Most school districts across central Maine have seen an increase in enrollment numbers this year, rebounding from fewer students participating during the first year-and-a-half of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Public hearing set for Monday to discuss Richmond’s withdrawal from RSU 2
While a vast majority of voters in the last election supported the town’s withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2, state rules had Richmond 300 votes short of the number needed to validate the election and allow the town to leave the district.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Community member builds ‘buddy bench’ for Fayette Central School
Despite health issues this summer, Don Simoneau found a way to finish the bench early in the school year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Longtime Monmouth Academy educator leaving principal role
Rick Amero, a Monmouth Academy graduate who has spent more than 30 years in various roles at the school, will become the director of the Waldo County Technical Center in mid-October.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: How to help school boards resist pressure groups
Anti-maskers and Proud Boys are disrupting meetings. Well-heeled reformers are undermining public education. Changing election calendars and lowering the voting age can help.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The teachers who make a difference
Did you have a ‘Mrs. Krikorian’ – an educator who looked past your surface and saw your potential?
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Maine reports 1,390 COVID cases in schools, 52 active outbreaks
The numbers represent a big jump from the 14 outbreaks reported one week ago, but school and state officials say community transmission is driving the spread.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Most central Maine school districts lag state average for vaccinated staff members
Statewide, 75.6% of school staff members are fully vaccinated, meaning they have received two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Board of Education hears pitch for reuse of Albert S. Hall School building
The board on Monday heard a plea from Hannah Bard, director of both Waterville alternative education and adult education, to turn the building into a community center that would house both her departments.
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Most Maine school districts have yet to start pooled testing for COVID-19
Some districts that have yet to launch pooled testing say they expected a lag between the start of school and the start of testing to allow time to set up and solicit permission from parents.