NORWAY — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts will meet with the Board of Selectmen at their meeting Thursday to discuss the district’s method of drafting its budget. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. During the board’s Jan. 18 meeting, Selectman Thomas Curtis suggested the board invite Colpitts to […]
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Staff Member of Month
Samantha Medici, a fourth-grade teacher at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in Norway, center, accepts the honor of Oxford Hills School District Staff Member of the Month after being selected based on nominations from her colleagues. She was honored by Superintendent Rick Colpitts, left, and Board of Directors Chairman Ron Kugell at the Dec. 6 board meeting. […]
What You Need to Know
SAD 17 board of directors Dec. 4, 2017 Administration Office Energy retrofit What happened: Business Manager Cathy Coffey gave a presentation on the Oxford Hills School District Energy Retrofit Projects. Since year one in 2007, the projects have included a new wood chip boiler at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, wood pellet boilers and […]
Elections in Paris, Oxford Tuesday
Paris In Paris, voters will choose a School Administrative District 17 director to finish the six months left on Cecil Dietrich’s term on Election Day. Mike Dignan and Fred Labbe are candidates. A paper ballot will be available to voters on Election Day for the SAD 17 director. The state ballot will be digital. Voting […]
Historic railroad building to be moved to Hebron Station School lot next spring
HEBRON — The Historical Society has informed the SAD 17 board of directors that plans to move a historic railroad building to a lot near Hebron Station School are on hold until at least the spring. Society members have been attempting to save the only surviving building of the town’s once-thriving railroad complex after annual town […]
Patrie made motion on money
PARIS — A story published Wednesday in the Region edition should have said School Administrative District 17 Director Barry Patrie made a motion to put part of the extra money received from the state into a capital reserve fund for the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School roof. The information was incorrectly reported.
Kugell re-elected chairman of SAD 17 school board
PARIS — Veteran School Administrative District 17 Director Ron Kugell was re-elected chairman of the board during Monday’s meeting. Kugell, a 30-plus-year veteran of the school board and longtime chairman, has been a part of the district since 1961, teaching math and science and eventually serving as the Oxford Hills High School assistant principal from […]
SAD 17 board approves $39.68M proposed budget, warrants
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 directors Monday night voted unanimously to approve the warrants for the June 8 budget meeting and June 13 budget validation referendum. The action moves the recommended $39.68 million spending plan for 2017-18 to voters in the eight district towns. The budget is a 1.73 percent more than this fiscal year, […]
SAD 17 hosts second info meeting
PARIS — The second in a series of public informational meetings on improving education in SAD 17 will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, in the Oxford Hills Middle School library. Curriculum Director Heather Manchester said the forum will ask such questions as: • What would parents like to see students […]
Three districts get money for special ed services
PARIS — Three western Maine school districts have been awarded a state grant to provide technical and experiential learning opportunities for special education students who would otherwise receive services outside their districts. School Administrative District 17 in Paris, including Oxford Hills Technical School, SAD 44 in Bethel and SAD 72 in Fryeburg are expected to save more […]