The Portland Press Herald and Central Maine Newspapers surveyed high schools across the state about whether spring sports coaches would receive stipends despite the canceled season. Ninety-eight schools responded.
School |
Response |
Ashland |
No stipends will be paid. |
Belfast |
No stipends will be paid. |
Biddeford |
Coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends based on their required offseason administration and activities. |
Bonny Eagle |
Varsity coaches will receive 33 percent of their stipend. Subvarsity coaches will receive 20 percent. |
Boothbay |
No stipends will be paid. |
Brewer |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Brunswick |
Varsity coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends. Junior varsity coaches will receive 25 percent. |
Buckfield |
No stipends will be paid. |
Calais |
Coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends. |
Camden Hills |
No stipends will be paid. |
Cape Elizabeth |
No decision yet. |
Central |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Cheverus |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Cony |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Deer Isle-Stonington |
High school coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends. |
Deering |
High school and middle school coaches will receive 33 percent of their stipend. |
Dexter |
No stipends will be paid. |
Dirigo |
No stipends will be paid. |
East Grand |
No stipends will be paid. |
Edward Little |
Varsity coaches will receive 33 percent of their stipend, while junior varsity, assistants and middle school coaches will get 20 percent. |
Ellsworth |
No stipends will be paid. |
Erskine Academy |
No stipends will be paid. |
Falmouth |
No decision yet. |
Forest Hills |
No stipends will be paid. |
Fort Fairfield |
No stipends will be paid. |
Fort Kent |
No stipends will be paid. |
Freeport |
Varsity coaches will receive 33 percent of their stipends. |
Gardiner |
No stipends will be paid. |
George Stevens Academy |
All returning contract coaches will receive full stipend. |
Gorham |
Varsity coaches will be paid 80 percent; subvarsity coaches 50 percent, and middle school coaches 30 percent. |
Gray-New Gloucester |
Varsity head coaches will receive 33 percent of stipend; subvarsity and middle school 20 percent. |
Greely |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Greenville |
The district is planning to pay a percentage of the stipend for work coaches do outside of the season. |
Hall-Dale |
Coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends as of now, but may change to full. |
Hebron Academy |
All coaches are also teachers. |
Hermon |
Any coach who has documented time preparing for the spring season will receive 33 percent of their stipend. |
Jonesport-Beals |
Paid full stipends to coaches and assistants who were already in the middle or beginning their season. Coaches for most spring sports that weren’t already started will not be paid. |
Katahdin |
No decision yet. The administration has recommended to the school board that spring coaches get their full stipend. |
Kennebunk |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Kents Hill |
All coaches are also teachers. |
Lake Region |
Coaches will receive between 20 and 33 percent of their stipend. |
Lewiston |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Lincoln Academy |
No stipends will be paid. |
Lisbon |
No stipends will be paid. |
Madawaska |
No spring sports. |
Madison |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Maine School of Science and Math |
No stipends will be paid. |
Maranacook |
No stipends will be paid. |
Marshwood |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Massabesic |
No decision yet. |
Mattanawcook Academy |
No stipends will be paid. |
Medomak Valley |
All returning spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Messalonskee |
No stipends will be paid. |
Monmouth Academy |
Coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends. |
Morse |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Mountain Valley |
No stipends will be paid. |
Mt. Abram |
No stipends will be paid. |
Mt. Ararat |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Mt. Desert Island |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Mt. View |
No stipends will be paid. |
Narraguagus |
No stipends will be paid. |
Noble |
Varsity coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends. |
Nokomis |
High school coaches will receive 33 percent of their stipends. |
Old Orchard Beach |
Varsity coaches will receive $500 (8-10 percent of regular stipend), while subvarsity and middle school coaches will receive $250. |
Old Town |
High school coaches will receive 25 percent of their stipends. |
Orono |
All spring coaches and year-round coaches will receive full stipend. |
Oxford Hills |
No decision yet; partial compensation being considered. |
Piscataquis |
No stipends will be paid. |
Poland |
Varsity coaches will receive 30 percent of their stipend, junior varsity and assistant coaches 20 percent, and middle school coaches will not get a stipend. |
Portland |
High school and middle school coaches will receive 33 percent of their stipend. |
Presque Isle |
No stipends will be paid. |
Rangeley |
No decision yet. |
Richmond |
Coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends. |
Sacopee Valley |
No decision yet. |
Sanford |
No decision yet. |
Scarborough |
Varsity head coaches will receive a portion of their stipends for their ongoing mentoring, supporting and advising of athletes. |
Schenck |
The plan is to pay high school coaches their full stipend for ongoing mentoring, supporting and advising of athletes. |
Skowhegan |
No decision yet. |
South Portland |
No decision yet. Multiple proposals range from tiered percentage to full pay. |
Spruce Mountain |
No stipends will be paid. |
Stearns |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Telstar |
No stipends will be paid. |
Temple Academy |
All coaches are volunteers. |
Thornton Academy |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Traip Academy |
All returning spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Valley |
Coaches will receive 50 percent of their stipends. |
Waterville |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Waynflete |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Wells |
All spring coaches will receive full stipend. |
Westbrook |
No decision yet. |
Windham |
Coaches will be paid, but the amount has not been finalized. |
Winslow |
No stipends will be paid. |
Winthrop |
No stipends will be paid. |
Wiscasset |
No stipends will be paid. |
Wisdom |
No stipends will be paid. |
Woodland |
No stipends will be paid. |
Yarmouth |
Varsity head coaches will receive 33 percent; subvarsity and middle school coaches receive 20 percent |
York |
Coaches will receive 10 percent of their stipends for all levels at both the middle and high school. |
UPDATE: This file was corrected on May 11 at 11:05 a.m. to show that Ellsworth will not be paying stipends to coaches.
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