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Welcome to Scarborough, Maine, USA Located on the scenic coast of southern Maine, six miles southwest of Portland, Scarborough Schools provide services to students from kindergarten to adult education practicing its philosophy of offering quality education for all eligible members of the community. Students learn in a positive atmosphere where dedicated educators strive to meet individual student needs throughout the school year and beyond. Learning begins for students in kindergarten through second grade at one of three primary schools; Blue Point, Pleasant Hill, and Eight Corners. Wentworth Intermediate School fosters understanding for children in grades 3 through 5, preparing them for the academic and social programs that await them at Scarborough Middle School (grades 6-8). Scarborough High School offers courses and activities to students in grades 9-12, with one of the largest academic, athletic, and co-curricular programs in Maine. ___________________________________________________________________________ Please view our UPCOMING EVENTS calendar. You can also view the 2009-2010 Approved Calendar (4.2.09) . (Updated 2/9/2010) 1st Reading: Public Hearing on School Budget FY11 Thursday, February 25, 2010 Town Hall Chambers A & B 7:00 PM 2010 – 2011 Kindergarten Information Night An informational session for all parents/guardians of incoming kindergarten students will be held on Tuesday, March 2 (snow date is March 3) at 6:30 PM in the high school cafeteria. This session will share important information regarding the registration process for the fall of 2010. Registering New Students If you are moving to Scarborough and would like to register your child for school, please download registration information here. Please call the appropriate school to set an appointment for placement:
2009-2010 Bus Schedule
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Non-Profit Distribution Process - February Distribution Scarborough non-profit groups wishing to send out information about their programs should submit a one page summary (8.5” x 11”) to the Superintendent’s office no later than January 29, 2010.
Scarborough Schools’ Backpack Program Scarborough Schools’ Nutrition Program has a backpack program that gives children in need a backpack filled with food. This backpack is distributed at the end of the school day before a school vacation week. These foods will help the families feed their children during a school vacation. Many families depend on the food provided by School Breakfast and Lunch during the school week and during the summer vacation. Scarborough Schools’ Nutrition Backpack Program OR TO: Please make checks out to: Scarborough Schools’ Nutrition Backpack Program. Thank you for your support! ________________________________________ District Report Card Information The No Child Left Behind act requires each school district to report statistics on student performance and teacher quality. You may view a sampling of the district data here. This data is compiled by the state Department of Education. For a more detailed report, follow this link to the School Data Direct website and search for Scarborough schools. ___________________________________ Information regarding Worker's Permits Students under the age of 16 must obtain a worker's permit approved by the Maine Department of Labor. For more information, click here. _________________________________________ Sebago Educational Alliance Scarborough is a member of the Sebago Educational Alliance. Along with School Departments in Windham, Westbrook, Groham, S.A.D. 6, and Raymond, we are please to be providing students and staff with expanded learning opportunities. Read more about thisunique collaborative on the Sebago Alliance Website. Annual Notifications |
Curtailment Feedback As you may be aware from news reports, the State is faced with a significant shortfall in revenue for this current year, and projections for the next few years are for continued shortfalls. The Governor has instructed the various state departments and agencies to review their budgets and make significant adjustments. For the Department of Education, the reduction for this current year is $38,000,000. The bulk of this reduction will be passed along to local school districts by reducing the amount of General Purpose Aid (GPA) to each district. Scarborough receives $7,000,000 in GPA from the state. This is 20% of our operating budget. While the exact amount of our portion of the reduction – commonly referred to as “curtailment”- has not been set yet, we have been advised by the Department of Education that it is likely to be 1.4 times the amount of “curtailment” that we would have seen last year. For Scarborough, last years amount was $781,392, which means that Scarborough could be facing a reduction of $1,093,948 to this year’s budget. The Administration has already taken steps to reduce spending by limiting field trips and limiting purchases of materials and equipment. We have also begun scouring the budget for other potential savings. The School Board has held a workshop to discuss the issue and make suggestions for the administration to investigate. The Board also indicated that they would like to hear from the community about your thoughts and ideas to deal with this current problem, as well as future budgets issue, because this shortfall will continue over the next few budgets cycles. For additional information on this potential curtailment, please reference the November 10 letter from Brian Dell'Olio, Chair, Scarborough Board of Education. If you would like to respond, plus click on the link below and let us know what you are thinking. Thanks Scarborough is Approved as a Sports Done Right School Community At their meeting on June 8, 2009, the Board of Directors for the Maine Center for Sport and Coaching (MCSC) approved Scarborough's application as a Sports Done Right School Community. The Directors identified several areas of commendation and also made several recommendations for strengthening our interscholastic and intramural programs. You are encouraged to read the Center's report to Superintendent David Doyle. ________________________________ Scarborough High School identified by U.S. News as one of America's Best U.S.News & World Report, in collaboration with School Evaluation Services, analyzed academic and enrollment data from more than 21,000 public high schools to find the very best across the country. These top schools were placed into gold, silver, bronze, or honorable mention categories. Scarborough High School received a silver rating, the highest rating earned by a public high school in Maine. Click here to read more about Scarborough's rankings. _________________________________________ To view some documents on this page, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click the image below to download it from their website [Exit Site]:
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