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Member Phoenix McLaughlin moved to approve the calendar as presented. Member Eames asked that the July/August meeting descriptions be broadened from \"personnel only\" to \"personnel and updates\" to reflect planned agenda items such as ESPEN updates; committee members accepted the amendment as friendly. Member Iman Osman seconded the motion.

The committee voted unanimously to approve the calendar with the amended description. There were no abstentions recorded.

The chair noted that if additional meetings are needed they will be publicly announced in advance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lewiston Public Schools School Committee Meeting 7/28/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Lewiston School Committee approved the 2025–26 committee calendar and accepted a friendly amendment to broaden July/August meeting descriptions from \"personnel only\" to \"personnel and updates.\" The vote was unanimous.","taxTitle","Lewiston Public Schools, School Districts, Maine","taxId",38543,"location","Maine","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6152405,"Public commenter raises concerns about Axon devices and AI reporting; committee asks for follow-up",0,231000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5498532-6a92aff4d23eae956107a2c5cc50a4c8&start=231&end=231","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5498532-6a92aff4d23eae956107a2c5cc50a4c8/thumbnail_231000.jpg","/articles/6152405/Maine/Public-commenter-raises-concerns-about-Axon-devices-and-AI-reporting-committee-asks-for-follow-up","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6152405-a2f531bed6229288c31504ecca4bafe3/orig.mp4?Expires=1776064005&Signature=Kfeha2WEb1zvlbuy8sr7EqmMIbVXhFpix1LdKqAh8WmJUFgRPKmVpccmQ1EgGl6lzl~mmdFB-PQWZp9-TdEjm13s9ZVlK-YPjtVUMWy3SRwJm-m~03nBWG07jIScwPgZh1ZCB9W0v~LUHDbwveI3XIhI3HkEutlm60OuOBl1J5obpynq8qhU~qktA37O~0Day738L6RCGjkDxjcwQVvVANG1PhiQgS44kkxEYc7cg8YQW37WP6tcb9N~bi2EPcB~FGmUx~wLwSHN2QM0Gs9Vzbdjjh~aGqi8e-wOzbg0HJgEGIWPg-fZHFchOYCdAGTGH5ft1UATO9mmSFBL7GvVDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Melissa Dunn, a Lewiston resident, used the public-comment period to raise concerns about Lewiston Police Department procurement of Axon equipment, including combined body-worn cameras and conducted-energy-device integration and software the speaker identified as using AI-based reporting.

Dunn said she had learned the district and municipal SROs were slated to receive Axon equipment and described prior controversy at the company, including the resignation of an AI ethics board in 2022 and debate about deploying devices on drones. She said the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000was told the purchase would cost about $373,000 over four years and expressed concern that AI-driven reporting could introduce bias or fail to stop falsified reports. She also said people with disabilities are at higher risk of injury from taser use and urged committee attention and public follow-up.

Member Eames asked the committee to place an item on a future agenda to get more information. A Lewiston Public Schools staff member responded during the future-agenda discussion that SROs currently carry a taser and that officers receive training as SROs and as sworn officers; the staff member said they would look into whether the body-camera and AI elements will be used by school SROs and whether the police department's purchases require further committee review.

No formal committee action was taken during the public-comment item; members requested staff follow-up and a future agenda entry to clarify equipment purchases and any school-district role.

Direct quotes from the public-comment period were attributed to Melissa Dunn as recorded in the public transcript.","A Lewiston resident urged the committee to consider risks of Axon equipment with AI-based reporting for police and SROs; committee members requested staff follow up and clarification about existing SRO equipment.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6152409,"Lewiston schools report summer outreach, student resource center activity and housing-navigation referrals",630,2311000,2941000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5498532-6a92aff4d23eae956107a2c5cc50a4c8&start=2311&end=2941","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5498532-6a92aff4d23eae956107a2c5cc50a4c8/thumbnail_2311000.jpg","/articles/6152409/Maine/Lewiston-schools-report-summer-outreach-student-resource-center-activity-and-housing-navigation-referrals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6152409-3b4d6a95057ea23806df699cd2f6bfeb/orig.mp4?Expires=1776064005&Signature=KQgTq8C-5A4ZVn~rkGeumRMjlYIlCwNeObLPQfO7PB-NL~1ORMLo-toXFZ64qvmnxMJySc88uRAyE4UdRLIvPUBHkGEr-vEwZwOWc9onnCiPZmBdwRNaJZCVRLE7Y~z~H4gGf4U9tesDCtBM1e8ywkmp4zKgUMZaLK5iVA0tpa6T89ppFVmSEqcm1ONTUBRp2uXO4D7Bb269w~vhGVDSIWan7IaRKs1Rp1VMHeKxAKz1zZwDnjox~NQrgLe8VMnKl-fk-u2FXTRVN0ZFcozCKnZTRteRNeUv42HSWT9shbhPSRjip5mfGY3HqLhmzswSZhIAY3th4a8pfhmIDgUTQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jenny Darigan, speaking for Lewiston Public Schools, summarized the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000summer outreach and Student Resource Center activity.

