Community service, sports, clubs and even credit standards are being waived this year.
RSU 16
Two Poland area schools in RSU 16 close temporarily after COVID-19 cases found
Poland Regional High School and Whittier Middle School shuttered until after Thanksgiving after two cases are diagnosed.
RSU 16 bus drivers cut ties to Teamsters
Drivers voted by a wide margin last week to leave their union three years after joining it.
RSU 16 schools close for three days after high school student tests positive for COVID-19
Schools in Regional School Unit 16 are slated to reopen Friday.
RSU 16 lays out plans for possible COVID-19 cases
The district would close a school briefly if a student tests positive, longer if there’s an outbreak of at least three cases.
Looming deadline may cause schools to leave pandemic relief unspent
School officials are scrambling to use millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid before Dec. 30.
Free lunches great for students, but districts can wind up swallowing the bill
RSU-16 says it may cost $100,000 this year to provide free meals to its students because of extra, COVID-related expenses.
RSU 16 backs plans to have students return to school two days a week
The district’s hybrid plan divides students into two groups, each with three days of remote learning and two days in class.
RSU 16 voters approve $24.2M budget
The tally from three towns was 1,406-866.
RSU 16 budget passes by narrowest possible margin
The $24.2 million spending plan was approved by a 446-445 weighted vote that saw more members vote against it than for it.