At the April 13 Wiscasset School Committee meeting, the committee accepted two new hires, including the new principal for Wiscasset Elementary School. Superintendent Terry Wood said Kathleen Pastore comes from Massachusetts, has owned a home in New.
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WMHS English teacher Michelle Fraser, left, and Technology Coordinator/VHS Site Coordinator/Student Council Advisor Deb Pooler. Courtesy of WMHS
Michelle Blagdon and son Payton, a WMHS sophomore. Courtesy of Cindy Collamore
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Treats the staffs of Wiscasset Elementary and Middle High schools received last week were a thank you from parents. And staff members told Wiscasset Newspaper they appreciated it.
WES fifth grade teacher Justin Stygles said in an email response, “For one who is trying to kick a Coke-a-cola habit, the apple juice was a welcome gesture. It s been a trying year, since March 13. There s a lot of tension, which is hard for all of us, including parents, to deal with. The token of appreciation is humbling and appreciated.
The former Wiscasset Primary School Monday morning, Jan. 18. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper
According to a document released ahead of Wiscasset selectmen’s Tuesday, Jan. 19 meeting, new help may be coming to possibly get something going at the former Wiscasset Primary School.
Town Manager Dennis Simmons’ report, released via email Jan. 14, states he has asked Mary Ellen Barnes and Emily Rabbe of Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission to contact owner Steve Barndollar “to assist in getting his project moving forward.” The school on Gardiner Road closed in 2015. Wiscasset moved students to Wiscasset Middle School, renamed it Wiscasset Elementary and moved older students to the high school, now Wiscasset Middle High.
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After winter break, students could be back in Wiscasset schools more days a week. This fall’s hybrid model – two in-person days a week, the rest remote – might expand to four in-person days a week, if their families choose, according to Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood’s latest letter at wiscassetschools.org and information from Administrative Assistant Stacey Souza Monday.
School Committee leaders interviewed were expressing support.
Responding to questions Wiscasset Newspaper sent Wood, Souza said via email, a second semester, return to school survey showed 72% of families who responded would likely send their students to school four days a week. The first semester, about 82% of students were in the hybrid learning model, 15% remote-only and 3% were totally home-schooled, the email stated.