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 […]
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Paris wants to take back the Fox School
PARIS — Selectmen on Monday night authorized Town Manager Amy Bernard to let School Administrative District 17 officials know that the town wants to take back the Mildred M. Fox School, which is the first step in securing the building for the town’s use. Bernard said that a number of ideas have been tossed around regarding […]
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Colpitts’ contract renewed for another year
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors approved a one-year extension of Superintendent Rick Colpitts’ contract Monday. The action followed an executive session to conduct an evaluation. The board is required by state law to review the superintendent’s performance in December of each year and to decide whether to extend his contract. The directors […]
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SAD 17 grudgingly pays bill for Maine’s charter schools
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors reluctantly agreed Monday night to pay a second-quarter bill of $25,471 for 13 students attending charter schools. “It isn’t without some protest, but we are legally obligated to pay it,” board member and Finance Committeeman Joe Vaillancourt said. The board budgeted for one student enrolled in a […]
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Heating system replacement at Hebron Station School discussed
PARIS – A recommendation to replace the oil-fired boiler at Hebron Station School is expected to go before the SAD 17 board of directors for approval as early as Monday, Dec. 15. The expected recommendation is to purchase a propane boiler. SAD 17 directors were told in October that the oil boiler was cracked and […]
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Newry Withdrawal Committee introduces educational consultant
NEWRY — The Newry Withdrawal Committee introduced former SAD 17 Superintendent Mark Eastman as its educational consultant Thursday evening at the Town Office. Eastman said he was superintendent of the Oxford Hills School District in Paris for 15 years and worked in a smaller school district in northern Maine for 10 years. “Since retirement, I’ve […]
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Pumpkin Run raises money for SAD 17 programs
WEST PARIS — More than 230 runners from Oxford Hills participated in the second annual Agnes Gray Elementary School Pumpkin Run on Oct. 19, raising thousands of dollars for school programs. It included a 5K race, mile walk and 1-mile fun run, which attracted more than 55 schoolchildren. They ran across the finish line to […]