Lewiston Public Schools

School district

Lewiston Public Schools
Location
Lewiston
, Maine
United States
District information
SuperintendentJake Langlais
Other information
Websitewww.lewistonpublicschools.org

Lewiston Public Schools (LPS) is a school district headquartered in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Demographics

As of 2014 the district has over 5,000 students. The most common non-English language spoken by students is Somali, with speakers making up 90% of the district's students who don't have English as a native language. The remainder speak about 23 other languages. Out of the total student body the percentage which qualifies for free or reduced lunches is 69%.[1]

Schools

  • Lewiston High School
  • Lewiston Middle School
    • As of 2015 there are 775 students, 20% of them being Somali Americans.[2]

Elementary schools:

  • Farwell Elementary School
  • Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School
  • Robert V. Connors Elementary School
  • Thomas J. McMahon Elementary School
  • Montello Elementary School

Others:

  • Lewiston Regional Technical Center
  • Lewiston Adult Education
  • Next Step High School
  • RootED (affiliated with Tree Street Youth)

Leadership

The Lewiston School Committee is the governing body of Lewiston Public Schools. Its members are:[3]

  • Megan Parks (At Large) (Chairwoman 2020-current) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/megandparks/) (https://www.lewistonpublicschools.org/en-US/school-committee-bc9f3846)
  • Linda Scott (City Council Representative; City Council President) (https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/255/Members)
  • Bruce Damon (Ward 1)
  • Janet Beaudoin (Ward 2)
  • Elizabeth Eames (Ward 3)
  • Tanya Whitlow (Ward 4)
  • Ashley Medina (Ward 5)
  • Meghan Hird (Ward 6)
  • Paul Beauparlant (Ward 7)

The School Committee hires and oversees the superintendent. Since 2020, the superintendent of Lewiston Public Schools has been Jake Langlais.[4]

References

  1. ^ "REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Review of English Language Development Program and Services" ( Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine). Lewiston Public Schools. Retrieved on July 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "About Us Archived 2015-03-21 at the Wayback Machine." Lewiston Middle School. Retrieved on July 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "School Committee - Lewiston Public Schools".
  4. ^ "Superintendent and Administration - Lewiston Public Schools".

External links

  • Official website


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