Maine-Endwell Schools

Maine-Endwell Schedules Online Budget ‘Chat’

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May 7, 2013

The Maine-Endwell School District will be taking to the Internet to help field questions and comments regarding their budget. District Superintendent Jason Van Fossen will hold an online budget chat next Wednesday to give the community an opportunity to learn more about the budget before the annual vote on May 21st. Van Fossen will...
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Maine-Endwell Board Approves $44.9M Budget

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April 23, 2013

The Maine-Endwell Board of Education adopted a $44.9 million budget on Monday, and will reduce programs and staff as a result. The board accepted a 5.9 percent tax levy which voters will see next month. If approved, the levy would add $130 in additional taxes per year per $100,000 in property value. Maine-Endwell district...
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Maine-Endwell District Receives State Aid

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March 29, 2013

Maine-Endwell School District has been struggling to make ends meet in their almost $4 million budget gap. Now, just weeks before the budget deadline, they are seeing some relief thanks to state aid. According to Superintendent Jason VanFossen, more than $450,000 coming from state aid will fill the rest of their 2013-14 budget gap,...
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Odyssey of the Mind Competition Held

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March 11, 2013

After months of hard work, local teams put their skills to the test at the Odyssey of the Mind tournament this weekend. Students of all ages competed in different problem solving categories, which is part of the Odyssey of the Mind international education program. Teams are scored for long-term problem solving, on-the-spot problem solving...
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Maine-Endwell Cracking Down on Bullying

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February 22, 2013

The Maine-Endwell School district is taking steps to crack down on bullying. The district has implemented a new and improved way of reporting bullying to school administration. Using grant money, the school purchased a new web-based software called Sprigeo. The software allows parents, students, and victims of bullying to report such behavior by filling...
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High School Science Olympiad Held at BCC

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February 11, 2013

Hundreds of local high schoolers showed off their science skills Saturday. Fifteen teams of students competed in the Science Olympiad tournament at Broome Community College. Students competed in more than 20 science-related events in fields ranging from chemistry to astrophysics. In one competition, students created robots and tested them by moving ping pong balls...
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Snow Causes Widespread School Delays

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January 16, 2013

An early morning snowfall has delayed many Broome & Tioga County area school districts this morning. Candor, Newark Valley, Owego-Aplachin, Tioga Central, Binghamton, Union-Endicott, Vestal, Johnson City, Maine-Endwell, Whitney Point, and Sayre have all called in a 2-hour delay. Snow is expected to continue until about noon-time, and then will taper off this afternoon,...
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Maine-Endwell Moves Forward with Staff Reductions

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January 11, 2013

The Maine-Endwell School District is moving forward with mid-year staff reductions. Thursday, the School Board approved a measure that cuts nine positions. Five cleaning positions were eliminated, as well as two lunchroom positions, a computer services coordinator and a maintenance position. The layoffs are effective immediately and were imposed to help the district deal...
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