Lewiston Public Schools

Lewiston Public Schools (LPS) is a school district headquartered in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Demographics
As of 2014 the district has over 5,000 students. The most common non-English language spoken by students is Somali, with speakers making up 90% of the district's students who don't have English as a native language. The remainder speak about 23 other languages. Out of the total student body the percentage which qualifies for free or reduced lunches is 69%.

Schools
Elementary schools:
 * Lewiston High School
 * Lewiston Middle School
 * As of 2015 there are 775 students, 20% of them being Somali Americans.
 * Farwell Elementary School
 * Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School
 * Robert V. Connors Elementary School
 * Thomas J. McMahon Elementary School
 * Montello Elementary School

Others:
 * Lewiston Regional Technical Center
 * Lewiston Adult Education
 * Next Step High School
 * RootED (affiliated with Tree Street Youth)

Leadership
The Lewiston School Committee is the governing body of Lewiston Public Schools. Its members are:
 * Megan Parks (At Large) (Chairwoman 2020-current) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/megandparks/) (https://www.lewistonpublicschools.org/en-US/school-committee-bc9f3846)
 * Linda Scott (City Council Representative; City Council President) (https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/255/Members)
 * Bruce Damon (Ward 1)
 * Janet Beaudoin (Ward 2)
 * Elizabeth Eames (Ward 3)
 * Tanya Whitlow (Ward 4)
 * Ashley Medina (Ward 5)
 * Meghan Hird (Ward 6)
 * Paul Beauparlant (Ward 7)

The School Committee hires and oversees the superintendent. Since 2020, the superintendent of Lewiston Public Schools has been Jake Langlais.