The MSAD 54 board of directors convenes for only its second in-person meeting since the coronavirus pandemic closed school facilities in mid-March.
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Longtime Skowhegan-based SAD 54 superintendent retiring after 17 years
Brent Colbry was among the first teachers to bring special education to Maine schools, managed school districts through financial crises and seen huge advances in technology that have ultimately helped schools navigate the pandemic.
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Skowhegan-area school district holds final hearing on $36.6 million budget
The proposed budget for 2020-21 is $101,000 less than the current spending plan and heads to a referendum vote on July 14.
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Skowhegan holds in-person graduation ceremonies on Saturday
The school had a series of 15-minute ceremonies on Saturday, where students graduated in groups of six, allowing for proper guidelines to be followed and students to return to school one more time.
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Skowhegan area school board aims to get students back in school, select a new mascot
Assistant Superintendent John Moody said the district is working toward having students back in school safely next fall and has also restarted the process of selecting a new mascot.
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MSAD 54 looking at different scenarios in making plans for the coming school year
The last day for students at Skowhegan schools will be June 5, Assistant Superintendent Jon Moody told community members on Thursday.
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Skowhegan Area High School graduation set for June 20
The senior class, with 160 students from Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Smithfield and Skowhegan, will be brought into the gymnasium in groups of six.
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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.
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Hunt of a lifetime: Athens boy, 5, bags 2 turkeys with 1 shot
Using equipment made by his father, including a tripod and a kickplate to absorb the recoil, young Carlton Cipriano shot two jake turkeys — young males — on youth spring hunting day for turkeys in Cornville.
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Skowhegan Area High School teachers struggle with remote learning
As remote learning continues after April vacation, three teachers share their views of the challenges they have faced keeping in touch with their students, educating them, while maintaining their own individual lives.