The Oxford Hills School District had had 8 “snow days” so far this school year. How will they be made up?
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Snow days: Lewiston makes March 22 a regular school day
LEWISTON — The School Committee on Monday approved holding classes Friday, March 22, to make up for one of six snow days used this winter. Superintendent Bill Webster recommended changing the day from teacher-parent conferences to a regular school day. The department has eight snow days on the school calendar. Meanwhile, Auburn School Department switched […]
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Are 'remote school days' an alternative to snow days?
With the possibility Tuesday of a third snow day for Lewiston and Auburn schools this month, superintendents said Monday they are interested in a pilot program in Camden-Rockport where students will do their work from home on computers. The pilot program, called remote school days, will begin after Dec. 1, Camden-Rockport schools Superintendent Maria Libby […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News
SAD 17 extends school days for two weeks
PARIS — Students in School Administrative District 17 will be dismissed one hour later than usual for two weeks — April 23-27 and April 30-May 4 — to make up two snow days, Superintendent Rick Colpitts has announced. The extended days were approved by the state education commissioner, Colpitts told the school board April 2. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
School an hour longer after next week
PARIS — The Education Commissioner has approved a request by SAD 17 to extend the school day by one hour during a two-week period, beginning April 23, to make up some of the nine snow days, the district has experienced this year. Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Board of Directors at its April 2 meeting […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Schools & Education
Extra hours may make up for snow days
PARIS — Students attended school last Friday and, depending on the upcoming weather, may have to stay late for an extra hour for at least a week after April school vacation following action the Board of Directors to mitigate the impact of nine snow days already used this year. The last day of school for students […]
Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 cancels 10 late-arrival days to help make-up storm-related school days
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to eliminate 10 late-arrival Wednesdays — beginning April 11 and running through June 13 — to help make up nine school days lost to bad weather. Prior to eliminating the late-arrival Wednesdays, where students go to school an hour later than normal, the last student day […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Too many snow days in Lewiston-Auburn schools
LEWISTON — Snow days are piling up like snowbanks. The frequent closing of schools for inclement weather — nine days so far this winter — means the last day of school for Lewiston students will be the first day of summer: June 21. In Auburn, the last day of school will be June 20. Both […]
Posted inBethel, sj-web
Bethel schools to add an hour to school days to make up for snow
BETHEL (AP) — A school district in Maine will lengthen the school day by an hour for the next month to make up for time lost because of snow days. David Murphy, superintendent of the Bethel-area school district, says Thursday was his district’s ninth school day of the year. WGME-TV reports his district includes four […]
Posted inFranklin
SAD 58 lengthens school days to make up time
PHILLIPS — School Administration District 58 directors recently approved lengthening the school day one hour for two weeks this month to make up two storm days. The goal is to keep graduation on June 8, as scheduled on the school calendar. “All schools in MSAD 58 will run one hour longer each afternoon during the […]