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 […]
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SAD 17 able to reduce budget, town assessments
PARIS — The SAD 17 Board of Directors approved a proposed Fiscal 2019 budget at its May 7 meeting that is nearly $229,000 less than the budget presented to the board last month. “We actually made some headway,” School Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the directors of further efforts made to reduce the budget and to include […]
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Oxford Hills High School kitchen closed after dead mouse, mice droppings found
PARIS (WGME) — Three kitchens are closed at Oxford Hills High School after a dead mouse and mice droppings were found. The superintendent told CBS 13 the health department was doing a routine inspection when it found a mouse in a trap. They returned the next day and found mouse droppings in all three kitchens. […]
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Community budget hearings to begin
PARIS — As the SAD 17 Budget Committee continues its work to develop a Fiscal 2019 school budget, residents will get their first view of the document when community budget hearings get under way next week in the eight school district towns. Superintendent Rick Colpitts unveiled his proposed $40,046, 613 Fiscal 2019 budget at April […]
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SAD 17 Capital Plan: a lot done, much to do
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 directors have approved a list of facilities projects for the coming fiscal year, including a new boiler at the Harrison Elementary School and tying the Oxford Elementary School into the town sewer system. Superintendent Rick Colpitts presented the annual Capital Improvement Plan to the board April 2. It’s updated […]
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Laplante appointed to fill Celeste seat
PARIS — Former Harrison Selectwoman Kathy Laplante has been appointed that town’s representative to the SAD 17 Board of Directors replacing controversial director Robert Celeste who resigned last month after members of the community called for his resignation after discovering comments he had made that they deemed as racist. Laplante, who will serve until the next […]
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School an hour longer after next week
PARIS — The Education Commissioner has approved a request by SAD 17 to extend the school day by one hour during a two-week period, beginning April 23, to make up some of the nine snow days, the district has experienced this year. Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Board of Directors at its April 2 meeting […]