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 […]
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School pipes thawed, roofs checked in Oxford Hills
OXFORD – Harsh weather conditions in recent weeks have frozen, but not burst, pipes in several SAD 17 buildings, Facilities Director David Marshall said. With temperatures fluctuating from subzero to more than 40 degrees, Marshall said school officials have been extra vigilant to ensure there’s no damage to school buildings in the eight district towns. […]
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1,900-gallon oil spill closes Hebron Station School
HEBRON — Classes at Hebron Station School have been canceled until further notice while the school district and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection deal with the fallout from a heating oil spill. A DEP response team was on site Tuesday, determining the extent of the spill that occurred last week and how to proceed […]
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SAD 17 awaits charter school impact
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills School District has received a $7,424 tuition bill for one student to attend the Fiddlehead School of Arts & Sciences in Gray this year. Officials say that may just be the tip of the financial iceberg. With four new charter schools awaiting approval from the Maine Charter School Commission to […]