MSAD 58 Superintendent Laura Columbia shares important updates in the district.
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Western Foothills Land Trust donates solar power system to school district
Directors of Maine School Administrative District 17 voted unanimously Monday night to accept the donation of a solar power system that can provide its STEM classroom and other facilities with 25,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
Oxford Hills School District announces gains on its 3-year strategic plan
Maine School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Heather Manchester presented her ‘report card’ on year one to directors.
Troy Ripley, Kitty Winship reelected to Paris-based school board positions
PARIS — Paris Director Troy Ripley and Waterford Director Kitty Winship were reelected as Chair and Vice-Chair of Maine School Administrative District 17’s school board during the district’s Monday business meeting. The two were the only ones nominated for their respective posts. Winship was not in attendance but had indicated to her colleagues via email […]
SAD 17 sets goals to improve student assessment scores
PARIS — During Monday night’s Maine School Administrative District 17 business meeting, Curriculum Director Jill Bartash shared data from state assessment tests for reading and math conducted over the last three years. Scores for most schools are showing improved performance since the end of the pandemic, but it is clear that challenges from two years […]
Comments lay bare the pain of Agnes Gray school closure in West Paris
Former board Chairman Dale Piirainen of West Paris spoke of the difficulty and importance of acknowledging mistakes and correcting them.
Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role
The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.
Chronic absenteeism in Oxford Hills’ schools improving, superintendent says
School board directors also approved first and second readings of updated school policies. Changes in state and federal laws have necessitated the board’s Policy Committee to prioritize a broad review of its policies.
RSU 9 sees attendance improvements in all schools
RSU 9 Superintendent Christian Elkington reported on Nov. 14 significant improvements in attendance across all seven schools in the district.
Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students
The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents’ concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.