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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Winthrop School Committee approves $12.63 million budget proposal
The proposed budget, which represents a 3.1% increase to current spending, next goes residents, who are scheduled to vote June 14.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Young artist discovers he has been working at great-grandfather’s Winthrop school desk
Adrien Polky, a fourth grader, finds his great-grandfather's name carved into the desk the boy uses at school. The great-grandfather, Wayne Healey, also of Winthrop, was a gifted artist, too.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
Some Augusta-area school boards express confusion over new COVID-19 guidelines
The standard operating procedures changed last week and central Maine schools are figuring out how to adapt.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Winthrop Public Schools to increase substitute teacher pay to be more competitive
Effective Nov. 29, Winthrop is set to boost the daily wage for substitute teachers to $110 from $90 to attract more candidates, putting the pay more in line with surrounding districts.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Winthrop teachers’ union members plead for school closure
After the Winthrop School Committee opted to extend Thanksgiving break, the Winthrop Education Association said Wednesday that its members don't think that's enough to slow the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the schools.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Amid outbreak, Winthrop Public Schools extend Thanksgiving break
The Winthrop School Committee met Tuesday to discuss options in light of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks since the start of the academic year.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Winthrop schools mandate COVID-19 vaccine for substitute teachers, volunteers
Winthrop Public Schools are looking ahead and discussing what a federal mandate might mean for full-time staff.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2021
Central Maine schools don’t just need bus drivers, they need ed techs and substitute teachers, too
Turns out central Maine schools need educational technicians, as well as substitute teachers even more than bus drivers, in some cases.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2021
Winthrop superintendent urges parents to contact lawmakers to redefine ‘close contact’
Despite a mask mandate and a newly installed air filtration system, Winthrop public schools have at least 50 students in quarantine.
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