PARIS — Every child in School Administrative District 17’s eight elementary schools are eligible for free breakfast and lunch through the end of the school year. SAD 17 is participating in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, a federally funded program that encourages schools to ensure no student goes hungry. The district is eligible because […]
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SAD 17 board approves $38.2M budget
PARIS – The SAD 17 Board of Directors unanimously approved the proposed $38.2 million fiscal 2016 budget at its meeting Monday night. The warrants for the June 4 budget meeting for voters in all eight district towns were expected to be delivered to each town office and posted Tuesday. The budget meeting will be held […]
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SAD 17 receives $1.2M preschool grant
PARIS — A $1.2 million grant will allow the School Administrative District 17 preschool program to expand from two or three days a week to five days. “I think it is the right direction,” SAD 17 Director Jared Cash of Norway said of the three-year pilot program. “Absolutely, the children of this community need this.” SAD […]
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Oxford Hills senior’s project colors elementary students happy
HARRISON — An Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School senior wants young students to get a good start next fall. For her senior project, Dehlia Shaw of Albany Township presented a dozen backpacks and school supplies last week to students in grades three through six at Harrison Elementary School. She will present several more to students in […]
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SAD 17 directors say no to Oxford school sewer connection
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors has voted not to proceed with tying Oxford Elementary School into Oxford’s new sewer project. It would have cost the school district $400,000 to expand the ongoing sewer project. The Finance and Operations Committee recommended that directors vote against the proposal. “If you’re going to borrow, what do […]
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Paris selectmen moving forward on acquiring Fox School
PARIS — The town is moving forward with reacquiring Mildred M. Fox School from School Administrative District 17 after an employee with the Maine Municipal Association inspected the building for insurance purposes last week. According to Paris Town Manager Amy Bernard, John Waterbury of MMA Risk Management toured the two-story facility at 10 East Main […]
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SAD 17 cancels school board meeting
PARIS – The SAD 17 Board of Directors meeting has been canceled for Monday, Feb. 2 due to the snowstorm. School officials canceled classes district-wide for Monday.
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SAD 17 schools expect to reopen Thursday
PARIS — When a powerful snowstorm such as this week’s blizzard dumps more than two feet of snow on Oxford County, School Administrative District 17 officials have a lot to consider. Its school buses must cover 4,500 miles of roads to pick up students, some of whom live in remote areas in the district’s eight […]
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Norway to start ‘Walking School Bus’ program at elementary school
PARIS — Roughly 120 of the approximately 475 students at Rowe Elementary School may become part of a pilot Walking School Bus program in April. The program is a national model that was developed to allow children to regularly walk safely to school with trained supervision. Portland was the first Maine school district to embrace […]
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SAD 17 considers changing grading system
PARIS — SAD 17 educators say a committee of administrators and teachers is looking at whether to discard the traditional academic letter grades when the state-mandated proficiency diploma requirement takes effect. In 2018, high schools must award diplomas based on students demonstrating proficiency in eight content areas. Although school districts are not required to adopt […]