Jay Charette’s resignation is effective immediately, and Assistant Superintendent Karen Smith will serve as superintendent.
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Readfield-area schools have identified — but are not naming — the person who made threat last week
The threat led to the closure Nov. 14 of Maranacook Regional Middle School and Maranacook Community High School in Regional School Unit 38.
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Two Readfield-area schools to reopen Friday after threat found in bathroom
Officials: Maranacook Regional High School and Maranacook Community Middle School will reopen after being closed Thursday.
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Student urges Readfield-area school board to listen to teachers
Several people spoke at Thursday night’s special board meeting, including Maranacook Community High School teachers and a student who said communication from administration is lacking.
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Letter prompts Readfield-area school board discussion
The letter signed by school officials urged board members to make decisions on behalf of the district’s mission to be a ‘caring community dedicated to excellence.’
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Readfield-area teacher silenced by superintendent over comments critical of RSU 38 administration at school board meeting
Dan Holman, a teacher at Maranacook Community Middle School, said at a school board meeting Wednesday that members of the Regional School Unit 38 board have not been given the results of a union-sponsored survey conducted earlier this year that are critical of the district’s administration.
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Positions eliminated in Readfield-area school district’s proposed $22.9 million budget; taxpayers could see average 8.24% increase.
The proposed budget for Regional School Unit 38 represents a 5.7% increase to the current budget, and an average 8.24% increase to property taxes in Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield and Wayne.
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Maranacook’s Community Café bridges generations as students show community members what they are learning
The Maranacook Community Café bridges the generation gap between middle and high school students who demonstrate what they are learning to older community members over coffee and pastries.
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Police: Alleged Wayne predator targeted multiple Maranacook middle schoolers
William C. Smith, 29, was arrested and charged last week with attempting to get a 14-year-old girl to send sexual images over Snapchat.
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Wayne man, 29, arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting 14-year-old girl
William C. Smith was arrested Wednesday after allegedly messaging and threatening a Maranacook Community High School student.