NEPN/NSBA Code: LB 

LEWISTON AND AUBURN SCHOOL COMMITTEES

EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION

It is the policy of Lewiston Public Schools and the Lewiston School Committee to cooperate with the Auburn School Department and the Auburn School Committee in planning and executing educational programs of joint action whenever such cooperation will improve service to the citizens of Lewiston and Auburn. 

Joint Standing Committee

There shall be a Joint Standing Committee consisting of six School Committee members: three from the Lewiston School Committee (one of whom will be the City Council representative to the Lewiston School Committee) and three from the Auburn School Committee (one of whom will be the City Council representative to the Auburn School Committee). Committee members may be appointed for not more than two consecutive one-year terms by their respective School Committee Chairperson. The Joint Committee shall meet at least annually and more frequently if deemed necessary by committee members. The annual meeting of the Joint Committee shall be chaired on an alternating

basis by the School Committee members from each city. The Joint Committee, in conjunction with the two Superintendent and Chairpersons of the School Committees, shall prepare the agenda for the annual joint session of the Lewiston and Auburn School Committees.

Joint School Committee Meetings

The Lewiston and Auburn School Committees shall meet in joint session on an annual basis at a time to be determined by the Lewiston and Auburn Superintendents in consultation with the Chairpersons of the School Committees. The purpose of the meetings shall be to consider the report and recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee with respect to cooperation between the cities. The two School Committees shall consider areas of continued or potential cooperation between the two school systems, including but not limited to:

A. Program development;

B. Joint grant writing (when appropriate);

C. Proposals for joint purchasing and sharing of resources;

D. Communication on common interests to the legislative delegation of Lewiston and Auburn; and

E. Proposals for curricular or extra-curricular offerings in one city made available to citizens of the other city.

The Chairpersons of the Lewiston and Auburn School Committees shall serve on an alternating basis as the Chair of the Joint School

Committee meetings.

Regional Collaboratives

The cities of Lewiston and Auburn acknowledge that local regional educational collaboratives, including the Androscoggin Valley Educational Collaborative and the Adult Education Alliance serve the purposes of collaboration and cooperation adopted by this policy statement. As such, the Lewiston School Committee shall encourage continued development of these organizations through the participation of administrators, teachers, and support personnel when doing so serves the citizens of the two cities.

The Lewiston Superintendent will consult with the Auburn Superintendent to implement this policy and maintain communication between the School Committees. The Superintendents will also exchange their respective School Committee meeting agendas and minutes for distribution to all School Committee members in each city.

Adopted: July 14, 1997

Revised: June 7, 2000

Reviewed: July 23, 2013

Reviewed: July 20, 2015