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PublishedNovember 7, 2024
West Bath appoints Powers and Weir to school board
Joanne Powers and Robert Weir will serve on the West Bath School Board after the results of the 2024 election rolled in.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Western Foothills Land Trust donates solar power system to school district
Directors of Maine School Administrative District 17 voted unanimously Monday night to accept the donation of a solar power system that can provide its STEM classroom and other facilities with 25,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2024
Higher salaries for Saco council and School Board being considered
The City Council approved an amendment to increase public service salaries on August 5.
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PublishedMay 13, 2024
School district moves forward after board chair resigns
Acting Board Chair Gayle Spofford said the board supports all RSU 21 staff.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2023
Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role
The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Two candidates run unopposed for Freeport school board
Cheyenne Farrell and Carolyn Jensen are running unopposed for the Regional School Unit 5 board in Freeport.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2023
Five Topsham residents face off for four seats on school board
After a contentious fall for the Topsham-area school board, five candidates are running for four seats up for election Nov. 7.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students
The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents' concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
How school boards statewide were pushed to allow the public to speak
A recent state law requires that public comments on education matters be allowed at school board meetings, even as a new effort is underway to restrict such commenting.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it's a step too far.
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