The area school board approved a $29.6 million budget proposal for the coming year, a 4.8% increase from last year even as the district anticipates cutting 11 positions, most of which are currently vacant.
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As Albion negotiates possible departure from MSAD 49, officials eye plan to keep elementary school open
The move to leave the school district stems from the planned closure of Albion Elementary School once a nearly $46 million consolidated school is built in nearby Benton.
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Residents of MSAD 49 approve plan for $45.6 million elementary school in Benton
People in the Fairfield-based school district approved the measure Tuesday by a nearly 400-vote margin, but they rejected a related question seeking $1.8 million in local money for a larger gym for the school.
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Big changes afoot in Fairfield-area school district as residents consider plan for $47 million elementary school
The state would pick up nearly all of the tab for the project, which would lead to the closure of three schools as the district moves to consolidate grades.
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Fairfield officials eye 2 possible remedies as complaints continue over juvenile behavior
Residents for months have complained about a group of juveniles who they say continuously harass people in town and display other objectionable behavior.
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As new school year approaches, Fairfield-area district to hold job fair for several open positions
Maine School Administrative District 49, which includes Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield, is planning a job fair Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lawrence High School Annex.
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Albion moves forward with negotiations to leave Fairfield-area school district
The town’s withdrawal committee is scheduled to meet next week as part of early efforts to depart Maine School Administrative District 49.
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Skowhegan parents push for action after complaints of racism lodged with school officials
The complaints are the latest to be made by minority families in central Maine and school district administrators say they’re being taken seriously as part of an investigative process that can involve outside agencies.
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Fairfield-area district shares concept designs, planning progress for new school building
Maine School Administrative District 49 held a meeting Wednesday to provide a public update on efforts to build a new elementary school serving students in the Fairfield area.
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School officials told harassment of minority students at Lawrence High School a recurring problem
A parent of a student at the school and a teacher there told MSAD 49 directors Thursday that there’s a hostile environment at the school where students regularly use racial slurs and LGBTQ+ teens are bullied and harassed.