Superintendent to offer one plan with assistant superintendent and one without.
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Waterville Senior High School graduation will go on, with ingenuity
Central Maine Motors Auto Group owners Chris and Linanne Gaunce are working with school officials to help plan an in-person graduation that is both creative and safe during the pandemic.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school district considers adding social worker, instructional coaches
Even with the addition of these three positions, three of the four towns in the district will see their SAD 11 assessments drop, and Pittston’s will increase by a fraction of a percent.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Payne to resign from Waterville school board, but will remain on charter commission
Julian Payne, a member of both the Waterville Board of Education and Waterville Charter Commission, has bought a home in Cornville and plans to resign from the school board in two weeks but stay on the Charter Commission.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Elective class teachers are tackling the challenge of distance learning
Instructors in art, music, gym and vocational trades have found ways to keep students engaged.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Despite pandemic’s disruptions, most UMaine System students stayed on course
Extended pass/fail options and outreach from professors kept enrollment and completion rates this spring about the same as they were last spring.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education, Sports
Controversial Augusta Schools proposed broadcast policy back with content restrictions included
The previously rejected policy, which broadcasters said would force them to stop covering Cony sports if it passed, was revised to lower fees, but the regulations on content remain.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
University of Maine at Farmington grads enjoy ‘virtual’ celebration
Though the university plans to host a traditional commencement ceremony in August, the Class of 2020 was honored via Facebook and Instagram Saturday.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Unity College honors graduates in virtual celebration
Unity College’s class of 2020 was set to graduate on Saturday morning, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, an online celebration took the place of commencement.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
UMaine System processing federal relief payments to students
Most of the money will be awarded to eligible students in amounts ranging from $100 to $675 based on the university and number of credit hours they are taking.