AOS 98

What AOS 98 does

AOS 98 is a public school administrative organization (Alternative Organizational Structure 98) operating under the jurisdiction of the State of Maine, headquartered at 238 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. It serves as the unified school district for the Boothbay Region, operating six schools: Georgetown Central School, Edgecomb Eddy School, Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES), Boothbay Region High School (BRHS), Southport Central School, and the central AOS 98 administrative office. The district is led by Superintendent Robert Kahler, with Dr. Shawna Kurr serving as Principal of BRES and Kim Dionne as Assistant Principal. Its core educational offering is a K-8 plus high school public education program grounded in a "Place-Based Learning" pedagogy that uses the local community and coastal Maine environment as a starting point for instruction, supplemented by specialized services including Special Education, Title I support, music, athletics, and library services.

The district's business model is non-commercial: AOS 98 is funded entirely through state appropriations and local property tax revenue, with no tuition charged to district residents. Enrollment for the 2026-27 academic year is open through a Google Forms intake. Its technology stack is conventional for a small public district, consisting of an Apptegy-hosted website (bres.aos98.net), PowerSchool as the student information system, and iOS/Android mobile applications for parent and student communication. It maintains a YouTube channel (Education Boothbay Media) and a Facebook page for community engagement. The district's strategic partnerships include MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (operating school-based health centers at BRES), PowerSchool (student records infrastructure), and the Education Boothbay initiative, which funds enrichment grants such as a Yamaha CVP 805 digital piano for the music program.

AOS 98 holds a regulatory monopoly as the sole public school district serving the Boothbay Region catchment, and its multi-school physical footprint, community-rooted identity, and integrated health and administrative partnerships form durable structural advantages. There are no commercial revenue streams, no private ownership or parent company, no venture funding, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The entity operates purely as a state-funded government organization, and traditional growth, margin, or commercial KPI frameworks do not apply.

Name

AOS 98

Legal name

AOS 98

Website

https://bres.aos98.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AOS 98 is a Maine public school administrative organization operating six schools (K-8 plus high school) across the Boothbay Region, including Boothbay Region Elementary School. It delivers tax-funded public education using a Place-Based Learning approach, serving students and families in Georgetown, Edgecomb, Boothbay Harbor, and Southport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD)

Keywords

• K-8 public education
• Place-based learning
• Special education services
• Elementary school district
• Public school administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Boothbay Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AOS 98 is a public school administrative organization (school district) in Maine that delivers K-8 public education through six schools: Georgetown Central, Edgecomb Eddy School, Boothbay Region Elementary School, Boothbay Region High School, and Southport Central. It provides core academic instruction aligned with state and local standards, supplemented by Special Education, Title I support, Library Services, Athletics, a Music Program, and a Place-Based Learning curriculum that uses the local community as a teaching foundation.

Product overview

AOS 98 is a public school district (Alternative Organizational Unit 98) in Maine operating multiple schools including Boothbay Region Elementary School. The district offers a unified K-8 education program as its core product, supported by specialized modules including Place-Based Learning (using the local community as a teaching foundation), Music Program (featuring Yamaha digital pianos), Library Services, Athletics, and Special Education Services including Title I support. The educational approach emphasizes meeting state and local standards while encouraging family and community involvement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boothbay Region Elementary School: Elementary school serving students in the Boothbay Region, part of AOS 98 district
• Education Boothbay

Products and services

• K-8 Public Education Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Education BoothbaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation Boothbay is an initiative that advances innovation in local education, enhances educational programs, and empowers students to achieve their full potential. The initiative funds educational projects such as the Yamaha CVP 805 digital piano for BRES music program.
• MaineHealth Lincoln HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaineHealth Lincoln Hospital provides School-Based Health Centers that offer healthcare services to students at BRES, supporting student health and wellbeing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• RSU 22: Regional School Unit 22 serving Hampden, Newburgh, and surrounding Maine communities with K-12 schools. Comparable regional school unit model covering multiple small towns in rural Maine.
• RSU 5: Regional School Unit 5 serving Freeport, Durham, and Pownal in mid-coast Maine. Operates K-12 schools under a single administrative organization with comparable scale and rural-coastal context to AOS 98.
• RSU 71: Regional School Unit 71 in the Belfast area of mid-coast Maine, operates K-12 schools across multiple towns. Similar multi-school, multi-town administrative structure and coastal Maine footprint to AOS 98.
• Mount Desert Island Regional School System: Regional school system serving Mount Desert Island and surrounding coastal Maine communities. Operates K-12 schools in a coastal, rural area comparable to AOS 98's Boothbay Region.
• RSU 12: Regional School Unit 12 serving Somerset Hills area schools in central Maine. Operates K-12 schools across multiple small towns under a single administrative unit, mirroring AOS 98's structure.
• RSU 13: Regional School Unit 13 in Knox County, Maine, operates a comparable set of elementary and middle schools serving coastal/rural communities. Operates multiple schools under a single administrative unit, similar in structure to AOS 98.
• Brunswick School Department: Municipal school department operating K-12 schools in Brunswick, Maine. Comparable in delivering comprehensive public K-12 education within mid-coast Maine, similar demographics and proximity to AOS 98.
• MSAD 75 (RSU 75): School Administrative District 75 in the Topsham–Bowdoin area of Maine, serving K-12 students across multiple schools under one administrative structure. Direct operational comparable to AOS 98's multi-school model.

Broad incumbents

• Portland Public Schools: Maine's largest urban school district, serving K-12 students in Portland. It is a comparable K-12 public school operator in the same state, offering a broader and more diverse portfolio of programs and serving as a larger-region benchmark for AOS 98.
• Bangor School Department: Municipal school department operating K-12 schools in Bangor, Maine. A larger Maine K-12 public school operator comparable in mission and curriculum offerings to AOS 98, though at meaningfully larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EducationBoothbayMedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/boothbayregionelementaryschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aos-98

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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