HARRISON — An Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School senior wants young students to get a good start next fall. For her senior project, Dehlia Shaw of Albany Township presented a dozen backpacks and school supplies last week to students in grades three through six at Harrison Elementary School. She will present several more to students in […]
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SAD 17 directors say no to Oxford school sewer connection
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors has voted not to proceed with tying Oxford Elementary School into Oxford’s new sewer project. It would have cost the school district $400,000 to expand the ongoing sewer project. The Finance and Operations Committee recommended that directors vote against the proposal. “If you’re going to borrow, what do […]
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Paris selectmen moving forward on acquiring Fox School
PARIS — The town is moving forward with reacquiring Mildred M. Fox School from School Administrative District 17 after an employee with the Maine Municipal Association inspected the building for insurance purposes last week. According to Paris Town Manager Amy Bernard, John Waterbury of MMA Risk Management toured the two-story facility at 10 East Main […]
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SAD 17 cancels school board meeting
PARIS – The SAD 17 Board of Directors meeting has been canceled for Monday, Feb. 2 due to the snowstorm. School officials canceled classes district-wide for Monday.
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SAD 17 schools expect to reopen Thursday
PARIS — When a powerful snowstorm such as this week’s blizzard dumps more than two feet of snow on Oxford County, School Administrative District 17 officials have a lot to consider. Its school buses must cover 4,500 miles of roads to pick up students, some of whom live in remote areas in the district’s eight […]
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Norway to start ‘Walking School Bus’ program at elementary school
PARIS — Roughly 120 of the approximately 475 students at Rowe Elementary School may become part of a pilot Walking School Bus program in April. The program is a national model that was developed to allow children to regularly walk safely to school with trained supervision. Portland was the first Maine school district to embrace […]
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SAD 17 considers changing grading system
PARIS — SAD 17 educators say a committee of administrators and teachers is looking at whether to discard the traditional academic letter grades when the state-mandated proficiency diploma requirement takes effect. In 2018, high schools must award diplomas based on students demonstrating proficiency in eight content areas. Although school districts are not required to adopt […]
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Paris wants to take back the Fox School
PARIS — Selectmen on Monday night authorized Town Manager Amy Bernard to let School Administrative District 17 officials know that the town wants to take back the Mildred M. Fox School, which is the first step in securing the building for the town’s use. Bernard said that a number of ideas have been tossed around regarding […]
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Colpitts’ contract renewed for another year
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors approved a one-year extension of Superintendent Rick Colpitts’ contract Monday. The action followed an executive session to conduct an evaluation. The board is required by state law to review the superintendent’s performance in December of each year and to decide whether to extend his contract. The directors […]
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SAD 17 grudgingly pays bill for Maine’s charter schools
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors reluctantly agreed Monday night to pay a second-quarter bill of $25,471 for 13 students attending charter schools. “It isn’t without some protest, but we are legally obligated to pay it,” board member and Finance Committeeman Joe Vaillancourt said. The board budgeted for one student enrolled in a […]