Thornton Academy, Saco Schools share differing accounts of contract negotiation

Thornton Academy and Saco have two more issues to work through to reach new contract

School leaders said a new agreement is expected, but two remaining issues continue to delay a final contract after more than a dozen drafts.

Thornton Academy, Saco school department at odds over contract

The headmaster of Thornton, a private school that also serves public students from Saco, said that relationship was at risk of ending as the current contract comes to an end. The department said that isn't true.

Southern Maine School Principal Issues Verbal Blast At Saco School Bosses, Supt Fires Back

A bitter, heretofore-secret contract dispute between a Saco high school and the city’s education leaders has gone public. Superintendent Jeremy Ray issued an equally-angry response to Thornton Academy’s headmaster, Rene Menard, who wrote to taxpayers pleading for support. Thornton is a private high school that contracts with the city for secondary education. Menard claims in [...] The post Southern Maine School Principal Issues Verbal Blast At S…

Thornton Academy, Saco Schools share differing accounts of contract negotiation

The headmaster of Thornton Academy and the superintendent of the Saco School Department have shared two different accounts about negotiations of a contract that would keep Thornton as the city's high school.