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Update: December 17, 2018

By Jeff Porter, MSAD 51 Superintendent - December 18, 2018

French Partnership & Exchange Greely High School students and their families played host to twenty French students from Barr, France. Our community welcomed the Barrois students into their homes, classes and lives. In addition to attending classes with our Greely students, the students from Barr visited local museums, such as the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, the Maine Maritime Museum, and the Maine State Museum. One of the highlights of this exchange was the immersion weekend in Québec City when 39 students, host students, and guests took part in an amazing weekend exploring the culture, history, music and cuisine of Québec. New Street Signs As part of our district-wide staff safety evacuation drill held this past October, one of the items for further review was the need to label campus streets for 911 purposes, as proposed by both the Cumberland police and fire chiefs. To that end, these street names have been pre-approved by the Town of Cumberland for 911: Campus D...

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.