The board will vote next week on setting a date for a second districtwide budget meeting and validation vote.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Litchfield voters to consider reduced town budget Saturday
Amid school budget and selectmen uncertainty, the budget proposal is down 3.2 percent from this year.
Winslow schools budget of $14.38 million up 1.23 percent
The budget, which the town’s voters approved Tuesday, is increasing because the federal government no longer is underwriting technology costs.
SAD 12 residents send budget back to school officials
For at least the fourth year in a row, residents in the Jackman-based district rejected a first attempt to pass a school budget referendum.
SAD 6 nepotism policy got short shrift in hiring of superintendent’s son
The team that hired Zachariah Sherburne, who later was charged with sexual assault in another district, didn’t have a handle on whether it was a violation, a report says.
Principal Patricia Doyle departs Oak Hill High School after 37 years
Doyle is joining the nonprofit College Board and will continue working with schools in Maine.
RSU 4 to revisit budget after Litchfield voters sink $18.9 million proposal
A number of Litchfield residents think they pay a disproportionate share of costs in the district, which also includes Wales and Sabattus.
Benton Elementary School principal says final goodbye to students
Suanne Giorgetti retired after working in SAD 49 for all of her education career of nearly 40 years.
Winthrop school budget passes easily
The $11.22 million budget increased 4 percent from the current year.
Feds seek shutdown of largest accreditor of for-profit colleges
Several state attorneys general have accused the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools of overlooking deception by some schools.