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School Committee 9/20 Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met Monday, September 20, 2021. Chair Don Jamison was not present. Vice Chair Paula Cote led the meeting. Public Participation Tammy Hills spoke to complain that teachers at Sanford High School are not giving mask breaks to their classes. She asked the School Committee to direct Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson to mandate mask breaks. Mr. Nelson said he would address the issue during his update on the Safe Return Schools Plan. Committee Reports Construction: Mr.…
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Sanford Schools to Start Pooled Testing for Covid-19

by Steve Bussiere, Assistant Superintendent of Schools In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Sanford School Department administrators have been working closely with the Maine Department of Education to implement a free COVID-19 pooled testing program for students and staff. Pooled testing involves gathering test swabs from all consenting participants in a classroom into one “pool” every week and then testing that pooled sample for COVID-19. Shallow nasal self-swabs will be used and test results should be available…
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School Committee 8/30 Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met on August 30. Normally, the School Committee wouldn’t meet twice in August, but this additional meeting was requested so that there could be further discussion on the Safe Return to School plan that was presented at the previous meeting on August 11. Committee member Jonathan Mapes was not present. There were some audio issues at the start of the meeting, so the recording of the first part of the meeting was not available for us…
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Sanford Spartans Home Games: September 6-12

Cross Country Girls & Boys Varsity Meet: Saturday, Sep 11, 10:00 am vs multiple schools, SHS Alumni Stadium Field Hockey Girls JV Game: Friday, Sep 10, 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm vs. Cheverus @ Sanford High SchoolGirls Varsity Game: Friday, Sep 10, 6:00 pm - 7:15pm vs. Cheverus @ Sanford High School Football JV Game: Monday, Sep 6, 10:00 am - noon vs. Thornton Academy @ Sanford High School, Alumni Stadium Golf Varsity Match, Tuesday, Sep 7, 3:30 pm vs.…
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Sanford Pride Elementary Ready to Welcome Students

The multi-year reorganization of Sanford’s schools will be nearly complete when Sanford Pride Elementary School opens its doors to students in grades 1-4 on Monday, August 30. Kindergarteners start September 1. The building which has been transformed into Pride Elementary over the past year was built as Sanford Junior High School in 1959, and enlarged in 1980. The latest renovations make it more usable for the primary grades, while upgrading major systems and adding the latest technology. The exterior changes…
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