Student skaters Lincoln Middle School names new principal Marisa Ayala, an educator with leadership and bilingual teaching experience with the Boston and Chicago public schools, will be the new leader of Lincoln Middle School in Portland, effective July 1. Ayala is currently an assistant principal with the Boston Public Schools. “Marisa is an exceptional trilingual […]
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Portland schools not ready to lift mask mandate despite change in guidelines
The largest district in Maine is diverging from new state – and now federal – recommendations and plans to keep masks for the foreseeable future.
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School Notebook: Feb. 23
Portland teacher selected for Presidential Award for Excellence A Portland educator who won a highly prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching credited the honor to a teacher who influenced her when she was a student. Talbot Community School literacy coach Cindy Soule, Maine’s 2021 Teacher of the Year, and Deer Isle-Stonington […]
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School Notebook: Feb. 16
Falmouth student chosen for Senate page program Lucy Taylor of Falmouth is serving in the U.S. Senate Page Program in Washington, D.C., in the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Taylor is a junior at Falmouth High School and an active member of the Falmouth Civil Rights Team. She also volunteers as a High School […]
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Tradition or relic? School snow days face an uncertain future
Snow days are a beloved tradition, but are they needed in the age of remote learning? Maine school districts have come to different conclusions.
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Committee recommends denying Portland request for consolidated high school
The full Maine State Board of Education will hear the district’s request to have the project considered for state funding next month and weigh whether to follow the construction committee’s recommendation.
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School Notebook: Jan. 26
OUT fundraising for Read the Rainbow OUT Maine’s Executive Director Jeanne Dooley had a flash of inspiration this fall: What if school libraries had more inclusive books available to their students? OUT Maine, an organization that serves LGBTQ+ youth in Maine, already had recommended reading lists for families and educators on its website. The key […]
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland aims to be a leader in teaching Black history
In January we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor his life and legacy. Black History Month comes in February, a time to celebrate Black Americans’ achievements and recognize their central role in U.S. history. That makes this an opportune time for me to highlight the Black history curriculum Portland Public Schools is developing […]
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Assignment for schools: Increase teacher diversity
New funding in Portland is expected to help educators of color already in the school system move up as well as recruit diverse newcomers.
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School Notebook: Dec. 15
Portland sixth-grader takes 3rd place in statewide video contest Natalie Waters, a sixth-grader at Lincoln Middle School, took third place in the Maine Kids COVID-19 Vaccination Video Contest. Her 30-second video encouraging other kids to get vaccinated earned her school a $10,000 prize. The contest was sponsored by the Maine Department of Health and Human […]