Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 3: SCHOOL DIRECTORS
20-A §1258. Program

§1258. Program
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).]
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).