MSAD #51 Superintendent's Blog

Ecomaine awards MSAD #51 $4,500 for efforts at composting & recycling, thanks district environmental stewardship committee for all their support in bringing new "green" protocols to our schools! State assessment scores for the new Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) recently were released by the Maine Department of Education.  Overall, percentages of students proficient were low across the state, especially in the areas of ELA and math.  MSAD #51 students scored high when compared to students throughout the state, ranking in the top 10 in ELA, math, and science.   ENGLISH – Top 10 in Maine Falmouth Public Schools, 80.64 percent Mount Desert CSD, 80.58 percent Yarmouth Schools, 79 percent Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, 78.38 percent York Public Schools, 73.75 percent RSU 51/MSAD 51 (Cumberland), 72.81 percent ​ (#6)​ Five Town CSD, 72.66 percent Scarborough Public Schools, 72.19 percent Cape Elizabeth Public Schoo...

All 4th and 5th grade students will participate in “The Hour of Code” during technology class the week of Dec. 5th . This is an introduction to computer science to help nurture their problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. As an extension of this week, stude nts and their families are invited to attend The Coder Express from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in the Greely Middle School cafeteria. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in computer programming and coding activities using iPads. Students are encouraged to wear pajamas and bring stuffies and blankets as they take part in a fun evening of coding. Thanks in advance to our Greely PTO for providing cocoa and cookies. This is in line with our Strategic Plan action step around STEM. All sophomores participated recently in Challenge Day, a national program that helps build relationships between students and promotes empathy as an important tool in combating bullying and bias. Many ...

Voters Approve Performing Arts Center Voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth approved the proposed Performing Arts Center on Election Day with 4,149 in favor, or 51.2% of the total votes cast. This $9.5 million facility should be ready for ground-breaking in early summer 2017.  Many thanks to the building committee for their hard work on this project: Gigi Sanchez (chair),  Sarah Bailey,   Peter Bingham Sr.,  Steve Blatt, Doug Breer,  Mike Brown,  Mary Charlesworth, Harper Lee Collins,  Heather Giandria,  Nick Kurlanski, Sally Loughlin,  Martha Leggat, Dan McKeone,  Mike Perfetti,  Jeff Porter,  Scott Poulin,  Kevin Rollins, Liz Rollins, and Jen Segal.    School Spirit Challenge Inaugural Event Greely finishes in 3rd Place! THANK YOU GHS STUDENTS AND STAFF, SPORTS TEAMS AND BOOSTERS, SCHOOL CLUBS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL DONORS FROM CUMBERLAND/NORTH YARMOUTH FOR AN AMAZING SCHOOL SPIRIT CH...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MSAD #51! A very exciting weekend celebrating the Anniversary of the SAD !  So many great activities to commemorate 50 years included a homecoming football game celebrating the Class of 1966, pancake breakfast, concert with Rick Charette, alumni class meetings, face painting, history walks, facility tours, a birthday bash complete with cake, burrito lunch, and time capsule.   Many thanks to the 50th celebration committee for their months-long planning of this event: Ashley Caswell (chair),  Karen Campbell, Donna Damon, Stephanie Desmond, Don Foster, Dixie Hayes, Carla O’Sullivan, Eliza Porter, Scott Poulin, Rosemary Roy, David Shapiro, Paula Slipp, and Carolyn Small. Many thanks to sponsors Greely PTO, Tender Years Learning Center, The Richter Group, and Riley Woodworks. Special thanks to GHS Madrigals, GMS Sounds of Silence, GHS Jazz Band, GHS Video Production Class, and Joanna Foster. Birthday cake for the SAD, thanks Joanna Foster! 20 ex...

Congrats!!  Greely Middle School 6-8 wins top award by MSN, named #1 middle school in Maine. Click   here  for more information.  We are very proud of our students, staff, and parents! Greely Middle School is #1 in Maine The criteria used to assess middle schools for this award is below: Exam Passing Rates : This includes math proficiency rates and reading and language arts proficiency rates over the last three years. School Environment : The school environment score consists of factors such as the student-teacher ratio, teacher experience and teacher absence rate. Disciplinary Actions : This takes into account the school's retention rate, in-school suspension rate and out-of-school suspension rate. We held our first-ever K-12 all-campus reading event   "Drop Everything & Read!"   This was a fun hour-hour event where students and staff literally dropped what they were doing and picked up a book.  There were many guest readers in clas...