CARIBOU, Maine — The first tangible piece of Caribou’s new PreK-8 school project is now visible from Bennett Drive and Glenn Street, with contractors J.P. Martin and Sons making progress on the school’s administrative building. The new structure, adjacent to the Glenn Street pool, will provide office space for the superintendent, business manager, and other school personnel.
The $524,723 project is completely funded by the Maine Department of Education, and is expected to be finished by late November. Currently, RSU 39 officials work from the Learning Center, which is slated to close as the administration building opens.
Due to the building’s smaller size, Superintendent Tim Doak said during a recent RSU 39 board meeting that the board may need to regularly convene at a new location once the structure is finished.
Along with closing the Learning Center, the state-funded project also involves closing and demolishing Teague Park, Caribou Middle School, and the Sincock School building on Main Street.
The Learning Center will not be demolished until officials establish a concrete plan for temporarily relocating Adult and Alternative Education programs at the Caribou High School Vocational Center.
