LEWISTON — The School Committee unanimously voted Monday night to add $2,200 in funding for the Unified Basketball team to the annual school budget. Jason Fuller, Lewiston High School athletic director, said the cost covers coaching, equipment, dues and fees to play in the league. The Unified Basketball league was previously funded with grant money […]
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Auburn schools working to keep up with rising expectations
AUBURN — As the state continues to make student tests more difficult, scores for Auburn students show that about half of the city’s schools scored at or above state averages, and half below. The state averages show that nearly half of Maine students aren’t performing at the levels expected by the state. Test results were […]
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Committee approves 3-year contract for Auburn superintendent
AUBURN — The Auburn School Committee on Wednesday approved a three-year contract for Superintendent Katy Grondin. Her new contract runs through June 1, 2020. The vote was unanimous, Committee Chairman Tom Kendall said. One change in her contract is her salary. Grondin was given a 3 percent raise for each of the three years, which […]
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Lisbon School Committee elects officers, moves on projects
LISBON — The School Committee on Tuesday evening re-elected Traci Austin as chairwoman and Kathi Yergin as vice chairwoman for the 2017 term. The committee also approved of Superintendent Richard Green seeking proposals from firms for energy-saving work at schools and the Central Office as part of the Phase II Guaranteed Performance Contract Plan. “What […]
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SAD 17 loses federal money for extra teacher
PARIS — The Oxford Hills School District board of directors was told Monday night that federal funding for another fifth-grade teacher at Paris Elementary School has been withdrawn. “We got a ‘Dear John’ letter,” Finance Committee Chairman Barry Patrie told fellow directors. Patrie said the money was taken back because SAD 17 is ineligible for […]
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Recreation site needed before new Lewiston school is built
LEWISTON — The June 14 referendum on the proposed new Lewiston elementary school is still on, but if approved, construction could be delayed because of government red tape, Superintendent Bill Webster said Wednesday. During a special School Committee meeting, Webster said it had come to light that in 1978, the city received a $150,000 federal […]
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Edward Little has new principal
AUBURN — The School Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night to hire Scott Annear as principal of Edward Little High School, starting this fall. Annear, 44, is an assistant principal at the school. He will replace Jim Miller, who is retiring after 25 years as principal. After the vote, Annear and Assistant Principal Todd Sampson shook […]
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Committee to decide on high school principal
AUBURN — The School Committee is expected to decide Wednesday whether Scott Annear will be the next Edward Little High School principal. Annear, 44, an assistant principal at the school, was selected by an interview team to replace Jim Miller, who announced in January he is retiring. He has been principal for 25 years and […]
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Auburn teachers launch petition to gather support
AUBURN — The Auburn Education Association, which represents more than 300 teachers plus educational technicians and other school workers, has launched an online petition drive asking signers to show support for teachers. As of Wednesday afternoon, 249 people had signed the petition at the website, change.org. Many posted comments. The petition drive was launched less than […]
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School Committee chairman says Auburn teachers have wrong info
AUBURN — Tom Kendall, chairman of the School Committee, said Thursday that many of the complaints or statements from teachers to the committee Wednesday night “were not entirely factual nor based on complete information.” Teachers filled the meeting room at Auburn Hall on Wednesday night to voice concerns about their working conditions, lack of […]