towns. Superintendent Rick Colpitts unveiled his proposed $40,046, 613 Fiscal 2019 budget at April […]
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SAD 17 Capital Plan: a lot done, much to do
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 directors have approved a list of facilities projects for the coming fiscal year, including a new boiler at the Harrison Elementary School and tying the Oxford Elementary School into the town sewer system. Superintendent Rick Colpitts presented the annual Capital Improvement Plan to the board April 2. It’s updated […]
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Laplante appointed to fill Celeste seat
PARIS — Former Harrison Selectwoman Kathy Laplante has been appointed that town’s representative to the SAD 17 Board of Directors replacing controversial director Robert Celeste who resigned last month after members of the community called for his resignation after discovering comments he had made that they deemed as racist. Laplante, who will serve until the next […]
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School an hour longer after next week
PARIS — The Education Commissioner has approved a request by SAD 17 to extend the school day by one hour during a two-week period, beginning April 23, to make up some of the nine snow days, the district has experienced this year. Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Board of Directors at its April 2 meeting […]
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SAD 17 projected budget down, local share up
PARIS — Superintendent Rick Colpitts unveiled a proposed $40,046, 613 Fiscal 2019 budget at the April 3 Board of Directors meeting. The proposed budget shows a .39 or $157,166 decrease over the approved Fiscal 2018 budget of $40,203,780. It does not include the state subsidy for vocational education because of a change in the funding formula […]
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High school roof problem needs to be fixed
PARIS — It will cost an estimated $4.5 million to replace the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School’s roof and its HVAC system. That’s the message Superintendent Rick Colpitts gave the SAD 17 Board of Directors at its March 5 meeting during an informational presentation on the problematic roof. The 20-year-old roof structure remains stable but its […]
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Celeste quits SAD 17 school panel after he’s accused of racism
Under fire for alleged racism, the final straw for Robert Celeste came late last week when a van from a television station blocked his driveway in Harrison just as Celeste and his ailing wife were about to head out for a drive. As Celeste spoke with a reporter, his wife, Cecily, who is beginning to […]
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District leases property for Streaked Mtn. School
PARIS — The SAD 17 Board of Directors has authorized Superintendent Rick Colpitts to enter into a contract for leased space to house the Streaked Mountain School. The vote at the March 5 meeting, allows the superintendent to enter into a contract with Dr. Terre Porter to lease 2,300 square feet at 66 Paris Street […]
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Hebron society seeks funds to save old railroad building
HEBRON — The Hebron Historical Society hopes to raise $5,000 by June to restore a 19th-century railroad freight building and move it across the road to the Hebron Station School. “To lose this visual reminder of Hebron’s rail history and obvious connection as the school’s namesake would be an unconscionable lost opportunity for preserving the town’s […]
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SAD 17 superintendent reviews budget process with Norway selectmen
NORWAY — The annual budgeting process in School Administrative District 17 is lengthy, detailed and complicated. Those who wish to be part of it, however, need do nothing more than fire up their computer, tablet or smartphone. The SAD 17 website — www.msad17.org — offers a public portal that allows simple access to all the number […]