Ellsworth Education System
The Ellsworth School Department operates five schools: two elementary
school, a middle school, a senior high school, and a vocational school. Adult
education courses are available in a variety of subjects. Life Christian Academy
is a private school. Husson College in Bangor and the University of Maine in
Orono offer extension courses in Ellsworth.
Education Facilities
- Maine ranks near the top of the nation for the
quality of its public education. [1]
- In 2003, Maines 4th and 8th
graders scored higher in Math and Reading than students nationwide.
[2]
- Maine Educational Assessment testing of public
schools in Hancock County shows that many of the schools have higher
scores than the State average.
- Eight schools in Hancock County have "star" status
for their 4 grades, eight have "star" status for their 8th grades, and
two schools have "star" status for their 11th grades.
Note: a school unit achieves "star" status if the
testing shows an improvement over the previous test results, or if the
test results show a significant margin over similar results elsewhere in
the state.
Public Education
The City operates its educational program for grades K through 12 under
its own supervision. Article VI of the City's Charter, as amended, provides
that the School Department for the City be administered by a School
Committee comprised of five members elected by the voters of the City, at
large, for three-year staggered terms. The School Committee performs all
duties and functions in regard to the care and management of the public
schools of the City including preparation and submission of its budget to
the City Council, who include it in the budget process.
In addition to providing education to all students who are residents of
the City of Ellsworth, the School Department also provides education for
grades 9 through 12 for various contiguous communities or school
administrative units (School Administrative Districts ("S.A.D."), Community
School Districts ("C.S.D.") or School Unions] who do not have a high school.
The school administrative unit negotiates a tuition rate with the City at
the beginning of each school year. The State sets a tuition basis in
December of that year. At the beginning of the following school year the
City and the school administrative unit arrange a settlement based upon the
prior year's negotiated tuition and the State's tuition basis, whereby
reimbursements from, or additional funds to, the City are disbursed. For the
school year 1993/1994 the negotiated tuition with the City is set at $4,950
per student per school year.
The School's staff consists of a Superintendent, four full-time
principals, one full-time assistant principal, one school administrator, and
90 full-time equivalent teachers and various other professional and
non-professional staff.
The City's schools are listed as follows:
|
School |
Grades |
Enrollment |
|
Dr. Charles C. Knowlton School |
K- 2 |
228 |
|
General Bryant E. Moore School |
3-5 |
225 |
|
Ellsworth Middle School |
6-8 |
275 |
|
Ellsworth High School |
9-12 |
602 |
Hancock County Technical Center
Title 20-A, Chapter 313 of the Maine Revised Statutes, as amended,
provides for "applied technology education" or a course or program of
education which is designed to create or improve job related skills that are
part of a secondary school curriculum. The programs may be offered via an
applied technology center (a "Center") or an applied technology region (a
"Region"). The Region is a quasi-municipal corporation established by the
Legislature for the delivery of applied technology programs, which is
comprised of two or more school administrative units and is governed by a
cooperative board. The school administrative unit is responsible for its
proportionate share of the Region's operating expenses, including debt
repayment, which is included in the respective unit's annual assessment to
the Region. A Center is governed by a single school administrative unit and
its obligations are those of the unit.
The former Boggy Brook Vocational School was initially planned to be the
County of Hancock's responsibility as the anchor facility for Maine
Vocational Region No. 5 ("M.V.R. No. 5"). However, in November 1979 the
registered voters of the City of Ellsworth accepted responsibility for
operating the facility, as a Center rather than as a Region. As a Center,
the facility is owned, operated and maintained by the School Department of
the City of Ellsworth. Area students may attend the school on a tuition
basis set by the State and negotiated by the City.
HCTC offers the following programs:
- Automotive Service Technology
- Carpentry
- Certified Nurse Assisting
- Computer Repair A+
- Computer Networking Net+
- Culinary Arts
- Diesel Heavy Equipment
- Health Occupations
- PLATO
- Technical English Communication Skills
1 Source: Thomas Fordham Foundation (2004)
2 Source:
National
Assessment of Educational Progress
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