New principal hired at DI-S
Laura Davis, who is currently the dean of instruction at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Nashville, Tenn., has been hired.
Education
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All Sumner graduates will attend ceremony together
On Thursday, June 10, the school’s graduation ceremony will take place in its Clint Ritchie Gymnasium in two sessions, one at 6 p.m. and one at 7:30, with all graduates attending and marching into both sessions together.
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School Board approves $23.6 million budget
Higher than usual revenues are helping offset the impact on local appropriations for education, including $152,364 more in tuition from out-of-Ellsworth students for regular and special education instruction and Bridge Academy students for a total of $1.85 million.
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School custodian gets surprise send-off
As custodian, Brooks has worked at Ella Lewis for five years. But his impeccable care of the school and its grounds was not the only reason for honoring him. Having grown up in Steuben, he attended Ella Lewis himself and he serves as its athletic director, coaching baseball and softball, too. He also served as firefighter with the Steuben Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years. His community, whether it is the school or Fire Department, is a point of pride that he has poured his energy and love into.
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Hancock Grammar School students go back to school
“We’re all so excited to have the kids back in-person together,” said Joanne Harriman, the school’s principal. “With that 3-feet distancing, we can fit more desks in [classrooms].”
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$18.2M RSU 24 budget drafted
The budget, totaling $18,245,701, represents an increase of 5 percent from the current budget. The bulk of the increase is due to the debt service from the construction of the new Charles M. Sumner Learning Campus, the grades-6-through-12 school currently being built behind Sumner Memorial High School.
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Trenton School Committee discusses petition legal findings
At the meeting, the committee discussed the legal findings provided by the school’s attorney, Greg Im of Drummond Woodsum Attorneys at Law, regarding the citizens’ petition that will ask Trenton voters whether they want the School Committee and Board of Selectmen to form a committee to draft a plan of withdrawal from the AOS, which, according to the petition language, would go before the state’s Department of Education for approval and then to Trenton voters again for a final approval.
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EHS graduation plans announced, prom a go
Clifford outlined plans that will allow for the usual end-of-year activities such as prom and Class Night to be held under a 60-by-150-foot tent erected in the parking lot near the football field.
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School reopening pushing forward
At EEMS, eighth-graders are completing their first full week in school, with three students staying remote, Principal Erica Gabbianelli said, with some kids excited and happy to be back and other kids nervous.
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RSU 25 receives grant for tech literacy program
Regional School Unit 25 (RSU 25) has received a $2,500 grant from the Thriving Older Adults Strategic Goal Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to create a technology literacy program for older adults to increase participation in telemedicine and social media.
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Draft school budget reflects growing needs
While the budget may pass with an increase, the portion of it supported by local revenues from property tax appears nearly 1 percent down because of an increase in projected state subsidies.
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COVID cases prompt closures
By Anne Berleant and Rebecca Alley ELLSWORTH – Students at Sumner Memorial High School are learning remotely this week following a case of COVID-19, according to an April 5 letter from Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) Superintendent Michael Eastman. Students are scheduled to return to in-person learning Monday, April 12. The letter states that …
