Harrison postpones public hearings on school district secession

Committee chooses site for new Oxford Hills Middle School; announcement pending

Site selection is a complicated process driven by state requirements and the wants and needs of the Oxford Hills community.

The facts of school construction in Oxford Hills

A designation that has made Oxford Hills the envy of every other district in Maine has become a delicate, and controversial, issue locally.

Phillips-area school board discusses repair vs. rebuild

MSAD 58 board members analyze the facilities report, will decide how to go forward.

Oxford Hills students work the polls to gather community survey

The project was coordinated by OHCHS social studies teachers Tyler DeMoore Gonzales and Travis Palmer, who teaches a civics unit on elections.

Clarity provided on conflicting elementary school construction explanations

The Maine State School Board has never gone against the recommendations of its Capital School Construction division about funding school construction projects. The state has not funded a community-based elementary school in more than 20 years.

Photo: Possibilities for new OHMS taking shape

The building committee has begun narrowing potential building sites, which include its current location at Pine Street in South Paris.

Community meeting for future middle school vision tonight at OHMS gym

The Oxford Hills community gets its first chance to provide input on construction of a new middle school tonight, Nov. 7.

Oxford Hills elementary school construction committee resets and moves forward

A major question remains: are Oxford Hills taxpayers willing to fund a $25 million school for fewer than 100 elementary students with no financial assistance from the state, or does the district adapt to a consolidated school model?

Mills creates committee to study Maine’s school construction funding

The 13-member commission's study will be the first such review since 1998. 'It’s time for a new look at how Maine pays for school construction,' the governor says.