Darigan said outreach events have run Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning June 24 through August 7, with a staffed tent at Kennedy Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The tent serves lunches and provides family engagement, registration assistance and referrals to district services.

The district also staffed presence at community movie nights run by the police department and hosted family summer literacy workshops in July (Tuesday workshops, 1–3 p.m.). Darigan said the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000resource staff make outreach calls to update housing status and support transitions back to school.

Darigan described the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Community Concepts housing-navigation partnership, saying Lewiston Public Schools sent 60 student referrals since February to a Community Concepts housing navigator, 22 students/families have received direct support, and 22 families are currently working with the navigator toward housing stability. The project is supported by a grant intended to provide housing navigation and short-term support such as utility assistance.

She also noted the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000sponsored Camp Agassiz sessions this summer for 15 students, and reminded the committee of the annual backpack event on Aug. 14 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Longley, where staff will distribute backpacks and support registration and school-calendar questions.

Darigan said materials and photos from summer outreach were posted on the district website and encouraged families to use posted contacts for services and registration assistance.

No committee votes were taken on this item; the presentation was informational.","Lewiston Public Schools presented summer outreach schedules, family literacy workshops and a housing navigation partnership that has generated 60 student referrals and 22 families receiving or actively working with support.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6152414,"Lewiston schools outline plans to use federal ESEA carryover as some titles face delay",1378,440000,1818000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5498532-6a92aff4d23eae956107a2c5cc50a4c8&start=440&end=1818","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5498532-6a92aff4d23eae956107a2c5cc50a4c8/thumbnail_440000.jpg","/articles/6152414/Maine/Lewiston-schools-outline-plans-to-use-federal-ESEA-carryover-as-some-titles-face-delay","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6152414-a69019aa63f660fc7044b8ce961222b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1776064005&Signature=SK33WAf3hNA91XxLGSBSTkdAWXsWl8c0irJ4t7EgW1NHInhfRoeEf8-1DrBi04~UsZHHU8PJINkQpur8bpfawLycNXaHiTjf7FiE6ge95HPcCYagaHaA93AvFO157kg61DmyngNzAUq1jIbE4GnV5ps6yoblj4t3sQV8qmMSVOmxzqPrspK7Dtqkc1FD3J6t006t1zkue6eYr2aTng32VyQV31B2qpI8HIxJOIXXjcehLPX8jZEO~ztbfnyziLrD8kaEZY08apEoEA-NvQ4pY-O-dVs~GoxaI86AVuBj5DWHEFLVnpllJ5GBqLh-3wGLVzrMmucrdivBceGLxFGJCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jenny Darigan, Lewiston Public Schools’ district federal programs coordinator, briefed the Lewiston School Committee on the district’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding status and proposed uses of carryover funds for the 2025–26 school year.

Darigan said Title I funding was not part of a recent federal delay and that Lewiston will receive Title I funds as planned, but the district has experienced a net decrease in Title I of $177,000 compared with last year. She described a separate delay for other ESEA titles that the district had been tracking and said those funds were released by the U.S. Department of Education the previous Friday and are now “pending” state allocation and application windows.

Darigan explained the district is preparing a consolidated application that bundles Titles I, II, III and IV. She said the district is planning conservatively on prior-year levels while awaiting state allocation notices. For Title III (multilingual learner funding) Darigan said the allocation is a per-pupil calculation and for Title IV the district has seen an upward trajectory; both Title III and Title IV allocations were described in the presentation as roughly $221,000 and $363,000 respectively. The exact Title II allocation was discussed as being planned at prior-year levels but the specific dollar figure was not specified in the meeting transcript and remains pending state confirmation.

Darigan described how the district will use funds if allocations are confirmed: Title I district projects supporting required services (equitable services for nonpublic schools, homeless programming and parent involvement) and schoolwide supports such as math and literacy interventionists and instructional materials; Title II for professional development, stipends and some school-based mental-health positions; Title III for supplemental multilingual instructional supplies and professional learning; and Title IV for STEM supplies, PowerSchool training, and social-emotional learning and restorative-practices professional development.

Darigan outlined the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) process: each school and the district maintain CNAs that drive project and budget decisions in the consolidated application. She said CNAs and project-level plans were included in the school committee packet and are posted on the district website for public review.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about the Title I decrease and how equitable-share (nonpublic school) allocations are calculated. Darigan responded that the reduction in Title I resulted from a state-level audit and a correction in the state’s disbursement methodology rather than a local census change, and that the state formula determines the share amounts for participation by nonpublic schools.

No formal committee action was taken; the presentation was informational and committee members were directed to posted CNAs and application materials for further public comment.

Darigan recommended the committee direct questions and any public input to the district’s posted application comment process while staff finalize the consolidated application to the state.

The district will update the committee after it receives the state’s allocation notice and as individual application sections open.","District federal programs coordinator Jenny Darigan told the Lewiston School Committee that the district will use ESEA carryover funds to bridge a short-term federal funding delay and presented priorities tied to the consolidated Title I–IV application.","actionData","errors"]

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