Could South Portland High School be next?
Staff Writer South Portland School Superintendent Suzanne Godin estimated it will take tens of millions of dollars to fix structural problems at the high school, as were identified in a report by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission (NEASCC) on Public Secondary Schools released earlier this month. On Monday, Councilor Tom Coward asked Principal Jeanne Crocker what would happen if the repairs did not happen, causing the school to lose its accreditation with NEASCC. “All high schools in Maine are accredited,” she said. “The impact would be quite significant, I dare say, on real estate values. All schools are held to a universal set of standards. When accreditation is not in place, there are question marks.” Maine School Administrative District 33 Superintendent Fern Desjardins said the principal of Wisdom Middle High School in St. Agatha in Aroostook County – with students in grades 7 to 12 – feels differently. The school, founded in 1965, has never been recogni
