The proposed budget for the 2022 to 2023 school year started with an increase of nearly 10%, but through cuts, the school board got the increase down to 5.21%.
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Snow day or remote day? Parents have mixed thoughts as central Maine schools grapple with winter weather decisions
With three snow days in two weeks, districts have their own plan on what to do, but remote learning days are too much, some parents say.
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Gardiner-area school board votes to approve $250 gift cards for district employees
The Maine School Administrative District 11 board approved a memorandum of understanding for all district employees that also provides 15 days of COVID-19-related sick days and a half-day for employees on specific early release days.
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Gardiner-area school board members return $250 gift cards as part of $94,000 purchase
Maine School Administrative District 11 board members cannot legally accept the gift cards, which were sent to the district’s 364 staff members over the holidays as part of a new agreement with school unions, the superintendent said.
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Gardiner-area adult education program to offer driver’s education course
Maine School Administrative District 11 class could help raise money for the adult education program and fill area’s need for more driver training.
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Gardiner Regional Middle School staff members camp outside for hunger
Students and staff members at the school collect thousands of items for food drive.
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Vaccinating students seen as key moment as central Maine schools juggle pandemic challenges
With the increase in COVID-19 cases despite using the same guidelines as last year, school districts are seeing large increases in the number of positive cases from just the first few months of school.
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Some meal efforts in the Augusta area underway while others on hold during 2nd pandemic Thanksgiving
Green Street Methodist Church will not have its annual event this year, but Maine School Administrative District 11 will continue its Thanksgiving basket drive tradition.
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Gardiner middle school going remote for 2nd straight week over COVID-19 cases, staff shortage
Superintendent Patricia Hopkins said her goal is to keep students in school and hopes this two-week period is just a “blip in time.”
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Central Maine teachers experiencing ‘a school year like never before’
As teachers and staff struggle to resume classroom teaching, one expert says it might be time to reassess how teachers and staff are supported.