Snow days are a beloved tradition, but are they needed in the age of remote learning? Maine school districts have come to different conclusions.
Brunswick School Department
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Look around – geography puts you in your place
What three major seas does Turkey border? If I had asked that question when I was a child, my parents would have pointed to the globe that sat in our living room or they would have told me to walk down the street to visit the Sangerville Library to look at an Encyclopedia Britannica set […]
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Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Students can succeed through many career paths
In business, when the boss “manages by objective,” it means there can be many roads to accomplishing the goal. Employees are deemed “successful” whatever path they choose, as long as the goal is achieved. Fortunately, education is taking a page from the business playbook. As this year’s class of high school seniors considers the options […]
Posted inTimes Record
COVID-19 cases among children in Midcoast, statewide continue to rise
Maine CDC Spokesperson Robert Long said vaccination remains the best way to curb the number of COVID-19 cases among Mainers.
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Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Reading – the ideal indoor fall activity
Last December, I wrote a column about getting outside and embracing Maine’s winters, but we all know that sometimes we just want to hunker down, cozy up and stay inside. So as autumn weather descends upon us, the sun sets earlier and the temperatures drop quicker, it’s a wonderful time to make reading the new […]
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Our View: Brunswick superintendent sends right message with response to football team ‘hazing’
We don’t know a lot of details. But it’s clear the district is taking the matter seriously.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Brunswick Superintendent’s Notebook: Fun fall activities can be learning experiences, too
It’s September. The weather is beginning to change and our children are back in school. I think the change they feel the most during this transition is that they have less free time and more structure in their days. School feels like school, and it can be a difficult adjustment. Fortunately, autumn in Maine is […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Superintendent’s Notebook: Homeostasis – destination or roadblock?
I don’t think any of us thought we’d be heading into the new school year like this … more uncertainty, continued adjustments and ever-changing policies. It’s a bit disheartening, especially after a hopeful spring and summer. A common refrain: “Can’t we just go back to the way things were?” A friend of mine once observed, […]
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School Notebook: Aug. 18
Brunswick School Department hires new chief academic officer A longtime Portland educator has been appointed the next chief academic officer for the Brunswick School Department, Superintendent Phil Potenziano announced. Suellyn Santiago is a native of Portland and spent more than 20 years working in the city’s public schools. She began as a special education tech, […]
Posted inTimes Record
Midcoast schools prepare to get students back in the classroom full-time this fall
Though many school districts in the southern Midcoast are planning on full in-person learning this fall, not all districts will give the option for remote learning.