A subcommittee is drafting recommendations for next steps for directors, which will be presented to the board at its Dec. 16 meeting.
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Land Trust donates second classroom yurt to Paris-based school district
The value of the building, fire alert system and security cameras from Western Foothills Land Trust is estimated at over $100,000.
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Oxford Hills school board directors approve new music curriculum
PARIS — During their Monday business meeting, directors for Maine School Administrative District 17 unanimously approved changes to school curriculum for all grades. The Maine Department rolled out new standards for both visual and performing arts curriculum two years ago and describe what students should know and be able to do, as well as define […]
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Voters in Paris-based school district indicate preferences for funding building construction, maintenance
A survey of voters showed support for a $70 million state-funded elementary school in Norway.
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Clarity provided on conflicting elementary school construction explanations
The Maine State School Board has never gone against the recommendations of its Capital School Construction division about funding school construction projects. The state has not funded a community-based elementary school in more than 20 years.
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Paris-based school district mourns the loss of Social Studies Department chairman
John Pinto, 72, of Norway died over the weekend of pancreatic cancer.
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Oxford Hills elementary school construction committee resets and moves forward
A major question remains: are Oxford Hills taxpayers willing to fund a $25 million school for fewer than 100 elementary students with no financial assistance from the state, or does the district adapt to a consolidated school model?
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Oxford Hills school district starts process to permanently close Agnes Gray Elementary School
Maine School Administrative District 17’s school board voted, 19-1, against spending $6 million to make West Paris’ 130-year-old school safe for students and staff.
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Pink Feather Foundation’s future on the ropes in Oxford. They need a new warehouse space.
The nonprofit, which supports students in need across 11 communities and two school districts, needs to find a new home.
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Harrison exploring options to exit SAD 17
A few Harrison residents joked that their town is known as the ‘drunk uncle’ of the Oxford Hills school district, but they are serious about their weariness of carrying the heaviest financial load to fund education.