Gardiner-area school district uses committee data to continue mask mandate

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Published
October 8, 2021

Gardiner-area school district uses committee data to continue mask mandate

During the Maine School Administrative District 11 School Board meeting Thursday, several parents questioned whether masks were working to prevent the spread of coronavirus, but the state data suggests they make a difference.
Published
October 1, 2021

In-person learning leads to enrollment increases for some central Maine school districts

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.
Published
September 22, 2021

Gardiner-area school district reviews COVID-19 relief money plan

Maine School Administrative District 11 expects to receive nearly $3.6 million from the American Rescue Plan.
Published
September 7, 2021

Days after classes begin, COVID-19 cases reported at schools in central Maine

Because of the universal mask mandate at the elementary schools, close contacts who have been identified need not quarantine if they do not show symptoms of the virus, according to officials.
Published
September 3, 2021

Gardiner-area school district forming coronavirus response committee

Maine School Administrative District 11 does not have a set date for the committee's first meeting, but plans to review COVID-19 data before the next school board session.

Published
September 2, 2021

As school year begins, Augusta-area schools reveal last year’s COVID-19 cases

Five of six school districts, the exception being Regional School Unit 2, provided detailed information about how many positive COVID-19 cases they had last school year.
Published
August 20, 2021

Gardiner-area school district mandates masks, creates COVID-19 response committee

More than 300 people tuned in to the school board's livestreamed meeting Thursday night, and the meeting was moved to the Little Theater at Gardiner Area High School in response to the large in-person crowd.
Published
June 24, 2021

How to return: Central Maine schools considering many options for next fall

With coronavirus restrictions being lifted, some schools have a sense of what students should expect when they return, while others are waiting for more guidance in the coming months.
Published
June 18, 2021

Gardiner-area community in uproar over AP English summer reading book list

After complaints from "concerned" community members, Maine School Administrative District 11 opted to allow students to choose any nonfiction book instead of having them pick one from a 33-title list that had been generated for the college-level elective course.
Published
June 16, 2021

Gardiner-area school district joins lawsuit against e-cigarette companies

Superintendent Pat Hopkins suggested the idea to the Maine School Administrative District 11 school board, which unanimously agreed the district should join the action.