HARRISON – SAD 17 directors unanimously voted Monday night to approve Superintendent Rick Colpitts’ nominations of two elementary school principals and a facilities director. Daniel Hart, who has served as principal of Telstar Regional High School for the past six years, will replace longtime Guy E. Rowe Elementary School Principal George “Beaux” Sincerbeaux, who is […]
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Committee OKs $37.65 million school budget
OXFORD— The SAD 17 Budget Committee has approved preliminary $37.65 million budget for fiscal year 2014-15, a 4.5 percent overall increase in local spending. The proposed budget was one of two considered in last week’s final committee hearings, which will now be sent to the school board for approval. Town public hearings will begin April […]
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School officials and DEP develop oil spill prevention plan
OXFORD — School officials said this week that oil spill plans have been developed, but efforts are still ongoing to evaluate how to address severely corroded supports under the above-ground oil tank at the Paris Elementary School. “We’re still doing inspections at the Paris Elementary School,” Operations Committee Chairman Nick DiConzo told the SAD 17 […]
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SAD 17 considers option for heating school
OXFORD — SAD 17 directors were told Monday night that the Operations Committee and administrators are looking at several options in replacing an oil tank at Oxford Hills Middle School that the state Department of Environmental Protection said must go. “We’re still looking at all our options,” Nick DiConzo, chairman of the Operations Committee, said. […]
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School officials counting snow days
OXFORD — Schools across the state are watching the calendar as snow days continue to add up during this long winter. “We have six snow days built in. We’ve used five now,” SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. “If we use more than six, we then continue to add to the end of the school […]
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SAD 17 budget hearings scheduled; bottom line to be determined
OXFORD — The 2014-15 budget for SAD 17 will be unveiled at public hearings in April, but the amount is still unknown, Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Thursday. “There is no bottom line here for me to report,” he said. Last year, voters approved a $35.94 million spending plan that required an average 6.5 percent increase […]
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SAD 17 addressing absent oil spill plans
OXFORD — SAD 17 officials will consult with engineers after a Maine Department of Environmental Protection report found a series issues with how the school district stores oil. In a 12-page inspection report released Wednesday, the DEP told school officials to have engineers evaluate the condition of oil storage tanks, safety alarm systems, and how […]
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Report finds SAD 17 student scores need improvement
District elementary and middle schools have six years to reduce doubledigit gaps in math and reading scores, as the district considers changes which will guide future of classroom instruction. A recent presentation from Kathy Elkins, the SAD 17 curriculum director, show district-wide test scores from students grades 3-8 have not met school improvement provisions of […]
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SAD 17 seeking to fill three administrative positions
OXFORD — SAD 17 is accepting applications for two principals and a district facilities director, Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. Longtime Facilities Director David Marshall tendered his resignation Jan. 29, effective Feb. 28. Rowe Elementary School School Principal George “Beaux” Sincerbeaux, who is retiring, and Oxford Elementary School Principal Kim Ramharter, who also serves as principal […]
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SAD 17 board extends superintendent’s contract
OXFORD — SAD 17 directors unanimously voted Monday night to extend Superintendent Rick Colpitts’ contract for a year, to 2017. The vote followed an executive session with Colpitts. A discussion of salary and benefits will not be made until his contract is renegotiated. Colpitts’ annual salary is now $111,661. Colpitts met with the Personnel Committee […]