A citizen’s petition has been filed, prompting meetings in June and July ahead of a July 16 vote to begin process of leaving the district.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Fairfield council appoints SAD 49 board member
Jeff Neubauer will serve on the board until a candidate is elected in November for a full term.
RSU 18 to hold budget meeting Thursday
The $34.4 million budget proposal replaces the spending plan rejected by voters last month.
USM gets censured over recent faculty cuts
A national association says the administration violated academic freedom, tenure and due process.
Police interviewing Cony students in spate of bomb scares
‘You can’t overlook any of these,’ Augusta’s superintendent said on Thursday at a public meeting at the high school, which has dealt with three threats this month.
State to conduct its own investigation into Augusta school’s testing irregularities
School board reviews letter from state invalidating math tests as well as resignation of Farrington School principal.
AOS 92 superintendent tells school board to expect bloodletting
To meet expectation of Waterville mayor, school district will lose services.
Cony parents concerned about recent bomb threats
The Augusta School Department is holding a public forum Thursday in response to three bomb threats in eight days at Cony High School.
SAD 49 to vote on $25.4 million spending plan at budget meeting Thursday
The budget meeting will decide the final amount that will be sent to voters in a districtwide referendum June 16.
Augusta voters approve $28.4 million school budget
Winthrop and RSU 11 budgets pass, RSU 2 and RSU 38 budgets appeared likely to pass and results for RSU 12 were unavailable.