The Lewiston School Committee voted 5-to-3 to add two deans of students to Lewiston High School, costing more than $120,000. The administrative team at LHS is now: a principal, three assistant principals, two deans of students and five support people, for a total cost of more than $900,000 (for 1,300 students). Compare that to Bangor […]
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C. Ward: Change in grading system at LHS
Lewiston residents need to be aware of the new grading system coming to Lewiston High School. A new proficiency-based grading system will be used for the incoming 9th grade at LHS in September. The system imposes significant changes. The current LHS grading system says students pass a class if they earn an average grade of […]
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C. Ward: Shouldn’t be a protected class
Article 7, about school administration positions, was discussed at a recent Lewiston School Committee budget meeting. The article contains information about principals, assistant principals and their support staff. The article includes a $105,000 increase for the upcoming year and a potential additional $100,000 increase if the deans of students positions at Lewiston High School are […]
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P. Blake: City would be enhanced
I hope that Crystal Ward (letter, Jan. 2), who is very knowledgeable of the staff and politics of Lewiston High School, will consider running for the School Committee at the next possible opportunity. I have known her for years and have found her able and worthy of making difficult choices. The city would be enhanced […]
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In rebuttal, C. Ward: Reevaluate School Committee decision
This is in response to the Sun Journal article of Dec. 17, “High school may get two deans to address student behavior.” I am a retired teacher, having worked for 34 years in the classroom — 27 of those years at Lewiston High School. I can tell you there is no huge behavior problem at […]