Three community organizations and the two elementary schools West Paris kids began attending a year ago have received $250 to $2,500 each.
Agnes Gray Elementary School
Oxford Hills school administrators working to curb student behaviors
Residents from West Paris addressed the board to mark one year since Agnes Gray Elementary School has closed.
West Paris receives Agnes Gray closure notice
West Paris has until next month to submit a rebuttal to SAD 17’s DOE filing.
Paris asks for response from school district regarding Agnes Gray
A letter to the school district contends it did not follow proper statutory procedures before closing Agnes Gray.
Oxford Hills school panel backs school consolidation plan
A subcommittee is drafting recommendations for next steps for directors, which will be presented to the board at its Dec. 16 meeting.
School board chairman advises Paris officials on petition issue
SAD 17 School Board Chair Troy Ripley says the school district already started the process suggested by the petition in 2016, asking the state Department of Education to fund a construction project.
Oxford Hills school district starts process to permanently close Agnes Gray Elementary School
Maine School Administrative District 17’s school board voted, 19-1, against spending $6 million to make West Paris’ 130-year-old school safe for students and staff.
Nicole Carter: What Agnes Gray Elementary School means to West Paris
Over the years it has become harder and harder for small rural communities to hold onto their traditions — even their identities. And nowhere is this more apparent than in West Paris.
Is Agnes Gray really done? The process creaks forward
Maine School Administrative District 17 School Board Chair Troy Ripley asserts that Paris and West Paris’ decision to sue the district for closing Agnes Gray is premature, as the board has not made a decision to keep the school closed.
West Paris, Paris to sue Oxford Hills school district over Agnes Gray Elementary School closing
Lawyers contend that SAD 17 violated Maine law when Superintendent Heather Manchester closed the West Paris school in February.