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The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors is to vote tonight on a contract to provide “specified” special education services to a new public charter school in Harpswell for 2013-14.
Harpswell Coastal Academy is to open in September, one of five public charter schools approved since the law went into effect allowing them on Sept. 28, 2011.
SAD 75 is being contracted to provide special-education services the charter school needs but is unable to provide, SAD 75 Superintendent Brad Smith said.
“They will have their own special education staff and they will be responsible for providing special educations to their students,” he said
Patrick Moore, SAD 75’s director of special services, has said the contract is worth “$20,000-plus” for one year.
The school board also will hear Smith update the process of selecting a new Mt. Ararat High School principal. Craig King has served in that role since 2004.
Also on the docket are several new appointments, resignations of Kelly LaBonte as Mt. Ararat Middle School language arts specialist and Scott Smith as food service director, and possible contract extensions for district administrators other than principals.
The board will elect its board finance committee members to serve during the 2013-14 school year, and hear a report from Dan Chuhta, the assistant superintendent, on the work done by the Math Review Committee regarding math programming across the district.
The school board will consider entering an executive session to discuss Smith’s evaluation and contract.
Prior to the regular board meeting, the Policy Committee will review the truancy policyduringa5p.m.meeting in room 200.
SAD 75 board
WHAT: regular meeting
WHEN: 6:30 tonight
WHERE: Mt. Ararat High
School, room 201,
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