LEWISTON – After hearing Lewiston High School parents complain about problems with how freshmen are being graded this year, support for a proficiency-based diploma for the Class of 2018 diminished among some School Committee members Monday night. Two asked about delaying implementation. Superintendent Bill Webster asked for two more weeks allowing time for a report. […]
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J. Keenan: Changes needed in Auburn
Did any of the Auburn city officials learn to subtract in school? Four decades of population decline in Auburn; less and less students, year after year; yet in 2013 it took three times for voters to approve an honest School Department budget. Department officials cannot make a cut anywhere and the department sprints to the […]
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Lewiston, Auburn schools canceled on Tuesday
I will have a weather update by 2 pm and may make an early decision. Thank you, Diane Duplissis for the cartoon! pic.twitter.com/HJHtPlshKL — Bill Webster (@LewistonSuper) January 26, 2015 LEWISTON — With forecasts of a historic blizzard storming up the coast, Lewiston and Auburn school superintendents on Monday declared Tuesday a snow day. “This […]
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Video: Police charge 16-year-old in Windham-Raymond school threats
WINDHAM — Windham police on Tuesday night arrested a teenager they say was behind the email threats that closed area schools for most of three days, reaching a milestone in a case they say could have gone very differently. Lt. Jim Boudreau of the Windham Police Department said at a Wednesday morning news conference at the […]
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Rangeley discusses renovation goals for school
RANGELEY — The Ad Hoc Building Committee heard suggestions for improving Rangeley Lakes Regional School during Tuesday night’s forum. Among the ideas were creating a small performance space, a larger gym, warmer colors and better lighting in the cafeteria and smaller spaces for specialized learning. The 40-year-old building houses 190 students in grades kindergarten to […]
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Lewiston committee takes up idea of building big school
LEWISTON — Depending on what a student population projection shows, Lewiston may have little choice but to build a big elementary school or ask property taxpayers to spend millions. That was part of the discussion Wednesday night when the Lewiston School Department’s Redistricting Committee met at Geiger Elementary School. The Redistricting Committee is charged with […]
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Lewiston to consider building biggest elementary school in Maine
LEWISTON — Go big. That’s what Lewiston needs to do if it wants the state to pay for replacing the aging Martel and Longley elementary schools, Superintendent Bill Webster said Monday. If Lewiston went that route, it would mean a new school for 1,000 to 1,200 students, bigger than any elementary school in Maine and […]
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Report: Auburn iPad conference brings in dollars
AUBURN — The Auburn School Department’s iPad conference makes money for the School Department, attracts economic development and puts Auburn schools on the map, organizers say. The Auburn School Committee on Wednesday heard a preview of this year’s “Learning Leverage Institute,” the fourth-annual iPad conference, set for Nov. 12 to 14 at the Hilton Garden Inn. The […]
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Lewiston School Redistricting Committee discusses options for Martel Elementary
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Redistricting Committee met Tuesday evening to discuss potential plans with the public for new school recommendations to replace the aging and overburdened Martel Elementary School. The committee outlined six possible plans to replace Martel, while alleviating overcrowding conditions at Longley and Farwell elementary schools. Along with each plan, the committee […]
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Lewiston will look at crowded kindergarten classes
LEWISTON — In Scott Emery’s kindergarten class on a recent afternoon, 26 bouncy 5-year-olds gathered around their teacher. “Criss-cross, applesauce. Boys and girls, eyes up here,” Emery said as he prepared to read “Counting Crocodiles” at McMahon Elementary School. There were so many students, they didn’t all fit on the rug. Emery’s kindergarten class is […]