A school administrative district shall maintain a program which includes kindergarten to grade 12. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
1. Secondary school. A district shall provide a secondary school facility as follows.
A. A district which enrolls more than 700 pupils in grades 9 to 12 may operate more than one 4-year school. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
B. A district which enrolls less than 700 pupils in grades 9 to 12 shall provide grades 10 to 12 in one facility within 4 years from the date of the district’s formation. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
C. Secondary school facilities may be operated as 4-year schools, a 6-year school for grades 7 to 12 or 2 or more 3-year schools, except that students living in an area remote from a public school may be provided for under section 5204. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1258

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Kindergarten: means a one-year or 2-year childhood education program, for children at least 5 years of age, immediately prior to grade one. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Private school: means an academy, seminary, institute or other private corporation or body formed for educational purposes covering kindergarten through grade 12 or any portion thereof. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Public school: means a school that is governed by a school board of a school administrative unit and funded primarily with public funds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • School administrative district: means a state-approved unit of school administration, composed of one or more municipalities which must provide public education to all public school students in the district. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • School administrative unit: means the state-approved unit of school administration and includes a municipal school unit, school administrative district, community school district, regional school unit or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation responsible for operating or constructing public schools, except that it does not include a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Secondary school: means that portion of a school that provides instruction in any combination of grades 9 through 12. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
2. Contracts for secondary school programs. In addition to the provisions for a secondary school facility set forth in subsection 1, a district may contract with a nearby school administrative unit or with a private school approved for tuition purposes for all or part of its secondary school pupils. The contract may run from a period of 2 to 10 years. The contract shall also comply with section 2703 and may provide for the formation of a joint committee in accordance with section 2704.

[PL 1985, c. 797, §14 (RPR).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§A5,A25 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 797, §14 (AMD).
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