Currents in Education
Town, school officials fighting to "Save the York Schools"
While the final word has yet to come down from Augusta on just what the state's education consolidation plan will be, the School Committee and Board of Selectmen continue to stand together in opposition of the current draft.Coastal Fitness hosting "Cardio for Kids" to benefit YEF on Saturday
Take a quick trip down to Kittery this weekend and help some local educators who will be working out at Coastal Fitness to raise funds for the York Education Foundation.York Elks help put word power in students' hands
For the second year in a row, the York Elks Lodge has donated dictionaries by the hundreds to Coastal Ridge Elementary School to help students improve their vocabulary without spending a penny.JOBS program helps students make transition to working world
Juniors and seniors who take part in the JOBS (Journey Out Beyond School) program at York High School are encouraged to try at least two different places, but junior John Powell already has three jobs at the same time.VES students learn about the worth of water
Pirates and sunken treasure! Mad scientists and crazy cabbies! Neptune!The art of Mexico comes to life at CRES
Ask husband-and-wife folk artists Epifanio Fuentes and Laurencia Santiago of Oaxaca, Mexico, why they spend hours and even days on a single piece of art, and the answer is music to an art teacher’s ears.Academic Notes
Clarification
A report in the May 9 edition of The Independent states that Coastal Ridge Principal Jane Stephenson worked with the selection committee that recommended Sean Murphy as the school's new principal. More accurately stated, Stephenson did not work on the candidate selection process itself, but assisted with the job description clarification at the start of the search process and served as a resource for candidates seeking information about the school. To clarify, Stephenson did not make any recommendations regarding the candidates themselves.
A report in the May 9 edition of The Independent states that Coastal Ridge Principal Jane Stephenson worked with the selection committee that recommended Sean Murphy as the school's new principal. More accurately stated, Stephenson did not work on the candidate selection process itself, but assisted with the job description clarification at the start of the search process and served as a resource for candidates seeking information about the school. To clarify, Stephenson did not make any recommendations regarding the candidates themselves.
