OXFORD HILLS — Veteran SAD 17 Director and Chairman Ron Kugell announced at the June 18 Board of Directors meeting that he will not seek election as the board chair next month. Kugell who has served as chairman for many of his 34 years on the board said he was making the announcement early to […]
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SAD 17 construction funding getting closer
PARIS — Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the SAD 17 Board of Directors at its Monday night meeting that the Oxford Hills Middle School and Agnes Gray Elementary School construction projects may be only a year or two away from state funding. The State Board of Education has released its priority school construction list and has ranked […]
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SAD 17 re-examines field trip practices
NORWAY — All water-based field trips have been stopped until school officials re-examine their practices and policies. Superintendent Rick Colpitts informed the SAD 17 Board of Directors in a June 15 memo that they will review the school district’s own field trip policy, using in part, information that the Lewiston schools may learn after their own […]
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School construction getting closer in SAD 17
PARIS — Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the School Administrative District 17 board of directors Monday night that Oxford Hills Middle School and Agnes Gray Elementary School construction projects might be a year or two away from state funding. The Maine State Board of Education has released its priority school construction list and included Agnes Gray Elementary […]
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School budget ready for voters
PARIS — Voters from the SAD 17 eight district towns will be asked to approve a $39.9 million warrant when the annual budget meeting/hearing gets underway Thursday, June 7 at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the OHCHS Forum. The SAD Board of Directors approved the proposed […]
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School security topic of SAD 17 discussion
PARIS – SAD 17 Director Bob Jewell told his fellow board members last week that additional measures should be taken now, rather than later, to ensure students and staff are safe in the district schoolrooms. With two more shootings on school campuses resulting in the death of 11 students and teachers occurring nationwide and since […]
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Seven suspended at prom for being under influence
PARIS — The SAD 17 Board of Directors were told at its May 21 meeting that seven students were suspended from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School after they arrived at the May 12 prom under the influence of an illegal substance. The issue was brought to the table by Director Bob Jewell who asked why there […]
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SAD 17 calendar creation not so easy
PARIS — Creating a school calendar can be a challenge. Just ask the SAD 17 Board of Directors, who on May 7 adopted the 4th revision of the proposed 2018-2019 school year calendar. While some of the four revisions were minor glitches, such as realizing that graduation had unintentionally been set for a Sunday instead […]
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SAD 17 plans info sessions on proficiency-based education
PARIS — The Oxford Hills School District will hold a Proficiency-Based Education informational session on Thursday, June 14, to allay concerns by some SAD 17 Board of Directors that the community at large needs more information. The directors voted on May 7 to implement a new policy that sets the foundation for Proficiency-Based Education in […]
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SAD 17 China agreement … in detail
PARIS — School officials say a recently signed agreement between SAD 17 and its sister school in Jinhua, China to bring tuition-paying Chinese students to the Oxford Hills School District, is a good opportunity for everyone involved. Whether it is seen as a plus culturally, educationally, financially, as a pathway for Chinese students to enter U.S college […]