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Current SAD 58 superintendent Todd Sanders will take the helm over the Poland-based regional school district in July.

The school district has been grappling with million-dollar decisions that affect taxpayers, including the emotional issue of closing a community school.

Local machine designer and builder questions need to replace a school boiler recommended by consultants.

POLAND — John Hawley, director of operations for Regional School Unit 16, told a committee Monday that the failed $5 million bond to update the ventilation and heating systems in the district’s three elementary schools would not have been enough to cover the cost. “We’re kind of lucky that the bond didn’t pass,” he told […]

POLAND — Minot elementary school students can be moved to other district schools without town approval if the school is not officially closed and remains district property, directors of Regional School Unit 16 said at Monday night’s meeting. The impact of losing a small-town school “is really an emotional thing for children and family,” parent […]

The fate of the Minot Consolidated School hangs in the balance as leaders decide the future of the district's elementary schools.

POLAND — A preliminary assessment of what it would cost to maintain the three elementary schools in Regional School Unit 16 versus consolidating them into two schools was released to the public Thursday by Assistant Superintendent Amy Hediger. The estimates ranged from $10.03 million to $13.41 million. In an email to all interested parties, Hediger, […]

POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 directors Monday approved spending $17,500 for AEI Consultants of Jersey City, New Jersey, to assess all the district’s facilities and provide a report. The purpose is “to observe and document deferred maintenance and anticipated capital expenditures necessary to maintain property in good operating condition over a period of 10 […]

POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 directors Monday approved spending $17,500 for AEI Consultants of Jersey City, New Jersey, to assess all the district’s facilities and provide a report. The purpose is “to observe and document deferred maintenance and anticipated capital expenditures necessary to maintain property in good operating condition over a period of 10 […]

With no plans to build a new school for all district prekindergarten through sixth graders, residents and school officials have to figure out the best use of existing schools to ease student crowding.