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Update: January 26, 2018

By Jeff Porter, MSAD 51 Superintendent - January 26, 2018

GREELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS CONSTRUCTION WINTER 2018 Steel framing Site overview & Balcony Crane lifting steel into place & Tiered Auditorium Seating

Update: January 3, 2018

By Jeff Porter, MSAD 51 Superintendent - January 03, 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR! New Bike Racks for Greely Middle School GMS students Adam Jacobson, Caleb Croce, and Ray Woodcock have created bike racks for our PT & OT bicycles with support and guidance from Speech & Language clinician, Jen McCullum, Occupational Therapist, Alicia Dostilio and her student teacher Sharan, and special education teacher, Derek Burow. Thank you to all of them for their hard work. As you can see, the racks are well constructed and are helping us keep the bikes organized and stored safely out of the way of hallway traffic. Thanks to each of these enterprising students! GHS Debate Team News Four Greely Debaters recently showed great promise in recent tournaments. Zack Whiting jumped to the varsity level in Congressional Debate; the Senate. Grant Dresnok also recently joined him and served as Presiding Office of the Senate and passed a successful amendment to a bill up for debate. Additional honors went to Ben Hall and Carson Bell, who too...

WELLNESS: FOUNDATION FOR TEACHING & LEARNING Promote wellness initiatives that advance and sustain healthy, balanced, and well-rounded students and staff.
EVERY STUDENT COLLEGE & CAREER READY Working together as a district, we can find the right answers to these key questions: What should students learn? How do we know they’re learning it? What do we do when they’re not learning it? What do we do when they already know it? Focusing on the vital nature of literacy, while continuing to promote STEM, will ensure college and career readiness.
SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. SKILLS FOR LIFE. Students are more likely to engage when learning is meaningful and relevant. Fostering creativity, innovation, and personalization enhances the learning process. Extend access to pathways for all high school students through connections to meaningful career-related field experiences.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, THE CRITICAL BUILDING BLOCK Review the district's long-term elementary education program and structure, including options for three and four year olds, optimal grade spans, and facilities that address projected enrollment increases over the next decade.