RSU 5

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
December 10, 2020

Superintendent’s Notebook: School nurses are on the front lines
Published
October 15, 2020

Freeport area schools decide not to reopen in ‘green,’ hope to bring back K-5 full-time

While the goal since August has been to bring all students back this month, Superintendent Beck Foley said that with the current space constraints of the schools and needing to keep kids at least 3 feet apart, bringing everyone back was not an option.
Published
October 8, 2020

Superintendent’s Notebook: Civil discourse
Published
September 17, 2020

The Superintendent’s Notebook: Learning together – back again

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 13, 2020

Freeport-area school board approves hybrid reopening with goal of full in-person learning by October

The hybrid plan will divide K-12 students into two cohorts, with one group attending school on Mondays and Wednesdays and the other on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cohorts will alternate on Fridays, meaning students will have three days of in-person instruction every other week.
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
April 9, 2020

Superintendent’s Notebook: Learning together from a distance