KENNEBUNK, Maine – Recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, improving communication, and increasing the district’s focus on children and curriculum were recurring themes when the six candidates for RSU 21 School Board were recently interviewed about their campaigns. Another theme that often popped up: all candidates are newcomers looking to step off the sidelines and onto the field to oversee the district during a challenging time in education. A change in the board's makeup is inevitable, as none of the four incumbents — Michael Mosher and Gayle Asmussen Spofford of Kennebunk, Sarah Dore of Kennebunkport, and Devon Havey of Arundel — decided to seek reelection this time around.