The $21.3 million proposed budget is a 8.8% increase from the current spending plan of $19.5 million.
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RSU 9 sets plan to address elevated lead levels in water fixtures
Moving forward, the district is conducting remediated testing of the fixtures with elevated levels of lead and determining which fixtures can be used.
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Residents give preliminary approval to $28.2 million Fairfield-area school district budget
The spending plan for Maine School Administrative District 49 now moves to a referendum vote scheduled for June 14 for residents of Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield.
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Fairfield-based school district working to replace water fixtures after testing shows high levels of lead in some places
Maine School Administrative District 49 in recent weeks has tested sinks and drinking fountains at district schools for lead levels, with 16 of the 26 fixtures at Albion Elementary School above recommended levels.
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Spruce Mountain school district puts off decision on scheduling professional development time next year
Switching from late-arrival to early-release days would give staff two-hour blocks for training.
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Acting president of KVCC named as the college’s permanent leader
The Maine Community College System announced that current interim president Karen Normandin has been appointed as permanent president of Kennebec Valley Community College.
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Penn State administrator named next president of USM
Jacqueline Edmonson, current chancellor and chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny, will start in her job on July 1.
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More than 300 walk at UMaine Augusta’s first in-person ceremony since 2019
The event featured an address from diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Anthony James Jr., and the university’s first degrees conferred under its new graduate programs.
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University of Southern Maine faculty senate votes no confidence in chancellor
USM faculty cited the departure of 3 system presidents within the year and a lack of faculty input in important University of Maine System decisions.