Superintendent Pam Doyen has had the job since budget cuts were made in October 2019.
Schools & Education
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based school district plans groundbreaking for Mexico school
Mountain Valley Community School will be built on Highland Avenue in Mexico.
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Aroostook school district changes course, won’t use finger scanning software to track attendance
Parents and guardians of students who attend Caribou High School were notified that RSU 39 has decided against using biometric technology provided by a Pennsylvania company to track attendance.
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Caribou High School to use fingerprinting to track student attendance
The Maine Chapter of the Maine ACLU criticizes the Aroostook County school district’s decision on Tuesday, saying using biometrics to track students raises serious privacy concerns.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Poland area schools move forward with $10.2M upgrade to elementary schools’ HVAC systems
Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland buildings in RSU 16 will have updated heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
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New University of Maine at Augusta lab will double enrollment for medical lab techs in city
Tuesday’s grand opening of the new facility at the University of Maine at Augusta for the medical lab technician program will more than double enrollment for students on the Augusta campus to help fill a statewide need.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Turner area schools superintendent briefs board on this year’s school climate survey results
MSAD 52 board members approved the first reading of a new policy on materials sent home with students.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School continues to charm, draw celebrity attention
Dapper Wednesday, begun by students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, now 8, is winning fans across Maine and the nation.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Jay-based school district budget proposal up 6.3%
The $24.67 million spending plan is $1.46 million more than this fiscal year.
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Maine museums to create ‘visual dictionary’ of Wabanaki basketry
The Penobscot Nation Museum and the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine Orono received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the project.