AUGUSTA — Four more organizations have submitted lengthy applications to the Maine Charter School Commission to open new schools next fall, including two that are vying to be Maine’s first statewide, Internet-based “virtual schools.” The organizations that submitted full applications by the Dec. 2 deadline were the following: — Lewiston-Auburn Academy Charter School, which seeks […]
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SAD 44 auditor advises board to maintain a ‘healthy’ fund balance
SAD 44 is “running financially well,” auditor Bruce Nadeau told the School Board in a presentation last week. Nadeau, of Smith and Co., made the presentation in accordance with state law. He reviewed audit figures for FY’12 (two years ago). At that time the district had an unassigned general fund balance of approximately $1.4 million. […]
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RSU 9 administrators to develop plan to ease overcrowding
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward has tasked administrators to find solutions to overcrowding at elementary schools for next year and beyond. Ward told the school board Tuesday that overall the student population of 2,336 as of October is about the same as last year. But there are more students enrolling at the lower […]
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Report card shows Maine students score well in math, reading
PORTLAND — Maine’s fourth- and eighth-graders scored better than the national average on math and reading assessments, according to a study released Thursday. But the report also showed there was no improvement from the last assessment. Nationally, students performed better than they did when the tests were first given in the early 1990s, but the […]
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Auburn schools: Snow days may be replaced by late starts this year
AUBURN — When the snow and sleet hit this winter, Auburn students might see delayed starts instead of snow days. Superintendent Katy Grondin on Wednesday reminded the Auburn School Committee of a change approved last year. When there’s a storm, Grondin will have three options: hold school, call off school or order a two-hour delay. […]
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State gives passing grades to charter schools
AUGUSTA — Maine’s first two charter schools have received passing grades from the state. Reports from the Maine Charter School Commission said the Cornville Regional Charter School and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences in Fairfield both lived up to their mission statements during the first year they were in operation. The commission did add […]
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Are Maine law changes for students transferring to districts in which they don’t live a step toward school choice?
AUGUSTA — Recent law changes for families who want to transfer students from one school district to another, including one in which the student doesn’t live, went into effect earlier this month amid what the Department of Education has called a steady increase in transfer appeals that demonstrate the importance of giving students a choice about […]
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Maine SAT scores rise slightly
AUGUSTA — Maine high school students are performing slightly better in math and reading. The Department of Education said Wednesday that 2 percent more students achieved proficiency or above in reading on the SAT in 2012 school year than in 2011. About 48 percent of students tested proficient or above in math in 2012, slightly […]
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‘Tag’ isn’t an issue in Lewiston-Auburn schools
AUBURN — “Tag” is allowed on the playground of Walton Elementary School — and other schools in Lewiston and Auburn — as long as the game is played safely, administrators said Thursday. An elementary school in Nashua, N.H., has sparked controversy by reminding parents and students that playing tag violates the school’s no-contact rule for […]
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Data from schools show widespread use of restraint and seclusion
AUGUSTA — New data on the number of students who have been restrained or secluded in Maine schools show wide variances in the use of those techniques from school to school and indicate that some educators still aren’t clear on what constitutes restraint or seclusion. The total number of uses of restraint and seclusion reported […]