News & Events

Effective with the 2008-09 school budget, public law now requires that Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) school budget be approved

• by the School Committee
• in specific warrant articles by the City Council (the school region's legislative body)
• by a "yes" vote on the total budget by a budget validation referendum.

Lewiston's budget validation referendum will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Lewiston Multi-Purpose Center on Birch St from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Click here to view the complete budget (PDF file).

To All persons who received special education services in Lewiston Public Schools and who were born prior to June 30, 1982, or their parents:

Lewiston Public Schools may have special education records in its possession for those students and will destroy such records after August 1, 2008. If you would like to have these records rather than having them destroyed, please contact the Principal's Office at Lewiston High School, 156 East Avenue, Lewiston, Maine, 795-4190 prior to August 1, to make arrangements for obtaining the records.

Lewiston Public Schools has released its calendar for the 2008-09 schoolyear. The first day of school for students will be Wednesday, August 27. Click here to view the entire calendar (PDF file).

Regular school attendance helps students be successful in school and to develop good, responsible work habits. Students who are absent often find it difficult to keep up with their peers. In addition to its importance to student growth, attending school is also the law. Please take a moment to review the State of Maine's Law on Truancy.

The Lewiston Public Schools Curriculum office has released the Kindergarten Registration and Screening schedule for the 2008-09 schoolyear. Click here to view the schedule.

The United Way of Androscoggin County's annual TOPS Camp Fair will be held at the Multi-Purpose Center in Lewiston on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 from 5p.m-7p.m. For eight successful years, TOPS has been providing Lewiston Public School students with the opportunity to attend summer camps throughout the state of Maine. In 2007, over 1,000 Lewiston Public School students were awarded TOPS Scholarships. Visit www.unitedwayandro.org/TOPS.html for additional information.

Change your bookmark and contact information.
www.lewiston.k12.me.us has changed to
www.lewistonpublicschools.org
The part of staff emails that says lewnet.avcnet.org
has changed to lewistonpublicschools.org
The addresses will both work for a few weeks.

School times have changed. Don't be late.

A scholarship program available
to Maine K-12 foreign language,
math, and science teachers.