The Oxford Hills School District had had 8 “snow days” so far this school year. How will they be made up?
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Single test grade no assurance of student success
SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts say there are many indicators for students’ future success in college and the workforce.
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New SAD 17 student walkout policy debated
If approved, the SAD 17 Board of Directors proposed student walkout and protest policy may be the first in the state.
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Work on SAD 17’s ‘bridge to the future’ continues
The SAD 17 Strategic Plan Committee is set to meet February 5 to begin the formulating the next five-year phase of the plan.
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Candidates scarce for teaching position
The search to fill a newspecial education teaching position midyear proves difficult for SAD 17.
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West Paris director appointed
WEST PARIS — Political newcomer Will Rolfe was unanimously appointed by selectmen at their December 13 meeting to fill a vacancy on the SAD 17 Board of Directors. Rolfe, whose first meeting as a director was December 17, will serve until the March 2, 2019 Annual Town Meeting when a board member will be elected during […]
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Combatting absenteeism that leads to failure
One of the major reasons freshmen students are failing classes is absenteeism.
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Combating absenteeism that leads to failure
WEST PARIS – The Board of Selectmen is expected to fill a vacancy on the SAD 17 Board of Directors at its meeting on December 13. The vacancy was created by the SAD 17 board’s decision on December 3 to declare a vacancy. Town Manager Wade Rainey said at least one person has expressed an […]
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Former West Paris selectman could face 10 years in prison
WEST PARIS — Toby Whitman, a former SAD 17 director and West Paris selectman, is scheduled to appear Jan. 9 in Unified Criminal Court in Augusta. Whitman’s appearance is for a dispositional conference, which is a preliminary hearing scheduled after arraignment and after both parties have seen police reports, witness statements and other documents or evidence […]
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School security topic for SAD 17 board
PARIS — Schools Superintendent Rick Colpitts assured SAD 17 directors Monday evening that measures to secure school buildings continue. “We’ve done more in the last three months than we have in the past three years,” Colpitts said in response to Director Bob Jewell’s concerns about an active shooter or other potential violence. “I really don’t […]