A Falmouth Public Schools Campus Master Plan meeting for community input is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 at the middle school. Falmouth school officials and consultants Oak Point Associates will lead the discussion on the master plan, which will guide future planning for the 125-acre campus. Master plan discussions will continue throughout the […]
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School Notebook: Aug. 10
Junior Olympics Champ New principals in Portland The Portland Public Schools is getting a slate of new school leaders. Nicole Bradeen, the new principal at Longfellow Elementary School, joined Portland Public Schools in 2021 as the district’s coordinator of summer and expanded learning programs. Her prior experience includes being director of community and belonging at […]
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Northern & Southern Editions School Notebook: June 30
Falmouth students tap sources of strength What can stand against the darkest downs of life, ebb the floodtides of despair and turn hope into health? In 1998, Mark Lomurray began harnessing the power of resiliency he’d seen as a young social worker in rural communities and among Northern Plains tribes. Today, his Sources of Strength […]
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Letter: Elect Hinman, Booth to Falmouth School Board
As lifelong Falmouth residents, our hope for our children and all district stakeholders is that they, too, experience this to be a thriving community and place of academic excellence. We must first recognize our challenges in facing complex societal issues and unprecedented stress. As a nurse practitioner caring for kids in mental health crisis, I […]
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Letter: Elect Laurel Regan to Falmouth School Board
Falmouth residents are justifiably proud of their schools. The best way to ensure that our schools continue to serve our students well is to elect School Board members who are responsive to the needs of the students, parents and staff. Laurel Regan is such a person. She will listen carefully and empathetically, and she will […]
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Letter: Former School Board member endorses Sara Juli
I am writing with enthusiastic support of Sara Juli’s candidacy for Falmouth School Board. As a former board member, I fully understand the complexities of the position and I have complete confidence Sara will contribute positively to our schools in this capacity. Sara brings a strong history of involvement within the district and clear evidence […]
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Letter: Hinman, Booth would best serve Falmouth schools
One major reason Falmouth is a great place to raise a family is our school system. The upcoming School Board election presents us with an opportunity as voters to help our community rebound from the various challenges faced over the past several years as well as look for future improvement. When the outgoing board members […]
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Grade 3-5 principal appointed at Falmouth Elementary School
Ryan Patrie has been named principal for grades 3-5 at Falmouth Elementary School. In a letter to the community, Patrie said he is “absolutely elated to dive into this new position and become part of the Falmouth community,” and he hopes “to begin this position by getting to know your child, the FES staff and […]
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Falmouth council approves $43M school budget
The Falmouth Town Council unanimously approved on May 16 Falmouth Schools’ $43 million budget for the next school year. The budget is $2 million more than the current school year’s. The combined new school and town budget is $62.7 million, which increases the property tax rate $1.55 to $18.98 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. If […]
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Schools end pooled testing for COVID this week
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth, Falmouth and Yarmouth school districts will discontinue pooled testing for COVID-19 Friday, May 13. The state has ended the program in response to the changing nature of the coronavirus, with most people now showing symptoms within one to two days of contracting the virus. This makes pooled testing less effective, since schools […]