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Katahdin program: students and staff report improved attendance, engagement and experiential learning

5436968 · May 7, 2025
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Katahdin staff reported survey results and student testimonials showing improved attendance, strong student confidence in earning diplomas, and a variety of experiential learning partnerships. The program expects eight graduates this year: four to college, three to work, and one to military service.

Rich Mazurve, head of the Katahdin program, presented a year-end "State of the School" to the RSU 14 board highlighting student outcomes, survey results and experiential learning projects.

Dominic Siragusa, a Katahdin junior who spoke to the board, described his own turnaround: he said his absences dropped from more than 100 days in his sophomore year to two this year after joining Katahdin, and his grades improved from failing to primarily A’s and B’s. Mazurve presented anonymous survey totals and testimonials the program compiled: he…

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