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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Brunswick officials present second reopening plan
The new plan allows upperclassmen on campus but also carries increased risks for teachers.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Brunswick officials present hybrid reopening plan
Students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade will attend classes in-person two days per week, high school freshmen one day per week and sophomores, juniors and seniors will be remote only. The school board is expected to vote on the plan Aug. 5.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Amid Black Lives Matter movement, Brunswick schools launch equity initiative
The 25-person advisory group will include parents, teachers, students, alumni, school board members, and community members to help build an equity plan. Whenever possible, members will be from underrepresented communities, according to the superintendent.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Brunswick, DOE to pay for Coffin School ventilation repairs, but future of the building still unknown
Some school officials are eyeing its potential as overflow space for junior high students social distancing under COVID-19.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2020
Brunswick voters approve $42 million school budget
The budget is largely driven by the first $1.4 million payment toward the $20.3 million Kate Furbish school, which, if Brunswick students go back to school in the fall, will open in a few short months
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Area schools drafting multiple plans for fall reopening
Brunswick, RSU 1, RSU 5 and MSAD 75 officials sent out surveys to parents for input on reopening the schools, but likely won't have ironed out plans until August, just weeks before school is expected to start.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Brunswick High graduate requests investigation, more education surrounding sexual assault after allegations against former teacher
The letter, which includes signatures from 150 community members, many of whom are Brunswick High School graduates, states the school department must determine the scope and the breadth of sexual violence within the schools, while also conducting “extensive training on appropriate relationships with students so that this line to sexual assault and grooming could never be crossed.”
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Brunswick school board approves nearly $1 million in cuts to school budget
With the reductions, the school budget won't have any additional tax impact outside of the required $1.4 million payment on the new Kate Furbish School, which will increase taxes 3.1%.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
School officials considering future uses for Coffin School
Potential uses included a community center, a new home for the teen center, a place for adult education classes, shared community and town space for events, sports and performances or a school-based medical clinic.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Phillip Potenziano selected to lead Brunswick School Department
Potenziano is currently interim superintendent at RSU 21. He will replace retiring Brunswick Superintendent Paul Perzanoski.
