Athens Community School

8 Fox Hill Road - Athens ME - 04912

http://www.athenscs.org/

Type of autonomy arrangement: Site-gov Agreement

Basic Profile

Opened In

1960s

Grades

K through 8

Environment

Rural

Type

District

Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program

Set school-level policy

Determine professional development

Determine authorizer assessments

Determine state assessments

Personnel

Transfer or terminate colleagues

Determine tenure policy

Administrative

Set staff pattern

Determine compensation

Determine teacher workday

Teacher Authority Is...

De Jure and De Facto

Athens Community School has de jure autonomy granted to them by the school board’s acceptance of their proposal to be a teacher-led school. De facto the school board and superintendent allow the teacher team to make decisions in the areas indicated above.

About the Learning Program

Athens Community School is a small rural K-8 school that transitioned to teacher-powered in 2015.