OXFORD — Schools across the state are watching the calendar as snow days continue to add up during this long winter. “We have six snow days built in. We’ve used five now,” SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. “If we use more than six, we then continue to add to the end of the school […]
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SAD 17 budget hearings scheduled; bottom line to be determined
OXFORD — The 2014-15 budget for SAD 17 will be unveiled at public hearings in April, but the amount is still unknown, Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Thursday. “There is no bottom line here for me to report,” he said. Last year, voters approved a $35.94 million spending plan that required an average 6.5 percent increase […]
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SAD 17 addressing absent oil spill plans
OXFORD — SAD 17 officials will consult with engineers after a Maine Department of Environmental Protection report found a series issues with how the school district stores oil. In a 12-page inspection report released Wednesday, the DEP told school officials to have engineers evaluate the condition of oil storage tanks, safety alarm systems, and how […]
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Report finds SAD 17 student scores need improvement
District elementary and middle schools have six years to reduce doubledigit gaps in math and reading scores, as the district considers changes which will guide future of classroom instruction. A recent presentation from Kathy Elkins, the SAD 17 curriculum director, show district-wide test scores from students grades 3-8 have not met school improvement provisions of […]
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SAD 17 seeking to fill three administrative positions
OXFORD — SAD 17 is accepting applications for two principals and a district facilities director, Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. Longtime Facilities Director David Marshall tendered his resignation Jan. 29, effective Feb. 28. Rowe Elementary School School Principal George “Beaux” Sincerbeaux, who is retiring, and Oxford Elementary School Principal Kim Ramharter, who also serves as principal […]
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SAD 17 board extends superintendent’s contract
OXFORD — SAD 17 directors unanimously voted Monday night to extend Superintendent Rick Colpitts’ contract for a year, to 2017. The vote followed an executive session with Colpitts. A discussion of salary and benefits will not be made until his contract is renegotiated. Colpitts’ annual salary is now $111,661. Colpitts met with the Personnel Committee […]
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Foundation praises SAD 17 efforts to boost college enrollment
OXFORD— District efforts to boost the enrollment of college-bound high school graduates from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School were praised by a higher education loan provider. Wendy Ault, director of the Maine Educational Loan Marketing Corporation Education Foundation, told SAD 17 directors Tuesday night that the district initiatives to improve enrollment in post-secondary education were […]
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Driver had wrong address in West Paris incident
WEST PARIS — Police discovered that a suspect in an alleged attempted abduction of a student Wednesday was actually a driver sent to pick up a student, but stopped at the wrong house. On Friday, Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett said the driver was transporting a student to a school that is not affiliated with the Oxford […]
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Oxford Elementary School installs wood pellet boiler
OXFORD — A 6,000-pound wood pellet boiler was installed at the Oxford Elementary School on Wednesday morning, and another will be delivered to the Rowe Elementary School in Norway on Friday. Both U.S.-made boilers are expected to be online as soon as the end of January, school officials said. “We’re going to be burning fuel […]