Bangor Daily News - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:21:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 This Maine school desperately needs repairs. Residents are suing to stop them. /article/this-maine-school-desperately-needs-repairs-residents-are-suing-to-stop-them/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:21:15 +0000 /?p=167567 Voters in the Boothbay region approved a $30 million bond in April that would address much-needed repairs. But a group of Boothbay residents has since intervened and put those repairs in jeopardy.

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]]> Voters in the Boothbay region approved a $30 million bond in April that would address much-needed repairs. But a group of Boothbay residents has since intervened and put those repairs in jeopardy.

On days with heavy rain, teachers at the 49-year-old Boothbay Region Elementary School must shield their classrooms from the leaks in the roof.
Water comes in from the concrete parapets, drenching any textbooks, posters and schoolwork that are in its path, according to Principal Shawna Kurr.
The leaks are not the only repairs the school needs.

Some bathroom stalls are not A91¿´Æ¬ compliant, so a curtain is used instead of a door. Special education teachers work out of closets in the basement that smell of mildew and mold. And due to a shortage of classroom space, some programs are conducted in hallways.

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]]> An old Maine school could become housing for new teachers /article/an-old-maine-school-could-become-housing-for-new-teachers/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:57:17 +0000 /?p=159264 Maria Libby, the superintendent of MSAD 28 and the Five Towns CSD, said the district is pursuing a plan to eventually convert the school building into as many as 10 apartments for teachers coming to the district from other states or towns.

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]]> School officials in the Camden region are hoping to turn an old school building into apartments for new teachers.

Camden’s former Elm Street School building hasn’t been used by the district for several years and is currently being leased by a local Montessori school through 2026.

But Maria Libby, the superintendent of MSAD 28 and the Five Towns CSD, said the district is pursuing a plan to eventually convert the school building into as many as 10 apartments for teachers coming to the district from other states or towns.

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