School Committee

3 Yarmouth council candidates, 2 seats; School Board uncontested

YARMOUTH — Three candidates are vying for two Town Council seats in the June election, but only one would be a newcomer to the council. Steve Woods, a member of the Planning Board, is running against incumbent long-time Councilor Erving Bickford and Carl Winslow, who is trying to return to t... 1

Amy Anderson • News •
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 9:00 am
Council sends school budget to Portland voters

PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday approved the School Committee's proposed budget for fiscal 2010. On Tuesday, May 12, residents will have their say. The school budget referendum will be the second citywide vote on school spending since the state Legislature enacted Gov. John ...

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 9:10 am
Yarmouth Town Council race contested, but without Steinbach

YARMOUTH — Few residents new to town government have shown interest in running for elected office in June, but a handful of former elected officials are running again.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Portland schools to consider $137K in budget cuts

PORTLAND — The School Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 28, to decide how to reduce next year's proposed budget by more than $137,000. The district was asked by the City Council's finance subcommittee April 14 to further reduce its $91.4 million budget, which eliminates 17 jo...

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 9:20 am
Portland schools on track for $700K budget surplus

PORTLAND — The School Committee will receive a third-quarter finance report that predicts at least a $700,000 surplus at end of the fiscal year. Also, in a workshop following its meeting on Wednesday, April 15, the committee will hold preliminary discussions about creating two ...

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Yarmouth nomination papers available

YARMOUTH — Nomination papers for the June 9 municipal elections are available at the town clerk's office at Town Hall.

Amy Anderson • News Briefs •
Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 11:40 am
SAD 47 supt. to be Portland school chief

PORTLAND — A former Portland High School dropout who returned to school and is now superintendent of School Administrative District 47 in Oakland is expected to be confirmed Wednesday night as the city's next superintendent of schools.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 11:29 am
p-tv3streaming School TV programs, meetings now online

PORTLAND — The School Department's public access cable TV station, commonly known as TV3, is now being streamed on the Internet.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 8:51 am
p-sexed-012109 Parents, health professionals oppose sex ed cuts School Committee to vote Jan. 21

PORTLAND — A week after more than a dozen residents spoke out, the School Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 21, will vote on a proposal to have regular classroom teachers take over the elementary sex education program this spring.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 12:12 pm
p-schoolsexed-010709 School Dept. seeks savings in sex ed

PORTLAND — A proposal to reassign the human sexuality teacher for the School Department's 10 elementary schools is causing concern among some parents and those who provide health services to students.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 6:00 pm