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- Maine requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 560 teachers
Student demographics
- 6,973 students
- 58% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 178 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 12.3 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 0.2%, based on all five Lanes on the Professional-Based Salary Schedule (there is no one lane that defines salary advancement for all teachers) |
| Starting salary: | $38,068 (teachers with no experience and a BA begin on Step 1, Lane I) |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $83,211; 900 salary contact hours (based upon the assumption that a teacher begins in Lane I and ends in Lane V); years of experience varies. A teacher can also earn this salary if s/he entered the district with a PhD and 30 years of experience and then taught for a minimum of 9 additional years in the district. |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | student |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Summative evaluation once every three years; formative in off years |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 15 (15 sick, 3 of which may be used for personal reasons) |
| Years to tenure: |  |