A re-entry steering committee is working on finding a way to get students safely back into buildings.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Mt. Blue High School principal named RSU 9 interim superintendent
Mt. Blue Assistant Principal Joel Smith will fill Monique Poulin’s position while Poulin serves as interim superintendent.
Two RSU 10 schools close due to staff being quarantined
Rumford Elementary and Buckfield Junior-Senior High schools shut.
RSU 9 Board of Directors agenda
Regional School District 9 amended school board agenda 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84765662518?pwd=RFVDNG5XakRwb0ZPQ0xLTEFaTHNFQT09 Added on Dec. 11, 2020 – V. New business – A. Approve new hires Added on Dec. 11, 2020 – V. New business – B. Approve employee transfers I. Call to order II. Pledge of allegiance III. Public […]
Fourth Lewiston school reports outbreak
LEWISTON — Connors Elementary School will transition immediately to remote schooling because it was designated an outbreak site Monday evening, Superintendent Jake Langlais announced. Two positive cases of COVID-19 in an isolated room late last week brought the school’s total to four cases within a week, he wrote in an email. He was notified of […]
Spruce Mountain athletes protest ban on winter sports
Students chant, “Let us play,” at Monday’s demonstration at the high school in an effort to persuade the RSU 73 school board to reconsider its vote to not allow sports this winter.
Lewiston board defeats motion to close schools after holiday break
The School Committee has three times voted against going fully remote.
Maine public school enrollments drop amid pandemic
More families are choosing to home-school or send their children to private schools, and the drop in public school enrollment can have financial implications for districts.
Third Lewiston school designated as outbreak site
Five cases in 14 days linked to McMahon Elementary, as school closes until January, superintendent said Friday night.
Spruce Mountain school board votes down winter sports
Athletic director, superintendent favored students playing.