Bio Name: Michael Marcotte Occupation: accountant Education: Bachelor of Science in business administration Family: single Political experience: county budget, Lewiston finance, Lewiston Planning Board Questions 1. Why do you think you’re the most qualified, or best candidate for this seat? Lewiston is facing some challenging financial hurdles, and my past experience with county and municipal budgets will certainly […]
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Lewiston committee votes for $64.7 million school budget
LEWISTON — Saying they’d like to do more to reduce class sizes, Lewiston School Committee members approved a $64.7 million budget Monday night, a 5.8 percent increase from the current budget. The proposed budget includes 32 new positions, most of them special ed to keep pace with growing special ed students. About 10 educators would […]
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Big school in Lewiston will deliver smaller classes
LEWISTON — In Lindsay Putney’s crowded kindergarten room Thursday at Farwell Elementary School, her 25 students worked on art. Experts say 25 kindergarten students in one class is too many. State regulations call for kindergarten classes to be no more than 20 students per teacher. A growing student population has created overcrowded schools with classes […]
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Progress reports approved for K-2 Lewiston students
LEWISTON — Parents of students in kindergarten through grade two will receive a report of their children’s progress this year, administrators advised the School Committee on Monday night. The reports will show whether students are on track to meet end-of-grade expectations. School Department Chief Academic Officer Sue Martin said the six elementary schools are rolling […]
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New Lewiston school redistricting panel gets to work Tuesday
LEWISTON — A new 22-member committee assigned with recommending which students should attend a new school will hold its first meeting Tuesday. The Redistricting Committee will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Lewiston School Department’s Dingley Building on Oak Street. Before Lewiston plans the design and location for a new elementary school, the […]
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Lewiston school committee says no to virtual school, wants smaller kindergarten classes
LEWISTON — When asked to approve a new virtual school in Lewiston at a cost of $50,000, the Lewiston School Committee instead indicated that money should be used for a new kindergarten class at McMahon Elementary School. The committee took no action on creating a virtual school. After hearing a report that recommended a small […]
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Lewiston School Committee OKs new redistricting panel
LEWISTON — The School Department will begin assembling a new 22-member redistricting committee in anticipation of a new, larger school to replace Martel Elementary, the School Committee decided Monday night. The state has told Superintendent Bill Webster that the city is in the 2017 funding cycle to replace the 1925 school building on Lisbon Street. […]
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Dirigo Middle School’s Robert Staples to retire
DIXFIELD — Robert Staples has devoted all but one year of his 33 years teaching to the former SAD 21 and now RSU 10 school districts. When he leaves his sixth-grade math classroom in June, he will have taught many of the lower primary grades, as well as served as a special education teacher and […]
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Lewiston superintendent: Tough budget ahead
LEWISTON — School Superintendent Bill Webster told Lewiston School Committee members to brace themselves for difficult budget decisions when he released the proposed 2014-15 budget next week. Reasons for possible cuts in positions, programs and/or higher property taxes include expected flat funding in education dollars from the state, higher MaineCare costs and no leftover cash […]