SAD 17’s elementary students returned to in-person classes on Jan. 4; middle and high schools continue remote learning.
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SAD 17 working to keep COVID out of schools
Schools start Christmas and New Year’s holiday break with relatively sustained illness and quarantine rates.
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Agnes Gray takes education outdoors
Last week the Advertiser Democrat dropped by Agnes Gray Elementary School to see what teacher Betsy Cooper’s third grade class was studying as it wrapped up several outdoor learning days (in the cold and the sunshine).
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Oxford Hills winter sports will be delayed, restricted
School districts in counties designated moderate risk for COVID-19 cannot practice yet.
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SAD 17 board authorizes $4M emergency loan for payroll
Directors clash over borrowing due to required COVID-19 relief spending.
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SAD 17 continues battle to keep schools open
Oxford Hills Middle School is the newest hot spot of the virus, but no spread has been established to happen within its buildings.
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In-school, at home … where are the students?
Students are getting bounced around between in person, hybrid and remote learning as COVID-19 surges this fall. Four school districts in Oxford and Franklin counties report varying success at engaging students through online classes.
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WMH’s Herlihy leads school district’s COVID policies
NORWAY — Western Maine Health pediatrician Kate Herlihy has looked after SAD 17 students for close to 20 years, first as a volunteer, then as a healthcare provider to SAD 17’s uninsured students, and finally as the district’s medical director, where she oversees the health center at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and attends monthly […]
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COVID-19 battering SAD 17 schools
As of Nov. 18, three schools are closed due to outbreaks of three or more cases and one school has too many educators in quarantine for in-person learning. But six schools report no positive cases, currently.
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Oxford Hills parent expresses concerns about remote learning
PARIS — A parent addressed the School Administrative District 17 board of directors Monday night with concerns about a “lack of consistency in education” for Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students who are learning remotely. Kim Bell singled out two teachers — Robert Beneca and Amy White — for jobs well done, but lamented that […]