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Police say the body was found early Monday in the driver's seat of a school bus parked at Waterville Junior High School at 100 West River Road; foul play is not suspected.
Justin Keleher, who starts Monday, has worked the last 11 years as a special education administrator, including seven years as director of special services in Regional School Unit 1 based in Bath.
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday also heard from Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Allen that the Maine Department of Education had awarded Waterville schools a $190,000 literacy grant to be used at the junior high and high schools.
The board heard a budget presentation Monday from Principal Kim Taylor of George J. Mitchell School, who said the school's enrollment has decreased since 2008, but the needs of students have increased significantly.
Waterville officials this week are preparing for future emergencies and applying for reimbursement of funds from the federal Emergency Management Agency.