Close contacts to the person who tested positive include three Waterville Senior High School students.
Schools and Education
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Carrabec school board to survey teachers about remote learning
Regional School Unit 74 superintendent changes two half-days for students — scheduled for Jan. 27 and March 10 — to full days.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop shifts some teachers to cover different grades as part of COVID learning plan
With budget problems originally being the issue for not being able to hire more teachers, it’s unclear if an additional $183 million in coronavirus relief for Maine schools will impact or be able to expand the 100-student remote learning cap in Winthrop.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fairfield-area high school declares COVID-19 outbreak, Skowhegan Middle reports positive case
Lawrence High School in Fairfield has reported five cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the school year while Skowhegan Area Middle School reported a staff member had come down with the disease.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school board position open after member resigns
Jon Umland, who was in the last year of his term as a member of the Maine School Administrative District 11 school board, resigned his post after he moved from the town in which he’d been elected.
Posted inSchools and Education, Uncategorized
Maine to receive $183 million for schools in latest coronavirus relief package
The funding is part of $82 billion in emergency relief funds that have been allocated to support education nationwide.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Thorndike-based RSU 3 postpones return to four-day, in-person learning
Superintendents of Fairfield-based Maine School Administrative District 49 and Waterville Public Schools announced additional positive cases of COVID-19.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Pandemic leads school districts to consider skipping test for English language learners
The federal government requires annual language proficiency assessments, and it was unclear what repercussions, financial or otherwise, districts could face if they don’t administer the test.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Fairfield- and Unity-based school districts report COVID-19 infections
The cases were reported in Maine School Administrative District 49 and Regional School Unit 3.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Year In Review: Unity College makes major changes
From exploring the sale of its flagship campus to changing its scheduling and teaching models, the small environmental college had an interesting 2020.