MSAD #51 Superintendent's Blog

Many people ask what school administrators actually do in the summer.  Even though students and staff are on vacation, summer is a very busy time of the year for administrators as we gear up for the new year.  This includes hiring new staff, developing schedules, assigning students and staff to classes, planning agendas for opening programs, orientations, and professional development days, meeting with various individuals and groups, and catching up on our own professional learning. As an example, the GHS leadership team met with Principal Dan McKeone and Asst. Principal Jayme Jones for two days last week to review their plans for moving the school forward with regards to proficiency.  The school continues to make progress on many aspects of their proficiency plan with the assistance of Great Schools Partnership and consultant Reed Dyer.  At the district office, we continue to process superintendent agreement requests.  To date, we have received 47 requests, i...

Welcome to my Blog!  I will be posting various informational items about the district on this site regularly.  Thanks for visiting and visit often.   The Teacher and Principal Evaluation stakeholder group, under direction of Sally Loughlin, has been meeting this summer and working through subcommittees to address the Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) and then how to use these SLOs as part of a summative rating. Thanks to Pete Wilson and Karen Campbell, Board member reps. on the stakeholder group. Many thanks to Foundation 51 for providing $11,528 for K-5 STEM education, in line with Strategic Plan Goal II, Objective 3.1. Thanks Ashley Caswell for working with Foundation 51 president Anne Robbins and the 51 Exec. Board in securing these funds. Scott Poulin, Don Foster, and the facilities department have been very busy this summer cleaning all schools and working on larger projects. Some major projects include resurface work on the GHS floor, stripping, sanding, a...