ATLANTA — The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) recently announced student Talazen G. Smith from Strong has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization. The Society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment. The announcement was made by NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel, senior […]
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Retirees, fewer grads, leading to teacher shortage in Maine
PARIS — Assistant Superintendent Patrick Harnett says staffing trends show an older workforce continues to play a significant role in the teacher vacancies not only within the Oxford Hills School District, but schools across the state. “Yes, it is roughly a quarter of our teaching vacancies,” he told the Advertiser Democrat of the need to fill […]
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Olsen to head SAD 17 directors
PARIS — Diana Olsen of Otisfield was elected as chairman of the SAD 17 Board of Directors, replacing veteran chairman Ron Kugell who decided not to seek re-election after 20 years at the helm. In a 385 to 523 weighted vote, Olsen beat out opponent Natalie Andrews of West Paris. Both candidates had declared their candidacy […]
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Maine teachers visit Agnes Gray outdoor classroom
WEST PARIS — Profound, wonderful, fantastic, amazing. These are only a few of the words that some 15 educators from across Maine used to describe the Agnes Gray Elementary School’s outdoor classroom. The teachers, from all grade levels, came from Ashland, Old Town, Standish, Gray-New Gloucester and other school districts across the state, along with educators […]
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SAD 17 puts proficiency grading on hold
PARIS —Action by the SAD 17 Board of Directors on a proficiency-based grading and graduation policy has been postponed indefinitely. Superintendent Rick Colpitts said he intends to recommend to the Board of Directors that the school district continue with the current grading and graduation policy for the next school year. “Based on the feedback I […]
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Kugell won’t seek chair again
OXFORD HILLS — Veteran SAD 17 Director and Chairman Ron Kugell announced at the June 18 Board of Directors meeting that he will not seek election as the board chair next month. Kugell who has served as chairman for many of his 34 years on the board said he was making the announcement early to […]
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SAD 17 construction funding getting closer
PARIS — Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the SAD 17 Board of Directors at its Monday night meeting that the Oxford Hills Middle School and Agnes Gray Elementary School construction projects may be only a year or two away from state funding. The State Board of Education has released its priority school construction list and has ranked […]
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SAD 17 re-examines field trip practices
NORWAY — All water-based field trips have been stopped until school officials re-examine their practices and policies. Superintendent Rick Colpitts informed the SAD 17 Board of Directors in a June 15 memo that they will review the school district’s own field trip policy, using in part, information that the Lewiston schools may learn after their own […]
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High School cafeteria kitchen reopens, others still closed
PARIS — State inspectors ok’d the opening of the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School cafeteria kitchen last week, but two other classroom kitchens remain closed because cleanup has not been completed. State inspectors made the final inspection of the high school cafeteria kitchen approving its opening on May 30, almost four weeks after it and kitchens […]
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SAD 17 directors discuss proficiency-based education
PARIS — SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Board of Directors at its June 4 meeting that proficiency-based education will allow Oxford Hills School District students to gauge “where they are now, where they want to be and how to get there” in their learning process. What it will not do, said administrators, is take […]