AUBURN — When Ron Potvin went to high school in the early 1970s, his school had thousands of students more than Edward Little, and there weren’t a lot of assistant principals, he said. As Potvin and other Auburn School Committee members worked on a 2014-15 budget Wednesday night, he was told EL has between 980 […]
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M. Keim: A committee of lame ideas
As I was having my morning coffee and reading the newspaper on Jan. 23, I could not believe what I was reading — the Auburn School Committee is requesting $2.1 million for improvements. Initially, I thought, great — they are going to utilize some existing structures. As I read on, I saw they wanted $400,186 […]
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G. Edwards: Take note come election time
The Sun Journal reported recently that the Auburn School Committee had voted to give Superintendent Katy Grondin a three-year contract, with a raise each year. Those raises total $6,000, boosting her pay to $121,000 annually. That comes just months after Auburn school bus drivers were asked to give up their health insurance, pay raises and […]
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C. Libbe: Required reading
The Auburn School Committee cannot understand why the Auburn voters have rejected the school budget? Perhaps they should read Elliott Epstein’s column in the Sun Journal July 19. Also regarding the Auburn School Committee and the school budget, I would compliment the Sun Journal for an excellent editorial in the July 28 issue. Carol Libbe, […]
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There is a lack of trust in Auburn
The lack of humility is surprising. Nay. Astonishing. The day after Auburn voters soundly rejected a school budget for a second time, the Auburn School Committee met to map where to go from here. Committee Chairman Tom Kendall laid the blame squarely on the voters, on their lack of understanding of how their votes will […]