AUBURN — The School Committee is looking for volunteers to serve on a new committee to explore how to provide grade seven through 12 teachers with more professional development while meeting the needs of families. The committee would consider, for instance, whether giving more professional development time to teachers should be on half-day Wednesdays, similar […]
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Teacher contract issues can be solved
Due to the recent social media campaign by the Auburn Education Association, the Auburn School Committee feels compelled to fully inform the community regarding the ongoing teacher contract issues. Although labor negotiations are usually conducted in executive session and the School Committee has, to date, respected that process, negotiations have lasted more than a year. […]
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System has failed the teachers
During the Auburn School Committee meeting April 6, a number of teachers from across all grade levels took the floor to address the Superintendent, the School Committee and the audience. Those educators spoke to both their years of experience and their dedication to student learning. Why have 17 teachers left Auburn Middle School since the […]
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Lewiston-Auburn this week
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 AUBURN — SMART Baby Workshop for parents, sponsored by Advocates for Children, 1 to 3 p.m., Auburn Public Library, for new and expectant parents. SMART stands for sensory, motor, attachment, reading and temperament. Free admission, registration not needed. AUBURN — Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers on the […]
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Reporters notebook: Parental power growing in Lewiston schools
LEWISTON — At most school committee meetings, only those paid to be there attend. But there’s a change brewing in Lewiston. If you show up late for a School Committee meeting, you might not get a seat. More parents are showing up, asking questions, and looking for improvements for their students. Earlier this year, McMahon […]
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Lewiston-Auburn This Week
MONDAY — Dec. 15 AUBURN — Auburn City Council meeting and workshop, City Council Chambers in Auburn Hall. Workshop is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and topics include the annual audit and the a report on the Norway Savings Bank Arena. The regular meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and topics include a […]
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Edward Little defends number of administrators
AUBURN — When Ron Potvin went to high school in the early 1970s, his school had thousands of students more than Edward Little, and there weren’t a lot of assistant principals, he said. As Potvin and other Auburn School Committee members worked on a 2014-15 budget Wednesday night, he was told EL has between 980 […]
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M. Keim: A committee of lame ideas
As I was having my morning coffee and reading the newspaper on Jan. 23, I could not believe what I was reading — the Auburn School Committee is requesting $2.1 million for improvements. Initially, I thought, great — they are going to utilize some existing structures. As I read on, I saw they wanted $400,186 […]
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G. Edwards: Take note come election time
The Sun Journal reported recently that the Auburn School Committee had voted to give Superintendent Katy Grondin a three-year contract, with a raise each year. Those raises total $6,000, boosting her pay to $121,000 annually. That comes just months after Auburn school bus drivers were asked to give up their health insurance, pay raises and […]