Lewiston Public Schools

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Lewiston Public Schools
Location
, Maine
United States
District information
SuperintendentJake Langlais
Other information
Website www.lewistonpublicschools.org

Lewiston Public Schools (LPS) is a school district headquartered in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

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Demographics

As of 2014 the district has over 5,000 students. The most common non-English language spoken by students is Somali, with speakers making up 90% of the district's students who don't have English as a native language. The remainder speak about 23 other languages. Out of the total student body the percentage which qualifies for free or reduced lunches is 69%. [1]

Schools

Elementary schools:

Others:

Leadership

The Lewiston School Committee is the governing body of Lewiston Public Schools. Its members are: [3]

The School Committee hires and oversees the superintendent. Since 2020, the superintendent of Lewiston Public Schools has been Jake Langlais. [4]

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References

  1. "REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Review of English Language Development Program and Services" ( Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine ). Lewiston Public Schools. Retrieved on July 18, 2015.
  2. "About Us Archived 2015-03-21 at the Wayback Machine ." Lewiston Middle School. Retrieved on July 18, 2015.
  3. "School Committee - Lewiston Public Schools".
  4. "Superintendent and Administration - Lewiston Public Schools".