Using data provided by Lewiston School Superintendent Bill Webster, I submit the following money trail for the Lewiston School Department: • The 2014-2015 budget closed June 30 with a $2,000,000 surplus; • The Maine Legislature voted to send Lewiston $533,000 for schools; • A new audit requirement has $500,000 being paid to the city from […]
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Inmates help refurbish Lewiston schools
LEWISTON — Instead of spending time in jail, 48 participants in the Alternative Sentencing Program completed maintenance projects for the Lewiston School Department, according to William Gagne, chief deputy of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department. The participants cleaned, landscaped, stripped and waxed floors, and painted walls at The Green Ladle, Lewiston High School, Lewiston Middle […]
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C. Ward: A costly reorganization
Superintendent Bill Webster, of the Lewiston School Department, recently reorganized the administration at the Dingley building. As part of this reorganization, one person will receive a $5,000 raise and another person a $10,000 raise. Upon learning about that, my reaction ranged from shock and disbelief to rage. The new salaries will be $98,000 and $96,000. […]
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J. Smith: Questions about Lewiston school budget
After reading the article on the proposed school budget (March 5), there are several issues that I feel need to be clarified. 1) Are the 32 positions the superintendent wants to add going to be filled immediately, or in anticipation of the proposed new school? 2) If they are to be filled now, how is […]
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In rebuttal, J. Handy: Sabine should stick to what he knows
In his column (Feb. 15), Richard Sabine used SAT scores as the final, empirical word in a student’s success. Even the College Board says the SAT does not measure any innate ability. Psychologist Claude Steele points out that the test has been found to measure only about 18 percent of the things that it takes […]
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P. Parquette: Time for a change in administration
As a Lewiston taxpayer, I have been following the school budget talks for the school year 2014-2015. Superintendent Bill Webster has presented a budget with an increase of more than $1 million. Each year there is an increase in the budget, always for different reasons: salaries, benefits, transportation, etc. Education is supposed to be an […]