The town’s withdrawal committee is scheduled to meet next week as part of early efforts to depart Maine School Administrative District 49.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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RSU 9 updates COVID-19 policies per state guidance
Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Chris Elkington said the state has issued guidance to handle COVID-19 outbreaks as they would another infectious disease, marking an end to COVID-specific standard operating procedures.
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Litchfield-based school officials to reassess after $31.6M construction plan defeated
Regional School District 4 must reevaluate options for aging buildings.
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Teacher retirements and resignations burden schools statewide
As the new school year nears, superintendents are scrambling to find qualified applicants to fill positions, mirroring a recent trend.
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Maine school districts scramble to hire up for the school year
Schools around the country are struggling to fill vacancies, and Maine schools are having mixed success.
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Facing high turnover in its top position, Hallowell-area school district to pursue ‘more in-depth’ hiring process for new superintendent
After five superintendents stepped down over three years, officials from Regional School Unit 2 hope that conducting a longer search will yield a candidate who wants to stay.
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Two Spruce Mountain students expelled indefinitely
Regional School Unit 73 board cited disobedient and disorderly conduct as reasons for barring them from classes.
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Farmington-based school district amends strategic-plan timeline
Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Chris Elkington told the board of directors the new plan will hopefully ease stress and foster involvement from staff, students, families and the local community.
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91% of Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales voters say ‘no’ to proposed RSU 4 middle school addition
District’s plan to build an addition at Oak Hill Middle School rejected by residents, 2,209 to 219.
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‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
After the disruption of online learning, first-year college students are arriving on U.S. campuses unprepared for the demands of college-level work, experts say.