Bowdoinham students pen newspaper about COVID-19 changes in their school

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Published
February 15, 2021

Bowdoinham students pen newspaper about COVID-19 changes in their school

Bowdoinham fifth-graders created the "Bowdoinham Pandemic Press" full of stories about the ways their school has changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
January 10, 2021

Maine CDC identifies COVID-19 outbreaks at two Bath schools

Fisher-Mitchell School in Bath not resume full in-person instruction for the first time since March as initially planned after the Maine CDC listed the school as an outbreak status, alongside Morse High School, according to a letter from RSU 1 Superintendent Patrick Manuel.
Published
October 26, 2020

Topsham-area schools call for more teachers in order to open full-time

Hiring additional staff members is the next step in the district’s “feather-in” approach to bring kindergarteners and first graders back to full-time, in-person learning on Dec. 7, said MSAD75 Superintendent Shawn Chabot.
Published
September 8, 2020

Despite pandemic, Midcoast districts report strong start to school year

Regional School Unit 1, Regional School Unit 5 and Maine School Administrative District 75 students walked back into the classrooms Tuesday, wearing masks and keeping their distance as they start the year.
Published
September 8, 2020

Despite pandemic, Midcoast districts report strong start to school year

Regional School Unit 1, Regional School Unit 5 and Maine School Administrative District 75 students walked back into the classrooms on Tuesday, wearing masks and keeping their distance as they start the year in hybrid models that vary between districts, but have all been shaped by the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
August 16, 2020

Some wary as Topsham-area schools set Sept. 8 reopening date

Maine School Administrative District 75 officials pushed the first day of school back one week to Sept. 8 at the request of teachers, who said they need more time to plan for the school year ahead.
Published
July 26, 2020

Topsham-area school district planning for phased reopening of classrooms

Parents have the option of committing to online-only schooling for the first semester, according to a draft version of the plan.
Published
July 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.
Published
July 10, 2020

New Mt. Ararat High nears completion, old school to be leveled this summer

Staff has been moving into the 153,000-square-foot structure, but the pandemic has made it uncertain whether classes will begin there this fall.
Published
March 13, 2020

Area schools closed Monday as staffs work ‘furiously’ to plan for possible long-term closure

Staff from Brunswick, MSAD 75 and RSU 1 should still plan to work Monday to help form contingency plans for remote learning and for access to meals for students who depend on school lunches, according to letters from their respective superintendents. Harpswell Coastal Academy is closed for at least a week.