Athens Community School

8 Fox Hill Road - Athens ME - 04912
Type of autonomy arrangement: Site-gov Agreement
Basic Profile

Opened In

1960s

Grades

K-8

Environment

Rural

Type

District
Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program
Set school-level policy
Determine professional development
Determine authorizer assessments
Determine state assessments

Personnel

Select colleagues
Evaluate colleagues
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine tenure policy
Select leaders

Administrative

Determine school budget
Set staff pattern
Determine compensation
Determine teacher workday
Set schedule
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.